Epidemiology of moderate traumatic brain injury and factors associated with poor neurological outcome - Utsumi S, Ohki S, Shime N.
The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and factors associated with poor neurological outcome. METHODS: This multicenter retrospective cohort study used data from the Japan... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Clostridioides difficile: New Insights on Management in the Older Patient
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated infective diarrhea in the United States. According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) clinical practice guidelines, antibiotics are the standard-of-care treatment for CDI (Clin Infect Dis 2018;66:e1 –e48); however, 20% to 35% of patients who initially respond to antibiotics experience recurrent CDI, and up to 60% of these individuals experience additional recurrences (Clin Infect Dis 2012;55(Suppl 2):S154–61; Can J Hosp Pharm 2013;66(6):361–8). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: James E. Lett, Cirle A. Warren, Glenn Tillotson Source Type: news
From Cotton Mather to Dr Fauci: Historical Markers of Vaccine Hesitancy
AbstractVaccine hesitancy became an important topic in the public discourse and academic research during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its history is as long as the history of immunization. One can find the same determinants of vaccine hesitancy, though in variable proportions, since the 1721 Boston smallpox epidemic. We aim to describe several historical immunization moments and analyze them using the vaccine hesitancy framework of the “5Cs” (ie, confidence, complacency, constraints, risk calculation, and collective responsibility). (Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
The definitive expert guide to tackling UTIs: Ditch the bubble bath, avoid sweet treats, and the truth about cranberry juice
Britain is in the grip of an epidemic. It doesn't have the same fear factor as Covid-19. Yet urinary tract infections make life a misery for millions. But Dr Rajvinder Khasriya, pictured, can help. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Epidemiology of suicide mortality in Paraguay from 2005 to 2019: a descriptive study - Santacruz E, Duarte-Zoilan D, Benitez Rolandi G, Ca ñete F, Smits D, Barengo NC, Sequera G.
The objective of this study was to characterize changes in suicide mortality, suicide met... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Epidemiology and incidence of upper limb fractures: a UK level 1 trauma center perspective - Zhang J, Bradshaw F, Duchniewicz M, Karamatzanis I, Fernandes FW, Krkovic M.
Introduction Understanding the incidence and epidemiology can inform clinicians and policymakers about the population's needs. Our study reports on upper limb fractures treated at a major trauma center over 7.5 years. METHODS We collected data on ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Injury epidemiology in beach tennis: incidence and risk factors - Rodrigues FL, Barone PS, Penha RS, Franco IP.
INTRODUCTION: Due to the growing increase in beach tennis practice in Brazil and the lack of studies on the injuries that occur in this sport, it has become necessary to develop more research on the subject. OBJECTIVE: to identify risk and protecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Epidemiology and treatment of distal radius fractures at four public hospitals in Malawi - Dworkin M, Harrison WJ, Chidothi P, Mbowuwa F, Martin CJ, Agarwal-Harding K, Chokotho L.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the burden or management of distal radius fractures (DRFs) in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study was to describe the care of DRFs in Malawi. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed a registry ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Next epidemic to spill out of China could be SUPER GONORRHEA - where rate of antibiotic-resistant STIs are 40x higher than US and UK
China , known as ground zero for the pandemic, may be fueling the global rise of super gonorrhea-a threat capable of evading standard treatments, endangering public health worldwide. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Puerto Rico Declares Dengue Epidemic as Cases Climb
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 -- Puerto Rico has declared a dengue epidemic following a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. territory.In total, there have been 549 cases, including 341 hospitalizations and 29 severe cases, reported... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Puerto Rico declares an epidemic after dengue cases spike. What you need to know.
More than 500 cases have been reported from the island. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Beating the Squatter Epidemic
States are fighting back to restore people’s rights to their own property. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Community Health Workers Making a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan
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Communications OfficerrgoodwinMarch 27, 2024April 01, 2024 12:00 PMInSouth Sudan, community outreach volunteers (COVs) like Lawrence Monday play a key role in the HIV response —linking health facilities and communities to extend services and acting as peers to people living with HIV. Under the supervision of an adherence nurse, Lawrence supports 160 clients on HIV treatment, including 15 children.One of the children Lawrence helps is Timo*, who had a rough start in life. He was born in 2017 into a low-income family in Juba. His biological father was never around to help him as a baby, and his 25-year-old singl...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: rgoodwin Source Type: news
Puerto Rico declares dengue fever epidemic amid alarming surge of 'bone breaking' disease - in warning to spring breakers
Health officials in US territory Puerto Rico have declared 'bone-breaking' disease dengue fever an epidemic following a surge in cases. This comes amid ferocious outbreaks in South America. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned
For all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.” Then, in 2021, something began to shift. That spring, the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. But people were clearly still getting sick—including Alex, who got COVID-19 for the first time in late 2021 and later developed Long COVID symptoms.
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“There was this reckoning moment where it was like, ‘Maybe the CDC is not being totally honest with...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
