Wastewater Analysis Continues to be an Effective Tool for Tracking Deadly Infectious Diseases in Human Communities
In addition to viruses, wastewater analysis can also be used to detect the presence of chemical substances such as opioids Wastewater surveillance and analysis continues to be a useful tool for detecting the prevalence of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a community. Perhaps more importantly, wastewater surveillance can fill […]
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Source: Dark Daily - November 20, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing anatomic pathology Biobot Analytics Bradley White PhD CDC centers for disease control and prevention clinical labo Source Type: news
Why We ’re Still Breathing Dirty Indoor Air
The pandemic and recent wildfires have shown how unhealthy indoor air can be. But scientific and governmental inertia have slowed the necessary remedies. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Heating, Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) Viruses Carbon Dioxide Science and Technology Epidemics Workplace Environment Air Pollution Hygiene and Cleanliness SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndro Source Type: news
In Early Weeks of Flu Season, COVID-19 Patients Show Milder Symptoms as SARS-CoV-2 Continues to Evolve
Doctors report difficulty differentiating COVID-19 from other viral infections, impacting clinical laboratory test orders Because the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is in the same family of viruses that cause the common cold and influenza, virologists expected this virus—which caused the global COVID-19 pandemic—would evolve and mutate into a milder form of infection. Early evidence from this influenza […]
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Source: Dark Daily - November 17, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine anatomic pathology Andrew Read PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CDC centers for disease contro Source Type: news
How to End the Futile Blame Game Over Failed Long COVID Research
The health outlook for Long COVID sufferers is no better today than it was when the condition was first recognized in early 2020. This has been attributed in large measure to the disappointing results of clinical research, particularly when compared to the magnitude of the problem.
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Now with hundreds of published results emerging from federally conducted or sponsored research, outraged experts and patient advocates say that there is little to show for it. The critique is that the pace of the work is slow and opaque, and that little has emerged that directly impacts prev...
Source: TIME: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steven Phillips and Michelle Williams Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
For Teens, Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Highest for Hybrid Immunity
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR-CoV-2) infection is highest for middle and high school students with hybrid immunity from previous infection and recent COVID-19 vaccination with a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Inpatient surgical treatment in mass casualty situations and disasters-principles, targets, concepts, preparation - Franke A, Lehmann W, Wurmb T.
BACKGROUND: The war in Ukraine and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic have moved the resilience of the healthcare system in Germany into the focus of a broad discussion. The preparation for such a damage situatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Inpatient surgical treatment in mass casualty situations and disasters-current treatment capacities depending on alarm status of the hospital and treatment concept - Franke A, Lehmann W, Wurmb T.
BACKGROUND: The functionality and treatment capacity of hospitals are decisive components to safeguard the in-hospital treatment of patients in crises and catastrophes. This is shown by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Assistance Dogs Benefit Patients With Various Diseases Assistance Dogs Benefit Patients With Various Diseases
Trained dogs cannot only help patients with disabilities but also detect SARS-CoV-2 infection, cancer, and imminent epileptic seizures.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
COVID Linked With Urologic Effects in Men COVID Linked With Urologic Effects in Men
SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked in men with increased incidence of urinary retention, urinary tract infection (UTI), and hematuria.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Urology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Urology Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
Here ’s How the CDC Will Track Viruses Over the Holiday Travel Season
If you’ve traveled overseas recently, you might have been greeted upon your return by people in a handful of airport terminals in the U.S. recruiting passengers to get tested for the COVID-19 virus. It’s been a surprisingly productive way to keep track of how much COVID-19 might be entering the country, via travelers, as well as which variants they are bringing in.
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the program’s operators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Concentric by Ginkgo Bioworks (a Boston-based biotech firm), and XpresCheck, which recruits and tests the passeng...
Source: TIME: Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Healthcare workers' perceptions of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Cape - Kwinana N, Masilela C, Adeniyi OV.
This study explored the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COV... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What to Know About the JN.1 Variant
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While the BA.2.86 or "Pirola" variant of SARS-CoV-2 never took off in the U.S., some researchers are now eyeing its descendant, JN.1, which may be more immune-evasive.
JN.1 has yet to appear on the CDC's... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 31, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Bill Gates Talks Gene Drives, mRNA, and U.S.$40m in Science Funding
[allAfrica] Dakar -- Infectious diseases continue to be the major causes of deaths in Africa. The burden of existing, emerging and re-emerging diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, cholera, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness, Ebola and SARS continues to grow - and once you move beyond mortality statistics, the huge s ocio-economic costs - care and treatment, hospital admissions, productivity loss, and disability reveals a heavy toll on the continent. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 31, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
qPCR: Driving Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease
Natalie Knox and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory are helping establish a national qPCR-driven wastewater surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - October 30, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Risk of suicide-related outcomes after SARS-COV-2 infection: results from a nationwide observational matched cohort of US veterans - Hynes DM, Niederhausen M, Chen JI, Shahoumian TA, Rowneki M, Hickok A, Shepherd-Banigan M, Hawkins EJ, Naylor J, Teo A, Govier DJ, Berry K, McCready H, Osborne TF, Wong E, Hebert PL, Smith VA, Bowling CB, Boyko EJ, Ioannou GN, Iwashyna TJ, Maciejewski ML, O'Hare AM, Viglianti EM, Bohnert ASB.
BACKGROUND: Negative mental health-related effects of SARS-COV-2 infection are increasingly evident. However, the impact on suicide-related outcomes is poorly understood, especially among populations at elevated risk. OBJECTIVE: To determine risk o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
