The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Wisconsin State Health Officer Paula Tran's Statement on CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance
"The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to see updated respiratory virus recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These updates reflect what is the latest data and science are telling us. Today we know that far fewer people are being hospitalized and dying in Wisconsin due to COVID-19 compared to prior years. We know that we have more tools than ever to fight the virus. And we know what we can do individually and as entire communities to...(see release)lucy.pepinMarch 1, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - March 1, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: lucy.pepin Source Type: news
C.D.C. Shortens Isolation Period for People With Covid
Americans with Covid or other respiratory infections may return to daily activities if they don ’t have a fever and their symptoms are improving. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Quarantines Disease Rates Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Tests (Medical) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Influenza Source Type: news
0.1 to 0.5 Percent of SARS-CoV-2 Infections Become Persistent
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- About 0.1 to 0.5 percent of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAS-CoV-2) infections become persistent, lasting for at least 60 days, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Nature.
Mahan Ghafari,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
RSV Vaccine Benefits Probably Outweigh Small Neurologic Risk, CDC Advisors Say
(MedPage Today) -- The benefits of vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults ages 60 and older probably outweigh the small risk of vaccine-related Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 1, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Indoor Pest Exposures Tied to Respiratory Issues in Kids With Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Among kids with asthma, indoor allergen exposure to pests like mice and cockroaches was associated with occurrence of upper respiratory infections (URIs), according to a longitudinal study.
Among 90 mostly Black... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
R.S.V. Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
Federal health officials presented data hinting at a link to Guillain-Barr é syndrome, but said the connection was still uncertain. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Disease Rates Vaccination and Immunization Guillain-Barre Syndrome Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elderly Statistics Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Clinical Trials Source Type: news
CDC Monitoring Rare Neurologic Events After RSV Vaccination
(MedPage Today) -- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) cases following respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination in adults 60 and up appeared slightly elevated compared with expected rates, though on the population level the vaccine&rsquo... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pfizer Says Its RSV Shot Is Protective Through a Second Year Pfizer Says Its RSV Shot Is Protective Through a Second Year
Pfizer on Thursday said a single dose of its new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo maintained its ability to protect against the illness through a second...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pfizer announces positive top-line data for full season two efficacy of ABRYSVO ® for RSV in older adults
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced top-line ABRYSVO® vaccine efficacy and safety data for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years of age and older following a second season in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from the ongoing pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT05035212) RENOIR (RSV vaccine Efficacy study iNOlder adults Immunized against RSV disease). (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
Cyprus Mines and Ex-J & J Talc Supplier Imerys Create $862M Trust
Imerys Talc America, Inc. and the company’s former owner, Cyprus Mines Corporation, will create a collective $862 million dollar trust. The goal is for the trust to settle personal injury claims alleging their asbestos-contaminated talc caused plaintiffs’ cancer.
This comes after both groups filed reorganization plans and disclosure statements on January 31, 2024 in The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Both companies filed for bankruptcy protection in hopes of continuing business through a reorganization plan.
Facing more than 14,600 lawsuits, Imerys filed for bankruptcy in 2019. The majori...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 28, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Legal Litigation talc Talcum Powder Source Type: news
Galantamine Supplements Found Mislabeled, Contaminated Galantamine Supplements Found Mislabeled, Contaminated
Prescription versions of the product did not have the same problems as supplements purchased through a consumer website, a study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Honoring Women Living in Long-Term Care
Working in long-term care (LTC), I have had the privilege of interacting with and caring for numerous extraordinary women. Today, one of my residents told me she is publishing a word-search for chronic diseases to help other residents who experience boredom or loneliness in LTC. Another resident with whom I discuss the new respiratory syncytial virus vaccine recounts her work as a public health nurse during the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic. Thes remarkable residents are just two examples of women in LTC who deserve a tribute. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - February 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Elena Cabb Tags: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Source Type: news
Hispanic Patients More Likely to Receive Deep Sedation While on Ventilator
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Hispanic individuals who are hospitalized with respiratory failure have a higher risk for receiving deep sedation while on a ventilator than non-Hispanic White patients, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Zealand to Shut Indigenous Health Authority Amid Maori Protests New Zealand to Shut Indigenous Health Authority Amid Maori Protests
New Zealand ' s Maori Health Authority will be shutdown by June 20, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the centre-right government winds back indigenous policies of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
