Infectious Diseases News

CDC Says JN.1 Variant Accounts for 39%-50% Of COVID Cases in US The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39% to 50% of cases in the United States as of Dec. 23,...
Reuters Health Information, December 22, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID? A small study generated impressive results.
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest potentially "druggable" pathways.
Medscape Medical News, December 21, 2023
COVID Strain JN.1 Is Now a 'Variant of Interest,' WHO Says JN.1 was previously grouped with its relative, BA.2.86, but has increased so much in the past 4 weeks that the WHO moved it to standalone status.
WebMD Health News, December 21, 2023
Obesity Associated With More Severe MIS-C Outcomes Clinicians should consider obesity as a comorbid factor at the clinical presentation of children with MIS-C, according to researchers.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
We Know Healthy Gut Fights Infection. New Study Reveals How First-of-its-kind study could pave the way for microbiome-based treatments for infectious disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
More Evidence Suggests That 'Long Flu' Is a Thing You may have never heard of it, but you may have had it. More evidence points to "long flu" being a real phenomenon.
WebMD Health News, December 20, 2023
Where Is the 'Microbiome Revolution' Headed Next? Famed microbiome researcher Dr Martin J. Blaser shares what he sees as the most promising applications, and the rigorous clinical trials needed to realize them.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
Recent TB Infection Rare Among Immigrants to Canada Data suggest that few immigrants to Canada with tuberculosis infection were infected within the preceding 2 years, when the risk for progression to tuberculosis disease is the highest.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
Long-COVID Risks Vary Widely by State, Region: New Study The analysis in PLOS ONE also found that people struggling with long COVID are more likely to report mental health or mobility problems, according to the analysis.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Alert Europe Recommends Tropical Disease Drugs for Use Beyond EU The drugs were submitted through the EU Medicines for All scheme, which enables Europe with the WHO to provide scientific opinions on high-priority medicines for markets outside of the European Union.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Growing Mpox Outbreak Prompts CDC Health Advisory The current outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to health and travel advisories with clinicians on the lookout for new cases.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Last of the HIV Vaccine Trials Fails, Scientists Regroup Vaccinations were stopped after it became clear they would not be effective. "We cannot and will not lose hope that the world will have an effective HIV vaccine," the International AIDS director said.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Cluster of Eye Syphilis Cases Prompts CDC Concern A rare presentation of syphilis has experts questioning whether the bacterium has mutated.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Novo Owner Commits $265 Million Of Wegovy Windfall to Respiratory Diseases The Novo Nordisk Foundation, which controls drug maker Novo Nordisk, said on Monday it would commit up to 1.8 billion Danish crowns ($265 million) to setting up an...
Reuters Health Information, December 18, 2023
Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
Bird Flu Spreads in Europe With a Delay After Warm Autumn Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of...
Reuters Health Information, December 14, 2023
Alert Antiparasitic Wins FDA Approval for High-Risk Neuroblastoma The FDA approved eflornithine to treat this rare cancer in adult and pediatric patients. The drug has also been approved to reduce excessive facial hair growth and to treat sleeping sickness.
Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
What if a Single GLP-1 Shot Could Last for Months? New hydrogel technology could reduce GLP-1 injections from daily or weekly to three times a year.
Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
WHO Report Reveals That Malaria Cases Increased in 2022 The global status of malaria has been affected by factors such as the pandemic, which significantly disrupted malaria services, treatment, and diagnosis worldwide.
Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
WHO 'Very Worried' About Spread of Mpox in DRC The World Health Organization is 'very worried' about the spread of a severe form of mpox that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, a senior official said.
Reuters Health Information, December 08, 2023
New $1 Billion Plan for African Vaccine Manufacturing Up to $1 billion will be available to boost African vaccine manufacturing as part of a new scheme set up by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the global health organization said on Thursday.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
CDC Issues Health Alert for Subtype of Mpox Virus in Congo The CDC issued a health alert on Thursday to notify clinicians and health departments about a deadly type of the mpox virus spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
US Sets Policy to Seize Patents If Drug Price Deemed Too High The Biden Administration has announced it is setting new policy that will allow it to seize patents for medicines developed with government funding if it believes their prices are too high.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
COP28 Focus on Health Draws $777 Million to Fight Tropical Disease The UAE and several charities at the UN climate summit have offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected to worsen as temperatures climb.
Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2023
France on 'High' Alert for Bird Flu After New Cases Detected France raised the risk level of bird flu to 'high' from 'moderate' on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
Stigma, Regulatory Barriers Delay Mpox Response in DRC Vaccines and treatments that could help tackle an mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo are lying unused outside the country despite a high death rate.
Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
How Climate Change Is Making the World Sick Heat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke. These are just a few of the ways that public health has been impacted and compounded by climate change - a focus for the first time at COP28.
Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2023
EMA Committee Recommends Label Update for Some Decongestants The European Medicines Agency's safety committee on Friday recommended changes to product information for all medicines that contain the ingredient pseudoephedrine to address safety concerns related to neurological and heart-related side effects.
Reuters Health Information, December 01, 2023
COVID-19 Shrinks Life Expectancy in S. Korea Babies born in South Korea last year are expected to live 82.7 years, down from 83.6 years in 2021, the statistics agency said on Friday, after life expectancy fell in 2022 for the first time since 1970.
Reuters Health Information, December 01, 2023
COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 40%.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
COVID Vaccines Likely Reversed Premature Birth Trend Researchers suggest this provides further evidence of benefit of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination before or during pregnancy.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
World at Risk of Losing Malaria Fight as Cases Rise: Report The world is in danger of losing the fight against malaria, as cases of the disease rose by around 5 million year-on-year in 2022, exceeding global targets to contain it, a WHO report showed.
Reuters Health Information, November 30, 2023
Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
Long-Acting PrEP in Europe's Fight Against HIV Europe's advances in HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP and long-acting retrovirals, bring hope amidst persistent access challenges and disparities.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
Mystery Illness Affecting Dogs Across the United States A mystery respiratory illness has stricken dogs in at least 14 states, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, which is asking vets to report cases while laboratories race to isolate the pathogen.
Reuters Health Information, November 29, 2023
UK Expands HIV Screening Programme Singer Elton John addressed British lawmakers on Wednesday as the government announced plans to expand an HIV testing programme as part of its aim to end new transmissions of the virus in England by 2030.
Reuters Health Information, November 29, 2023
TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023

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