Why Vaccinate Healthy 2- to 17-Year-Olds Against Influenza? Why Vaccinate Healthy 2- to 17-Year-Olds Against Influenza?
This year, for the first time, healthcare professionals in France are invited to offer influenza vaccination to all children.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
COVID-19, flu, RSV: How wastewater monitoring can save lives as America faces the next ‘tripledemic’
Public health professionals are anxious about the coming fall and winter. Last year, the combination of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza (the flu) overwhelmed America's hospitals and emergency rooms, with the CDC stating the toll from flu alone between October 2022 to…#rsv #cdc #wastewater #wbe #pahpa #aspr #nwss #billhanage #nonereturn #utah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fight Over Covid Lab Leak Stalls Virology Research
Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Coronavirus Origins Investigation Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Genetic Engineering Research Avian Influenza United States Politics and Government Ferrets Epidemics Viruses National Institutes of Health Source Type: news
Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research
Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Research Avian Influenza United States Politics and Government Ferrets Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Epidemics Viruses National Institutes of Health Pennsylvania State University Chin Source Type: news
Can you get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time? A Mayo Clinic expert weighs in
Influenza, COVID-19, the common cold and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are among the respiratory viruses that will be circulating this fall and winter seasons. These highly contagious viruses cause similar symptoms, making it difficult to differentiate between them. Those symptoms include: Fever Cough Sore throat Runny nose Body aches Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says it is possible for people to contract more than one virus at the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 16, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Severity of Flu Season Was High for Children, Teens in 2022 to 2023
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 -- For children and adolescents, the 2022 to 2023 influenza season had high severity, according to research published in the Oct. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CRISPR-Cas9 Edited Chickens Exhibit Resistance To Avian Influenza. But Some Problems Arise
Using CRISPR-Cas9, researchers created chickens with increased resistance to avian influenza. But viral mutations arose that may allow replication in human cells. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dave Wessner, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
High Influenza Incidence and Disease Severity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years - United States, 2022-23 Season
This report describes the 2022-23 influenza season among children, including seasonal severity, estimated incidence, and characteristics of hospitalized patients. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Wastewater Signals Upswing in Flu, RSV Wastewater Signals Upswing in Flu, RSV
Wastewater monitoring is an established tool for tracking COVID, and now new evidence shows it can be used alongside clinical testing to assess the burden of influenza and RSV in communities.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - October 12, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Bed Bugs Aren ’t Just a Problem In Paris. Here’s Why
The news reports are alarming to say the least. Paris, the city known for its style, cuisine, and amour, has a bed bug problem. Video of the insects crawling over Metro seats, in hotels, and swarming buses and movie theaters swept the internet, and bed bug anxiety reached a new high.
But what’s behind the Parisian invasion? How did bed bugs launch such a widespread infestation of the city? With Paris hosting the first Olympics in the post-COVID-19 era next summer, those questions aren’t just matters for idle conversation.
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The reality is that the infestation di...
Source: TIME: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Flu Shots Up for Children in States With Vaccine Mandate
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- Children living in states with a vaccine mandate during the 2020 to 2021 influenza season had a higher predicted probability of receiving an influenza vaccine, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu
A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian influenza continues to spread around the world. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Genetic Engineering Avian Influenza Proteins Chickens Agriculture and Farming Livestock Birds Viruses Crispr (DNA) Nature Communications (Journal) your-feed-science your-feed-health your-feed-animals Source Type: news
Is this the key to curbing the spread of bird flu? Scientists genetically engineer CHICKENS that are resistant to avian influenza
British scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9, a powerful gene-editing tool, to restrict - but not completely block - the bird flu virus from infecting chickens. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists alter chickens’ DNA to reduce spread of bird flu
Gene editing interventions could be cost-effective way to reduce transmission of avian influenza viruses (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die
While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Influenza Epidemic (1918-19) Deaths (Fatalities) Youth Bones Skeletons Archaeology and Anthropology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news
