Young Adults May Soon Be Able to Get an RSV Shot
Pfizer Inc.’s RSV shot produced immune reactions in young adults at higher risk of severe illness just as well as in older people, spurring the company’s plans to apply for wider U.S. approval.
A single dose of the vaccine, called Abrysvo, produced a strong immune response in adults ages 18 to 59 with conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or chronic lung disease, Pfizer said. Based on the final-stage trial results, the company plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration to extend the shot’s approval to adults 18 and older.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller and Robert Langreth/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care
A new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode – known as repeat 'within-episode' prescriptions – in primary care has found high rates of their use in England, despite evidence that they are of little benefit. The study authors, from the Universities of Bristol, Bath, King's College London, and University Medical Center Utrecht, are calling for a reduction in their use and to make them a target for antimicrobial stewardship interventions. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - April 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news
How Do You Treat Nasal Fractures?
Discussion
Facial trauma is common and accounts for about 11% of all pediatric emergency room visits. Nasal fractures are fewer in younger ages but increase in incidence as children age because of increased opportunity for trauma (e.g. playing, sports, car accidents, etc.). Anatomy also plays a part as young children have more cartilaginous structures and the nose does not protrude as much as an older child or adult who also have more osseous structures. The nasal structures have 2 bigger growth phases from 2-5 years and also at puberty. Adult size is reached in 16-18 years for females and about 2 years later for males (18...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 8, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Disease Severity Similar for RSV as Unvaccinated COVID-19, Influenza
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Disease severity is similar for patients hospitalized with respiratory syncytial disease (RSV) and unvaccinated adults with COVID-19 or influenza, according to a study published online April 4 in JAMA Network Open.Diya... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
COVID-19 ‘Radically’ Changed the Leading Causes of Death
COVID-19 became the second leading cause of death globally in the year after it was declared a pandemic, according to a study published in the Lancet.
While heart disease remained the top killer, COVID “radically altered” the main five causes of death for the first time in 30 years, displacing stroke, the publication said. In 2021, 94 in every 100,000 people died from COVID, on an age-standardized basis.
Since 1990, global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years, mainly due to reductions in death from diarrhea and lower respiratory infections and better outcomes for people suffering from a stroke or ischem...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alex Tanzi/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
J & J Begins Another Trial Over Claims Its Talc Causes Cancer
Phil and Bernard Matthey’s wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson has headed to trial. The suit claims the company is responsible for selling asbestos-contaminated baby powder that caused the death of the plaintiffs’ mother. Patricia Matthey died from ovarian cancer at the age of 72 In 2019. The Mattheys’ lawsuit notes their mother had used J&J’s talc-based product for most of her life.
Attorney for the plaintiffs, Lance Oliver, told the jury that Patricia Matthey applied baby powder to her body 41,000 times over the course of 50 years. He also told the jury that J&J continued sel...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 5, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Companies johnson Legal Mesothelioma talc Talcum Powder Source Type: news
U.S. dairy farm worker infected as bird flu spreads to cows in five states
Texas officials today issued a
“health alert”
about the first confirmed case of a human infection with a bird influenza virus that has found its ways into dairy cows. The worker developed conjunctivitis, a mild eye infection that frequently occurs when avian influenza viruses jump into humans.
The case is the latest surprise in the global march of the flu strain, a subtype of H5N1 known as clade 2.3.4.4b that has devastated wild birds and poultry around the world for more than two years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has confirmed that the virus has infected cattle at farms in...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Respiratory Distress in a 3-Week-Old Late Preterm Male Neonate
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A Rare and Enigmatic Cause of Respiratory Distress in a Term Infant
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A 6-day-old Newborn with Sudden Severe Respiratory Distress
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Comparative analysis of organophosphorus versus carbamate pesticide poisoning: a case study - Xia JD, Wang H, Hua LW, Xu M, Zheng X, Zhang K.
Organophosphorus poisoning is a critical condition that can cause central nervous system depression, respiratory failure, and death early on. As its clinical manifestations closely resemble those of carbamate pesticide poisoning, the aim of this case study... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Children ’s Hospital LA launches telehealth urgent care
New care option allows remote treatment for non-emergency illness, including minor eye problems, respiratory infections, fever, allergies and other minor injuries.
(Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 29, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Kenya: Health Ministry Attributes Increased Cases of Respiratory Infections to Influenza
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has attributed the surge in respiratory illnesses to an increase in influenza infections and not COVID-19. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Insmed to Present New Data from Across its Respiratory Portfolio at the American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference
—Additional Data from ARISE Study Evaluating the Impact of ARIKAYCE on Microbiologic Outcomes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent MAC Lung Disease to be Presented as Late-Breaker— —Data to be Presented from ARISE Examining Change in Patient-Reported Respiratory Symptoms—... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TRI Source Type: news
Going Beyond ATS/ERS 2019 Guidelines for Your Respiratory Clinical Trials, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, gain valuable insights into the future of data quality assessment in respiratory drug development and learn how to leverage these advancements to drive success in respiratory clinical trials. The featured speakers will discuss the limitations of traditional adherence... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
