Inexperience Diagnosing Syphilis Adding to Higher Rates Inexperience Diagnosing Syphilis Adding to Higher Rates
After years of not seeing any cases of syphilis, rising rates mean that clinicians are having to refresh their diagnostic and treatment skills for the sexually transmitted infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- GSK's abandoned maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine protected infants from severe RSV, final results of a phase III trial indicated, but those positive outcomes came at the expense of an unexplained higher risk... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 14, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Risk for Preterm Birth Stops Maternal RSV Vaccine Trial Risk for Preterm Birth Stops Maternal RSV Vaccine Trial
With a maternal vaccine already on the market to protect newborns from RSV, the outlook for another looked promising, but latest phase 3 trial of a new candidate is now halted over safety concerns.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Prevention and Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention and Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Almost 10,000 older adults die each year due to respiratory syncytial virus. Two new FDA-approved RSV vaccines may help lower that number, and also ease congestion in hospitals.Medscape (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news

Diabetes Raises Herpes Zoster Hospitalisation Risk Diabetes Raises Herpes Zoster Hospitalisation Risk
Rates of hospitalisation, rehospitalisation, and complications are higher among people with diabetes.Medscape UK (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

A Deadly Amoeba Is Linked to Neti Pots. Here ’ s What to Know
NEW YORK — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report that for the first time connects Acanthamoeba infections to neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices. Officials also renewed their warning that extremely rare, but potentially deadly, consequences can come from flushing nasal passages with common tap water. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Africa: Reductions in New HIV Infections in Several Global HIV Prevention Coalition Countries, but Global Progress Needs to Be Accelerated
[UNAIDS] A new report, HIV Prevention: From Crisis to Opportunity shows that HIV infections continue to decline in countries that are part of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition (GPC) faster than in the rest of the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Return of Poliomyelitis
[Leadership] The resurgence in Nigeria of Poliomyelitis, a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults, that inflames the brainstem and spinal cord, sometimes leading to loss of voluntary movement and muscular wasting, is bad news. But it is a distressing reality, marking a significant setback in the nation's collective efforts against a disease that was once successfully combated. It is disheartening that Nigerian children are once again exposed to and confronted with this threat. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Surpasses 4 Million Polio Vaccination Target
[263Chat] The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), US Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) and other partners have surpassed the four million target for polio vaccination using the nOPV2 vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Polio Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Most People With TB Report No Persistent Cough
(MedPage Today) -- A significant proportion of people in the community with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have subclinical disease, according to a meta-analysis involving survey studies across Africa and Asia. In adjusted analyses, 82.8% (95% CI... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study finds
Researchers say jabs substantially reduce for up to a year the chances of serious cardiovascular complicationsCovid vaccinations substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and potentially dangerous blood clots linked to the infection for up to a year, according to a large study.Researchers analysed health records from more than 20 million people across the UK, Spain and Estonia and found consistent evidence that the jabs protected against serious cardiovascular complications of the disease.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Medical research Coronavirus Science Health Vaccines and immunisation World news Infectious diseases Society Source Type: news

U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami
The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- The monthly dapivirine ring to reduce risk of HIV in women showed similar safety outcomes as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when used throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, according to a phase... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

A Health System in Critical Condition
(MedPage Today) -- When I started keeping a detailed diary in February 2020, I was a pediatric surgery fellow at one of New York City's top hospitals in the home stretch of nearly a decade of medical training. I had just signed the contract for... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Why Aren't More Teenagers Fully Vaccinated?
Too many U.S. children and teens are not getting all the vaccinations they need, a pediatric infectious disease specialist says. See the 2019 updates on vaccinations for children and teens. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news