About 2m people have long Covid in England and Scotland, figures show
Many report symptoms lasting two years or longer and about 1.5m say disease affects day-to-day activitiesAbout 2 million people in England and Scotland say they are experiencing long Covid, figures reveal, with many reporting their symptoms have lasted two years or longer.The findings werereleased by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)and cover the period from November 2023 to March 2024, revealing of those who reported having long Covid, about 1.5 million people – about three-quarters– felt their day-to-day activities were affected, while 381,000 people – about a fifth – said their ability to undertake such a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Long Covid Coronavirus Health Infectious diseases England Scotland Microbiology Medical research Science UK news Source Type: news
Virax Biolabs Launches Immune Profiling Solutions To Evaluate Adaptive Immunity In Post-Viral Syndromes
Thursday, Virax Biolabs Group Limited (NASDAQ: VRAX) announced it is launching ‘ImmuneSelect' within the ViraxImmune T-Cell diagnostic platform for research-use-only (RUO) at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Global 2024 Congress. "We are very pleased to launch…#vrax #ruo #immuneselect #jamesfoster #viraxbiolabs #viraximmune #lymedisease #epsteinbarrvirus #flowcytometry #elisa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parenteral Drug Association and Euromed Communications Release Second Co-published book, Industrial Pharmaceutical Microbiology: Quality Control
The new title is co-edited by Edward C. Tidswell, Merck Exec. Dir. Of Sterile and Micro QA, and Radhakrishna Tirumalai, Sr. Principal Scientist at Merck Research Laboratories. BETHESDA, Md., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA) and UK-based Euromed... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Food Safety Testing Market Size is projected to reach USD 36.76 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.31%: Straits Research
New York, United States, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Food safety testing analyzes food products to identify and eliminate potential health risks. It examines food's chemical, physical, and microbiological properties, using various analytical techniques to ensure that food products are safe,…#worldbank #mcmasteruniversity #hiroshishiigi #mtt #bureauveritas #reno #nevada #based #gmo #eurofinsscientific (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Tech Academy Launches Online Sterile Processing Certification Program
Self-paced online Sterile Processing Technician program prepares students for CRCST credentialing through online sterilization, anatomy, and microbiology modules. AUSTIN, Texas , April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Health Tech Academy has announced an online Sterile Processing Technician... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Microbiological features of drowning-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Cousin VL, Pittet LF.
BACKGROUND: Drowning-associated pneumonia (DAP) is frequent in drowned patients, and possibly increases mortality. A better understanding of the microorganisms causing DAP could improve the adequacy of empirical antimicrobial therapy. We aimed to describe ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
The nine eco-friendly habits scientists warn can harm our health
Microbiologists believe sustainable practices like cutting back on energy, ditching single-use plastics and recycling can be bad for our health, says Kim Jones (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strainInfluenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists.An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain of flu virus will be the cause of the next global outbreak of deadlyinfectious illness.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie, Science Editor Tags: Epidemics Infectious diseases Health Medical research Society World news Microbiology Science Source Type: news
Africa intensifies battle against mpox as ‘alarming’ outbreaks continue
Researchers and public health officials in Africa are intensifying their battle against mpox, a neglected infectious disease that long has circulated on the continent and suddenly gained notoriety in 2022 when it started to spread rapidly in Europe and North America. At a meeting last week in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, scientists from there and nine other affected African countries reviewed an alarming rise of cases on the continent, discussed plans to improve mpox surveillance and introduce vaccination, and launched an African-led research consortium.
The meeting, convened by the Africa Centres for Disease Co...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 19, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Bacteria found in mosquito guts could help scientists fight dengue, Zika
A team in China probing the guts of local mosquitoes has found a potential helper in the fight against two human diseases. Researchers identified a new bacterium that
disables the viruses responsible for dengue and Zika
before they can establish an infection in the insects. Although early stage, the work, reported this week in
Science
, paves the way for studying the bacterium’s effect on disease transmission in the real world.
It wouldn’t be the first time a microbe is used to thwart mosquito-borne diseases. About 15 years ago, researchers discovered that a different bacterium,
Wolbachia...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Where Books Meet Bacteria
Melinda Grosser combines her love of reading and microbiology in her unique Instagram account. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 9, 2024 Category: Science Tags: The Scientist University Source Type: news
San Diego University Researchers Believe Bacteriophages May Be the Future of Eradicating Multi-Drug Resistant Superbugs
Clinical laboratories and microbiologists may soon have new powerful tools for fighting antimicrobial resistant bacteria that saves lives Superbugs—microbes that have developed multidrug resistance—continue to cause problems for clinical laboratories and hospital antibiotic stewardship programs around the world. Now, scientists at San Diego State University (SDSU) believe that bacteriophages (phages) could provide a solution for […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 3, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology Anthony Maresso PhD bacteriophages Baylor College of Medicine Candida auris carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Carbapenem-resistant Enterob Source Type: news
‘Tepui
ZDF Studios is set to launch sales on documentary “Tepui – Into the House of Gods” at MipTV. The 50-minute film will “take viewers on a journey to a forgotten world isolated for millions of years – the tabletop mountains in southern Venezuela,” the distributor said. The one-parter is produced by…#zdfstudios #tepuiintohouseofgods #miptv #venezuela #zdf #terrax #arte #larsabromeit #jochenschmoll #microbiologist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning that brain-eating parasite with 99% death rate might be making its way into British water
If you get infected by the Naegleria fowleri 'you die', said Professor Naveed Khan, a microbiologist based in Edinburgh with decades of experience researching pathogenic amoebae. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
