Tuberculosis - United States, 2023
This report describes increases in tuberculosis cases among all age groups in the United States during 2023. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 28, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccines 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
CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People
(MedPage Today) -- For adults who are immunocompromised, the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine reduced risk of hospitalization compared with not getting the shot, according to CDC data.
Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization was 38% in... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 28, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Digital Nudges Found to Be Duds in Flu Vax Trial Digital Nudges Found to Be Duds in Flu Vax Trial
Reminders sent via text message or patient portal did not increase rates of influenza vaccination.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
U.S. Mpox Cases Rising Again as Vaccinations Lag
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.In response, public health experts have raised... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Uganda: NARO Makes Breakthrough in the Development of Anti-Tick Vaccine
[Nile Post] The Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has announced it has made good strides in the development of anti-tick vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
ASCO Releases Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Cancer ASCO Releases Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Cancer
A recent ASCO guideline provides recommendations for routine and additional vaccinations for adults with solid tumors or hematologic malignancies as well as their household contacts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Ex-Brexit Party MP candidate faces backlash for wrongly claiming Japan BANNED mRNA Covid vaccines because they were behind 'soaring deaths'
Jim Ferguson, who narrowly missed out on becoming an MP in 2019, said injections made by the likes of Pfizer and Moderna were linked to 'soaring deaths'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Do you need a spring COVID-19 vaccine? Research backs extra round for high-risk groups
Various Canadian provinces are rolling out spring COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, allowing higher-risk individuals to get an extra dose. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine
There is no increased risk for stroke during the 6 weeks following receipt of either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Less Likely To Be Taken By Hispanics, Males, And Lower-Educated Americans
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., infecting 13 million adults and children each year. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Everest Medicines Announces Financial Results for Full Year Ended December 31, 2023
SHANGHAI, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, today announced its financial... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: ERN Source Type: news
West Virginia Gov. Justice breaks with GOP Legislature to veto bill rolling back school vaccine rule
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
