Two new mums die of herpes shortly after giving birth by caesarean section
Following an inquest into both deaths, the families of the new mums say they will continue their fight to find out what happened. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Herpes deaths: Why did our daughters die after Caesareans?
Two mothers were bereaved in extraordinary circumstances - and vowed to keep fighting for the truth. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blind boy, 14, has his vision restored by eyedrops that use inactivated HERPES VIRUS in potential breakthrough that could help millions
A 14-year-old who spent most of his life blind can now see after an enterprising Miami doctor had the world's first topical therapy to replace faulty genes reformulated as eye drops. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
East Kent NHS criticised over new mother herpes deaths
Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- The shingles vaccine may be linked with a 20% lower dementia risk, an analysis of 300,000 health records suggested.
Receiving the herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax) reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis over 7 years... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Shingles Infection Rates Higher in Patients With MS Shingles Infection Rates Higher in Patients With MS
"The take-home finding is that herpes zoster incidence is high among people with MS overall."MDedge News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
How the stigma of herpes harms patients and stymies research for a cure
A lack of funding has hindered promising herpes vaccine development by Yale scientists, and a lack of education and effective testing are barriers for patients. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - May 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Provides Sustained Improvements Across All Minimal Disease Activity Domains for Adults Living with Active Psoriatic Arthritis in Phase 3b Trial
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 31, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data from the Phase 3b COSMOS clinical trial showing that treatment with TREMFYA® (guselkumab) provided sustainable improvements in all minimal disease activity (MDA)a domains through week 48 in adults living with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who previously had an inadequate response to one to two tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi-IR).[1] In a separate post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2b clinical trial findings, TREMFYA was shown to be associated with prompt and su...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
First kiss took place in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago (and led to a huge outbreak of herpes!)
Humanity's earliest recorded kiss dates back to around 4,500 years ago in the ancient Middle East - 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Privacy concerns sparked by human DNA accidentally collected in studies of other species
Everywhere they go, humans leave stray DNA. Police have used genetic sequences retrieved from cigarette butts and coffee cups to identify suspects; archaeologists have sifted DNA from cave dirt to identify ancient humans. But for scientists aiming to capture genetic information not about people, but about animals, plants, and microbes, the ubiquity of human DNA and the ability of even partial sequences to reveal information most people would want to keep private is a growing problem, researchers from two disparate fields warn this week. Both groups are calling for safeguards to prevent misuse of such human genomic “bycat...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Herpes deaths: Surgeon and midwife argued over Caesarean, inquest told
Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy both died from herpes infections after Caesarean births. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Phase 3 TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Data in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Show Positive Induction Results Among Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 9, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 QUASAR Induction Study evaluating the investigational use of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)a who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventionalb and/or advanced therapies.1,c The data show statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements across symptomatic and histo-endoscopic outcome measures.1 Safety data were also consistent with the known safety profile of TREMFYA in ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Herpes deaths: Caesareans unlikely source of herpes, inquest told
Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Herpes deaths: Caesareans likely source of herpes, inquest told
Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Herpes deaths: NHS trust lied about virus links, inquest hears
Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy both died from herpes infections after Caesarean births. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
