Monkeypox Testing Shows the U.S. Learned Little from the COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. testing for monkeypox is insufficient to determine how widespread the virus is and where new cases are cropping up, according to infectious disease experts and advocates concerned about a sluggish response to the outbreak that’s already hit 32 countries.
While government labs have the capacity to test as many as 8,000 samples a week, they’re only using 2% of that capability, suggesting that about 23 monkeypox tests are being performed a day, said James Krellenstein, the cofounder of PrEP4All, an HIV advocacy group that widened its focus during the pandemic. Much more testing is needed to find out where the...
Source: TIME: Health - June 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate News Desk wire Source Type: news
From ‘open minded’ to ‘underwhelming,’ mixed reactions greet latest COVID-19 origin report
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“Further studies needed.” That’s the main message in a
preliminary report
released today by a scientific advisory group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to clarify the cloudy origin of COVID-19. But in stark distinction to a report from an earlier WHO committee, which drew controversy in 2021 by all but dismissing that SARS-CoV-2 might have escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, this panel recommends more investigations into the lab-leak scenario possibility.
“All...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 9, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
From ‘open-minded’ to ‘underwhelming,’ mixed reactions greet latest COVID-19 origin report
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“Further studies needed.” That’s the main message in a
preliminary report
released today by a scientific advisory group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to clarify the cloudy origin of COVID-19. But in stark distinction to a report from an earlier WHO committee, which drew controversy in 2021 by all but dismissing that SARS-CoV-2 might have escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, this panel recommends more investigations into the lab-leak scenario possibility.
“All...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 9, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Concern grows that human monkeypox outbreak will establish virus in animals outside Africa
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Eleven days after being bitten by one of her pet prairie dogs, a 3-year-old girl in Wisconsin on 24 May 2003 became the first person outside of Africa to be diagnosed with monkeypox. Two months later, her parents and 69 other people in the United States had suspected or confirmed cases of this disease, which is caused by a relative of the much deadlier smallpox virus. The monkeypox virus is endemic in parts of Africa, and rodents imported from Ghana had apparently infected captive prairie dogs, Nort...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 8, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Here ’s What Scientists Know About Paxlovid Rebound
Dr. David Ho has spent his entire career studying HIV and other viruses, so he thought he knew what to expect when he recently became infected with SARS-CoV-2. His symptoms weren’t very severe, but after discussing it with his doctor, Ho decided to take Paxlovid, the antiviral COVID-19 therapy made by Pfizer, for the five-day course. At 69, he fit the description of someone who should. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend Paxlovid for people at higher risk of severe COVID-19, including seniors.
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Source: TIME: Health - May 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
What should we do about monkeypox?
The sudden surge of monkeypox cases outside Africa has alarmed public health authorities around the world. In Europe and North America it ’s the first time community transmission has been recorded among people with no links to west or central Africa. So what is happening?Ian Sample talks to virologist Oyewale Tomori about why monkeypox is flaring up, whether we should fear it, and what we can learn from countries such as Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which have been tackling this virus for decadesArchive: Sky News Australia, BBC NewsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu and the executive producer was Isabelle Roughol. Tags: Science Monkeypox Infectious diseases World news Health Source Type: news
What should we do about monkeypox? - podcast
The sudden surge of monkeypox cases outside Africa has alarmed public health authorities around the world. In Europe and North America it ’s the first time community transmission has been recorded among people with no links to west or central Africa. So what is happening?Ian Sample talks to virologist Oyewale Tomori about why monkeypox is flaring up, whether we should fear it, and what we can learn from countries such as Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which have been tackling this virus for decadesArchive: Sky News Australia, BBC NewsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu and the executive producer was Isabelle Roughol. Tags: Science Monkeypox Infectious diseases World news Health Source Type: news
Monkeypox Spreads in West, Baffling African Scientists
Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.
Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been seen only among people with links to central and West Africa. But in the past week, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections, mostly in young men who hadn’t previously traveled to Africa.
France, Germany, Belgium and Australia confirmed their first cases of monkeypox on Friday.
“I’m stunned by this. Every day I wake up and there are more countries infe...
Source: TIME: Health - May 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng / AP Tags: Uncategorized Africa Disease healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
COVID-19: background information, UKHSA (updated 17th May 2022)
Information on COVID-19 including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.
17 May 2022Updated epidemiology, virology, transmission and clinical features sections. Added section on vaccination.
6 October 2021Update to guidance in line with latest data and available evidence. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children will continue 'throughout the summer', expert warns
EXCLUSIVE: Dr Matthew Binnicker, the director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, warned cases will continue to crop up throughout the summer months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HCV-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Improvements HCV-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Improvements
Chronic HCV patients may realize neuropsychiatric and cognitive improvements after achieving sustained virological response with direct-acting antiviral agents.Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Covid symptoms: Stealth variant cases rising globally – symptoms of new variant to spot
COVID symptoms are known to change somewhat depending on the variant circulating, says many leading virologists. Cases of the Stealth variant have been on the rise recently with four main symptoms to spot potentially indicating an infection from the new variant. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Basel, 25 April 2022Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early...
Source: Roche Media News - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early-stage non-small cel...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Covid-19 infections spike: Experts agree on masking up and ventilation
"It's important to be sensible and understand the risk factors -- if you're indoors, it's better to wear a mask. If it's crowded, even more so. Without worrying about a particular variant, a good mask, when worn properly, will protect you," says virologist Dr Shahid Jameel, research fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
