The Hunt for a Pandemic's Origins
Dozens of researchers, including myself, worked for years to uncover that swine flu had leapt to humans from a pig in Mexico in 2009. We learned a lot about influenza evolution, pig farming, and... (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 4, 2022 Category: Science Tags: Features Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Does the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Teach Us Anything About How and When COVID-19 Will End?
Experts weigh-in on the new Omicron variant, how pandemics conclude, and challenges ahead for clinical laboratories Could studying how the 1918 influenza pandemic ended teach pathologists and clinical laboratory professionals how and when the current COVID-19 pandemic may end as well? And does the new Omicron variant indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has mutated into […]
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Source: Dark Daily - December 29, 2021 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Clinical Laboratory/Pathology Automation, Analyzers, Testing Systems Digital Pathology Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine 1918 influ Source Type: news
Health Care Heroes 2021 Lifetime Achievement: Robert Webster of St. Jude, 'The Flu Hunter'
Robert Webster ’s contribution to the study of influenza and infectious diseases has saved countless lives. Having lived through three pandemics himself, he has helped prevent many others. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 17, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Aishwarya Airy Source Type: news
As Omicron Hits, COVID-19 Case Counts Don ’t Mean What They Used To
America has begun the gradual process of accepting that COVID-19 is going to be endemic—meaning it will always be present in the population to some degree—due to inherent properties of the virus (animal reservoirs, high transmissibility, long period of infectiousness, symptoms similar to other pathogens), and will remain so for the foreseeable future. However, the U.S. has an impressive suite of tools to deal with this reality. Vaccine eligibility is widening and boosters are available for all adults who want one. Two effective oral antiviral drugs that prevent hospitalizations and death in people newly infecte...
Source: TIME: Health - December 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monica Gandhi and Leslie Bienen Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
How Do You Even Calculate COVID-19 Risk Anymore?
This month, I did something both mundane and momentous: I went to a fitness class, in an actual gym, alongside other humans. In the Before Times, this was something I did multiple times a week. But—you know the rest.
It felt good to be back for the first time in more than a year, until I walked home afterward and began to spiral. Was that safe? Did I just get COVID? Did I just spread COVID? Am I part of the problem?
Some facts helped me feel better: I knew everyone in the studio was vaccinated, thanks to New York City’s requirements for businesses like gyms and restaurants. The class was small and fairly space...
Source: TIME: Health - December 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Let ’s Not Be Fatalistic About Omicron. We Know How to Fight It
The new, heavily mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2, Omicron first detected by scientists in South Africa, has put the public health community worldwide on high alert and the public on edge. Since then, evidence has mounted that the variant is highly transmissible. It is far more transmissible than, and is coming to predominate over, its immediately preceding variant, Delta. Omicron’s doubling time—how long it takes for the number of coronavirus cases to double—is just two to three days.
The first indications from South Africa are that infection with the Omicron variant may have milder consequences than infect...
Source: TIME: Health - December 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gavin Yamey, William Hanage and Tom Moultrie Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
We ’re Getting Close to ‘Universal’ Vaccines. It Hasn’t Been Easy.
A new class of flu vaccines could eventually save millions of lives — and perhaps stop the next pandemic — if scientists can overcome the remaining obstacles. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kim Tingley Tags: Fauci, Anthony S Influenza Clinical Trials Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Epidemics Viruses Source Type: news
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Versus COVID-19 The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Versus COVID-19
This paper compares and contrasts preventive measures and public health guidelines from the COVID-19 pandemic response and the 1918 influenza pandemic. How much has really changed?American Journal of Epidemiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Preventing the next public health emergency: New evidence demonstrates need to address antimicrobial resistance
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic caused by a novel strain of a virus affecting the upper respiratory tract.Over the past 100 years, pandemics have been caused by novel forms of influenza and other coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS) and Middle East Severe respiratory syndrome (MERS). Common complications of each of these infections include pneumonia which can lead to secondary bacterial infections requiring treatment with antibiotics. (Source: The Catalyst)
Source: The Catalyst - November 18, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jocelyn Ulrich Tags: Research and Development Antimicrobial Resistance Source Type: news
Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic by Leveraging Lessons from COVID-19 Is Focus of Four New Reports from the National Academy of Medicine
[CDATA[Seasonal influenza and the next influenza pandemic could emerge at any time. Four new reports examine lessons learned from COVID-19 that can improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic, including vaccine R&D, supply chain resilience, and non-vaccine public health measures.]] (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - November 17, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Fighting influenza
It's cold and flu season on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The concern this year is the early arrival of respiratory syncytial virus, along with an uncertain flu season after a mild one last year due to many people in isolation and wearing masks. So how can you protect yourself and your family? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center has more.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. https://youtu.be/zRBEGEcYo8w Journalists: Broadcast-quality… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 16, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Social distancing and influenza mortality in 1918 did not increase suicide rates in the United States - Gaddy HG.
Recent research has suggested that the social distancing mandates introduced in the United States during the main waves of the 1918-20 influenza pandemic caused an increase in suicide rates. However, that finding relies on poor-quality, temporally mismatch... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Dissemination interventions to improve healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions: Combined dissemination strategies increased workers ' vaccination uptake, hand hygiene compliance, and knowledge on IPC in comparison to usual activities. The effect was negligible when compared to single dissemination strategies. The adoption of dissemination strategies in a planned and targeted way for healthcare workers may increase adherence to IPC guidelines and thus prevent dissemination of infectious disease in the workplace. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Influenza Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 11 U.S. Jurisdictions, September-December 2020
This report describes rates of flu vaccine administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 10, 2021 Category: American Health Tags: Coronavirus [CoV] Influenza (Flu) Influenza Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report COVID-19 Source Type: news
Special Collection - Influenza: evidence from Cochrane Reviews
Cochrane Library Special Collections provide a round-up of up-to-date Cochrane evidence on a specific topic. This Special Collection contains Cochrane Reviews summarizing data on the benefits and harms of several interventions for preventing and treating influenza.The Cochrane Reviews look at vaccines, antiviral drugs, and physical interventions, such as the use of masks and hand washing.This evidence forphysical interventions may help inform policies and practices relevant to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These comprehensive reviews provide valuable information for patients, doctors, and healthcare decision-makers ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
