Incidence of New-Onset HTN Higher for COVID-19 Versus Influenza Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 -- For patients with COVID-19, the incidence of new-onset persistent hypertension is higher than among those with influenza, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Hypertension.
Vincent Zhang, from the Albert... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What to know about new covid booster, RSV vaccines, flu shots this fall
New vaccines can stop a "tripledemic" of covid, RSV and influenza. Here's what to know about who should get them and how. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
Adult flu vaccination programme pushed back to October
The launch of this year’s adult influenza vaccination programme will be delayed until October, NHS England (NHSE) has confirmed. In a statement today, an NHSE spokesperson said the adult flu vaccination programme will begin in October, instead of on 1 September as it usually does. ‘The NHS adult flu vaccination programme will begin in October... Read moreThe post Adult flu vaccination programme pushed back to October appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 10, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Hybrid work takes root in post-COVID Japan
TOKYO -- Nearly two in five office workers in Japan continue to work remotely at least once a week, even after the country in May downgraded COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza. The reclassification of the disease removed official curbs on social movement, leaving it up to…#tokyo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know
Here ’s what we know about who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elderly Immune System Moderna Inc Novavax Inc Pfizer Inc Content Type: Service your-feed-science Source Type: news
Amid Signs of a Covid Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Deaths (Fatalities) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Disease Rates Coronavirus Omicron Variant Influenza Winter (Season) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Source Type: news
Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial
(MedPage Today) -- An investigational vaccine that contains the nucleoprotein of the influenza A virus appeared promising as a universal flu shot that could protect against multiple strains, regardless of annual mutations, a phase IIa dose-finding... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
BD Receives 510(k) Clearance for COVID-19, Influenza A/B, RSV Molecular Combination Test
Single Test on BD MAX System Identifies and Differentiates Multiple Respiratory Infectious Diseases from One Sample
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Aug. 1, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leadi... Diagnostics, FDA BD , Respiratory Viral Panel, SARS-CoV-2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health Officials and Clinical Labs Gear Up to Deal with Another ‘ Tripledemic ’
In preparing to deal with outbreaks of three different respiratory viruses, measures include newly approved vaccines for RSV and reformulated COVID-19 shots Clinical laboratories are the frontline of testing for respiratory infections, and as such, were heavily involved in last winter’s so-called “tripledemic” of Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). According to a Kaiser […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 31, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
' Swine Flu' Strain Has Passed Between Humans & Pigs Hundreds of Times
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 -- It ’s well known that some viruses make the leap from animals to humans, but a new study shows the influenza strain responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic has been particularly prolific in hopping between species.
That... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years who Received an Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months, by Race and Ethnicity and Family Income - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021
This report describes the percentage of adults who received an influenza vaccine in the past 12 months. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 27, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease 5%, driven by lower...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 27 July 2023Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease ...
Source: Roche Media News - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of positive tests.
Co-infections were especially... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?
Since 2011, there have been more human swine flu cases reported in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Most have occurred at farm-animal showcases. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes and Maddie McGarvey Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Pigs Agriculture and Farming Swine Influenza State and County Fairs Viruses Livestock Ohio State University Source Type: news
