Here ’s What You Need to Know About Paxlovid
Prescriptions for Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid—the first such pill to be authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—have increased tenfold in the past two months. Between late February and April 22, the number of patients using Paxlovid jumped from 8,000 to 80,000, according to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla; the drug is now available at some 33,000 locations, such as pharmacies and outpatient clinics, across the country.
On April 26, the White House announced it would step up its efforts to encourage more doctors to prescribe the antiviral medication. As part of this, the Bide...
Source: TIME: Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyla Mandel Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children Is Baffling Doctors
Since last autumn, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama have been wrestling with a mystery. From October 2021 through February of this year, nine children—the youngest 20 months old and the oldest 5 years and 9 months—were rushed to the hospital with concerning symptoms, all of which turned out to be due to unexplained cases of acute hepatitis, also known as liver inflammation.
As the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported, all of the patients tested negative for the hepatitis A, B, and C viruses, and also tested negative for COVID-19. They did test positive for a...
Source: TIME: Health - May 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know
A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Ma yo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr.… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 5, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Unexplained Hepatitis Cases in Children Reported in 10 States Unexplained Hepatitis Cases in Children Reported in 10 States
' If you have a child with an unexplained liver problem, report it to the CDC, ' said one public health expert.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 3, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Tennessee and Minnesota report four hepatitis cases and one liver transplant in a baby
Minnesota revealed one of its cases was in a baby who needed a liver transplant, while the second is still in hospital awaiting a transplant. Tennessee doctors said they spotted two cases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unexplained Hepatitis Reported in Nearly 200 Children Worldwide Unexplained Hepatitis Reported in Nearly 200 Children Worldwide
Seventeen children have required liver transplants, and there has been at least one death globally.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - April 30, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Hepatitis Outbreak: Alabama Cases Linked To Common Virus May Provide Clue
All nine Alabama children infected in the ongoing hepatitis outbreak have recovered or are recovering —including two who underwent liver transplants, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Number of UK children suffering from hepatitis rises to 145
Concerns rise about surge as scientists say lack of exposure to viruses during Covid restrictions could be factorThe number of children in the UK suffering from severe hepatitis has risen to 145 as concerns mount about the mysterious surge in cases.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced an increase of 34 cases but said most children have recovered and no children have died. There has been no increase from the 10 children who have required a liver transplant, reported on Monday.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 29, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Health Infectious diseases Children UK news Society Coronavirus Science Medical research Microbiology World news Source Type: news
Unusual Hepatitis Spreads; IBD and Erectile Dysfunction; Can PFAS Harm Livers?
(MedPage Today) -- A dozen countries and six U.S. states have now reported unexplained acute hepatitis cases in kids, about 10% of which have required transplants; one suspected death has been reported as well. (The Independent)
Surgeries, disease... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 28, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Child dies of suspected hepatitis in US amid mystery outbreak sweeping the world
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced it is looking into four cases of children with suspected hepatitis. One died and another needed a liver transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s behind the mysterious global rise in childhood hepatitis? – podcast
Over the past few weeks, countries around the world have reported an unexpected increase in the number of children with hepatitis. So far about 200 cases have been reported. More than half have come from the UK, but there have also been reports from Spain, Japan and the US, among others. Although this is still a very rare disease, it is severe, with 10% of affected children needing a liver transplant. So what might explain this unusual rise? Guardian science editor Ian Sample speaks to Prof Deirdre Kelly about the current theories as to what could be happening, and how concerned we should beContinue reading... (Source: Gua...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay and Anand Jagatia, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer was Danielle Stephens Tags: Science Health Society Infectious diseases Medical research Children's health Source Type: news
Wisconsin investigating 4 cases of unusual hepatitis in children, including one death
Health officials in Wisconsin are investigating four cases of children with significant unexplained liver damage, including one child who needed a liver transplant and one who died. If the death is confirmed to be linked to the illness, it would be the first reported in the US. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe hepatitis that left 10 UK children needing liver transplants linked to adenovirus
A rise in sudden-onset hepatitis that has left 10 UK children requiring liver transplants so far this year has been linked to a surge in adenovirus infections following the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Hepatitis: What should parents be looking out for? Dr Nighat on how to spot deadly disease
ALMOST 170 children have fallen ill with mysterious hepatitis, with most of them being from Britain. This deadly disease has brought growing concerns as one youngster even died and 17 were left in the need of a liver transplant as a result. Dr Nighat Arif explains what warning signs to look for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis: Deadly outbreak in children could have been due to Covid – symptoms to spot
HEPATITIS cases in children under the age of five are soaring - with 10 youngsters, so far, needing critical liver transplants. Is Covid related to this worrying trend? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
