Repeat COVID Infection Doubles the Risk of Death Repeat COVID Infection Doubles the Risk of Death
Vaccination and booster status did not improve survival or hospitalization rates among people who were infected more than once.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
California Hospitals Erect Tents to Cope With Rise in Flu California Hospitals Erect Tents to Cope With Rise in Flu
Several Southern California hospitals have begun using overflow tents outside emergency rooms to cope with a rising number of patients with flu and other respiratory illness.Associated Press (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
For Those Still Ducking COVID, Isolation Is Worse Than Ever For Those Still Ducking COVID, Isolation Is Worse Than Ever
In recent months the idea of covid common sense has grown painfully out of tune with the view that it ' s time to throw caution to the wind and masks in the garbage.The Washington Post (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - October 27, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
US to Begin Screening Travelers Coming From Uganda for Ebola US to Begin Screening Travelers Coming From Uganda for Ebola
The screening applies to any passenger who was in Uganda, including US citizens.Associated Press (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - October 6, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
First US Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California First US Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
The first death due to monkeypox in the US was confirmed in a person who lived in Los Angeles County, California.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 13, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
' The Human Psyche Was Not Built for This'' The Human Psyche Was Not Built for This '
This is a story about what can happen when politics trump public health.ProPublica (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 6, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
CA Lawmakers Approve Mental Health Care Plan for Homeless CA Lawmakers Approve Mental Health Care Plan for Homeless
California will establish a new court program to steer -- even force -- homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment.Associated Press (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall
Shots of the updated boosters, specifically designed by Pfizer and Moderna to respond to the omicron strain, could start within days.Associated Press (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
US Monkeypox Outbreak May Be Slowing, Experts Say US Monkeypox Outbreak May Be Slowing, Experts Say
Vaccines and community outreach efforts are leading to declines in New York City. In San Francisco, wastewater samples show that the concentration of monkeypox virus has stabilized in recent weeks.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Monkeypox and COVID: The Outbreak Paradox Monkeypox and COVID: The Outbreak Paradox
Why do we keep forgetting that humans are a part of nature?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
COVID Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox COVID Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for covid outbreaks. US researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 9, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Pfizer Begins Trial for Lyme Disease Vaccine Pfizer Begins Trial for Lyme Disease Vaccine
If the trial succeeds, the vaccine could be the first human vaccine for the tick-borne illness in the US in two decades.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 9, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Canada: COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower for Indigenous People in Urban Areas Canada: COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower for Indigenous People in Urban Areas
Ontario government made getting the COVID-19 vaccine to indigenous people a priority, but uptake remained lower than in the general population, a new study has found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - August 8, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Critics Worry Government HIV Scrutiny May Hurt More Than It Helps Critics Worry Government HIV Scrutiny May Hurt More Than It Helps
Some people living with HIV and some state health officials are raising concerns about part of the federal effort to end the HIV epidemic: a new technology that analyzes blood samples to find outbreaks.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - July 21, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Monkeypox Treatment in Limited Supply as Cases Soar Monkeypox Treatment in Limited Supply as Cases Soar
Local health departments are working with the CDC and the US Department of Health and Human Services to request tecovirimat through a complicated, 120-page protocol.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - July 15, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
