Category: Infectious Disease
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Dementia drug debate – Should you take Paxlovid? – Free COVID tests coming – EEE in MA – Stem cell diabetes study
Seattle study findings may help explain why we keep getting colds
The most common cause of the common cold, the rhinovirus, increases its chances of infecting someone who lacks immunity by simultaneously circulating many versions of itself, according to new research from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what you can do about it
Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They’ll be carrying germs, too.
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Measles in Oregon and Georgia – Obesity drug cuts diabetes risk 93% – Playstation is good for you
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Needleless treatment for severe allergic reactions – US fertility rate at record low – Hunt for Adderall is On
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FDA may green light new Covid vaccine soon – Home test for syphilis approved – Blood banks need type O – Polio in Gaza
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Medicare drug discounts – Dementia risk – Urban birds and antibiotic resistance
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Human parvovirus is on the rise – Late-Summer Travel Plans? You Might Want to Put on a Mask – Feeling old? Your molecules change rapidly around ages 44 and 60, study says
Mpox cases are soaring in Africa – what must be done to prevent a global pandemic
Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic.
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I.V.F. Threats Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos – Teen mental health in US has improved post-pandemic – Is COVID Endemic Yet? Yep, Says The CDC.
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Measles cases triple – 400 million have had long covid – Pesticides on fruits and vegetables.
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Abortion rates rises – Lead in schools – Vision and hearing loss linked to dementia
COVID infections spreading in Oregon, Washington and California
Washington saw 2,905 positive COVID tests in the week ending July 27. The weekly trend rate, which is determined by taking the number of positive tests divided by the population and multiplying by 100,000, is 36.9. The weekly rate of positive tests has gone up steadily over recent weeks. The average number of hospitalizations over the week ending in July 27 was 260. Just over 3% of hospital beds in the state were occupied by COVID patients.
Measles outbreak in Oregon continues to spread
The outbreak of 23 measles cases coincides with spreading cases of whooping cough, which have surpassed 400 this year
Vaccines tell a success story that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump forget – here are some key reminders
After World War II, the U.S. was a wealthy nation with substantial health-related infrastructure. Yet, Americans reported an average of 1 million cases per year of now-preventable infectious diseases.
Vaccines introduced or expanded in the 1950s and 1960s against diseases like diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, polio, mumps, rubella and Haemophilus influenza type B have resulted in the near or complete eradication of those diseases.