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Postmarketing Vaccine Safety Assessments
After the initial randomized clinical trials and emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA undertook extensive postmarketing vaccine safety surveillance activities in the US, with close monitoring by an independent safety committee. Analysis of surveillance data identified several important adverse events associated with receipt of the COVID-19 vaccines. (Source: JAMA)
Source: JAMA - March 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Confronting Health Misinformation Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccines in the State of Florida
AbstractCOVID-19 vaccination is estimated to have averted more than 2.4 million deaths globally. In the United States (U.S.) alone, more than 120,000 deaths and 700,000 hospitalizations are reportedly estimated to have been prevented during the first six months of the vaccine campaign. Despite the overwhelming evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy continues to pose a significant threat to public health. Notably, an unexpected source of vaccine misinformation has been the Surgeon General of the State of Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo. While both a tenured faculty member of the Uni...
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

CDC's New Hepatitis C Virus Testing Recommendations for Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children: A Step Towards Hepatitis C Elimination
This report describes the current perinatal HCV testing recommendations and how they advance national hepatitis C elimination efforts by improving the health of pregnant and postpartum people and their children.PMID:38476092 | DOI:10.1089/jwh.2023.1114 (Source: Cancer Control)
Source: Cancer Control - March 13, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos Kathryn Miele Emily J Cartwright Saleem Kamili Nathan Furukawa Kate Woodworth Van T Tong Shin Y Kim Carolyn Wester Amy L Sandul Source Type: research

Calpain inhibition takes center stage against atrial fibrillation in the diabetic heart
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health problem that continues to grow worldwide. In the United States the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that it affects 11.6% of the population.1 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting more than 6 million individuals in the United States.2 As noted elsewhere,3 DM and AF affect a population that shares concomitant conditions such as obesity, hypertension and even heart failure (HF). Further, DM is a major risk for AF. (Source: Heart Rhythm)
Source: Heart Rhythm - March 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Erick B. R íos-Pérez, Francisco J. Alvarado Source Type: research

CDC Eases Isolation Guidance for Respiratory Viruses
New guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides updated measures to combat respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus. The recommendations come at a time when deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 have decreased from the peak of the pandemic and the availability of tools to fight respiratory viruses is greater than ever, the agency noted. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

CDC Recommends Additional COVID-19 Booster for Older Adults
From October 2023 to December 2023, older adults made up more than half of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose for adults aged 65 years or older. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Guidance for healthcare providers on newest guidelines for over-the-counter drug treatment of mild symptoms of COVID-19. (word count=18; limit=20)
On January 18, 2024, the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)1 issued their most recent guidelines for over the counter drugs for COVID-19, stating “Most people with COVID-19 have mild illness and can recover at home. You can treat symptoms with over-the-counter medicines, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), to help you feel better.” (Source: The American Journal of Medicine)
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - March 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gage Collamore, Mark J. DiCorcia, Yash Nagpal, Lawrence Fiedler, Michael A. Garone, David L. DeMets, Dennis G. Maki, Charles H. Hennekens Tags: Review Source Type: research

Application of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s Isolation Directives for Patients Exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
This article informs clinicians regarding some input that informs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s COVID-19 isolation directives, provides a review of the most recent directives to symptomatic and asymptomatic patients testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, discusses the use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Isolation and Exposure C alculator; and examines the NP’s role in guiding future research and public health initiatives. (Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners)
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - March 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Christopher W. Blackwell Tags: Featured Article Source Type: research

One In Six Firearm-Related Homicides and Suicides In Women Found To Be Related to Pregnancy
About one in six intentional firearm-related deaths in women of childbearing age occur during or shortly after pregnancy, astudy in theAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine has found.Naima T. Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., of Boston Medical Center and colleagues analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s National Violent Death Reporting System from 2008 to 2019. Women aged 15 to 44 years who died by suicide or homicide involving a firearm were included. The researchers defined pregnancy-associated deaths as deaths that occurred during pregnancy or within one year of childbirth.Over the study period, th...
Source: Psychiatr News - March 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: firearm homicide interpersonal violence partner violence pregnancy public health suicide Source Type: research

Opioid Prescribing and Outcomes in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Post –2016 CDC Guideline
This retrospective cohort study examines changes in opioid prescribing patterns and health outcomes among patients with sickle cell disease before and after the release of the 2016 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opioid. (Source: JAMA Internal Medicine)
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine - March 11, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Using big data to analyze the vaccination status of children with congenital heart disease in Yinzhou District, China
Volume 20, Issue 1, December 2024 . (Source: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics)
Source: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics - March 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Lin ZhangZiliang YangYueqi YinWenzan HuangTianfei YiJianming PingLiya LiuPeng ShenYexiang SunHongbo Lina Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Chinab Medical School, Department of Preventive Medicine, Ningbo Univers Source Type: research

PTSD Symptoms Among College Students: Linkages with Familial Risk, Borderline Personality, and Sexual Assault
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Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse - March 8, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Kimberly A. TylerColleen M. Raya University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USAb Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAKimberly A. Tyler is George Holmes University Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and C Source Type: research

Incorporate ethics into US public health plans | Science
In November 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded its public comment period on a new framework (1) to coordinate the US response to public health and zoonotic disease challenges. The proposed plan will establish an interagency One Health program that brings practitioners and academics together to improve biodefense and pandemic preparation (2, 3). The initiative rightly recognizes the importance of broad scientific expertise, but it does not sufficiently incorporate public health ethics. (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - March 7, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: research

Global Mapping and Visualization Analysis of One Health Knowledge in the COVID-19 Context
Environ Health Insights. 2024 Mar 5;18:11786302241236017. doi: 10.1177/11786302241236017. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTGlobally, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the health, social, and economic systems, triggering lasting damage and exposing the complexity of the problem beyond just being a health emergency. This crisis has highlighted the need for a comprehensive and collaborative strategy to successfully counter infectious diseases and other global challenges. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing One Health to the forefront of global health and sustainable development agendas, this concept has emerged as a po...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - March 7, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shaher Zyoud Source Type: research

The Influence of the 1988 and 2003 IOM < em > Future of Public Health < /em > Reports on the CDC
Am J Public Health. 2024 Mar 7:e1-e6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307598. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe landmark 1988 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Public Health served the public health community well by pointing to what needed to be done, fostering a sense of urgency, and offering concrete directions to be pursued. In this article, the impact of the 1988 report, and of the subsequent 2003 report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is considered by tracing the course of the ideas that influenced the consciousness of the public health community and subsequently catalyzed concrete action. Am...
Source: American Journal of Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edward L Baker Source Type: research