Measles - United States, January 1, 2020-March 28, 2024
This report describes measles cases in the United States during 2020-2024 (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 11, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: Measles Measles Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 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
Measles cases in London now in line with West Midlands
A rise in measles cases in London has brought the capital in line with the number of cases recorded in the West Midlands – the initial hotspot for the virus. This comes as the rise in cases appears to be plateauing across the country and as a national catch-up campaign has increased vaccination uptake over... Read moreThe post Measles cases in London now in line with West Midlands appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Implications of Measles Inclusion by Commercial Syndromic Polymerase Chain Reaction Panels - United States, May 2022-April 2023
This report describes incidental detection of the measles vaccine strain when using syndromic polymerase chain reaction panels on patients who recently received a measles vaccine. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 28, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: Measles Measles Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
The Challenge and Necessity of a Shared Reality
All animals, including humans, have limitations in how they find out about the world. And we humans invent instrumentation to correct for weaknesses in our perceptions of the world. The most basic weakness we have is that our perceptions don’t tell us everything about what’s going on with the world. So we need corrective devices. Some of us need spectacles. To see very distant things, like distant galaxies or planets, we use telescopes; to see very small things, like cells, we use microscopes. It’s hard for many of us to hear the difference between a single tone and a chord, so sound analyzers let us...
Source: TIME: Science - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, and Robert MacCoun Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
South Sudan: Urgent Vaccination Campaign Needed to Halt Deadly Measles Outbreak
[MSF] A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities struggle to overcome a yellow fever outbreak. Since February, seven deaths among children under five and 460 cases have been recorded as of 24 March in three health facilities in Yambio and Nzara counties; 90 per cent of these children had never been vaccinated against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society South Sudan Source Type: news
Practices to ask patients about any fever or rash to stop measles
GP receptionists and triage teams must ask patients, parents and carers about any fever or rash in a bid to stop the spread of measles, new guidance from NHS England says. All staff must also know that non-immunised individuals with these symptoms should be isolated on arrival in the building under the advice which notes... Read moreThe post Practices to ask patients about any fever or rash to stop measles appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 25, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Latest news Paediatrics Vaccinations and infections measles Source Type: news
Yemen conflict enters 10th year with over 17 million people in need of health aid
The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting.
25 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The conflict in Yemen enters its 10th year today, with over half of the country’s population in desperate need of aid and an estimated 17.8 million people requiring health assistance, 50% of them children.
“It’s almost as if ongoing conflicts have become an accepted part of the everyday realities of life in the region. It’s important to step back and remember that hungry children, disease outbreaks, hospitals shutting down … these are not to be norm...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 25, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
What to know about the measles vaccine — from who should get one, to how long immunity lasts
As measles cases keep rising at home and abroad, Canadian health officials are on high alert. There are now warnings about global travel and calls for people to ensure their families are up-to-date on the measles vaccine. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Canada faces shortage of measles vaccines amid rise in cases, demand
Canada is facing a shortage of measles vaccines amid a rise in cases across the country and around the world, and an increase in demand. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/New Brunswick Source Type: news
Following Measles Outbreaks, Officials Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Cases this year have already topped the total in 2023. Unvaccinated travelers account for most infections. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Disease Rates Medicine and Health Children and Childhood Respiratory Diseases Viruses Measles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC) Chicago Source Type: news
CDC, AMA Urge Americans to Make Sure They Are Vaccinated Against Measles
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 -- As measles cases rise globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association each issued advisories on Monday stressing the need for vaccination.
Besides a total of 58 known... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
US CDC Urges Measles Vaccinations Amid Rising Cases US CDC Urges Measles Vaccinations Amid Rising Cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, particularly children and international travelers, to get...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
' Critical' to Catch Up on Measles Vaccinations to Stem Outbreaks, Says WHO'Critical' to Catch Up on Measles Vaccinations to Stem Outbreaks, Says WHO
Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What to know about the recent measles outbreak as CDC warns of rising cases
U.S. cases of measles, which can cause symptoms like fever, coughs and rashes, are rising. The MMR vaccine is a safe and effective way to prevent infection. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Annabelle Timsit, Lena H. Sun, Victoria Bisset Source Type: news
