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How did the number of children presenting to EDs across Europe during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic compare with the 2 previous years?

The current study examined how pandemic-related lockdowns impacted ED visits among children in 16 European countries.

31 Aug 2022

Cedars-Sinai investigators create new blood test for early detection of common liver cancer

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have created a blood test that uses a technology made commonly available during the COVID-19 pandemic to detect the most common form of liver cancer - at an early enough stage that cure is possible.

30 Aug 2022

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

A prospective study of half a million tea drinkers in the United Kingdom has shown that higher tea intake was associated with a modestly lowered risk of death.

29 Aug 2022

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be strong among Republican voters and Black people

Vaccine hesitancy remains a public health challenge that cuts across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, but Republican voters and Black people are among the most hesitant to get the shot, according to a new Portland State University study.

29 Aug 2022

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

A quarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled, UC San Francisco researchers found.

29 Aug 2022

People with autoimmune disorder have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Around ten percent of the population in high income regions like Europe and the United States has been diagnosed with one or multiple autoimmune disorders.

29 Aug 2022

The incidence rate, distribution, characteristics, and outcomes of neonatal COVID-19

Researchers assessed the epidemiology of neonatal COVID-19 infections.

29 Aug 2022

Tattoos can induce bloodstream infections

A recent review describes the characteristics of systemic bacterial infections associated with tattoos.

28 Aug 2022

What is the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron wave in South Africa?

A new study has described the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2, population-level immunity, and impact of omicron wave in South Africa.

27 Aug 2022

Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center focuses on early detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease

In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine are jointly launching the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center.

26 Aug 2022

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall.

26 Aug 2022

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

Epidemics and pandemics have been frightening the human chase again and again. SARS, H1N1, Ebola, and more have exposed their real face in the past, but with every such outbreak.

25 Aug 2022

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Aug 2022

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox.

25 Aug 2022

Resistance to recognizing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be rooted in historical error

In new research, researchers extensively searched for the origins of the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC).

25 Aug 2022

What is the link between influenza vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 infection?

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether influenza vaccinations could reduce COVID-19 severity outcomes.

25 Aug 2022

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

24 Aug 2022

Epidemiology News and Research

How did the number of children presenting to EDs across Europe during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic compare with the 2 previous years?

Cedars-Sinai investigators create new blood test for early detection of common liver cancer

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be strong among Republican voters and Black people

Older people experiencing homelessness more likely to die soon

People with autoimmune disorder have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease

The incidence rate, distribution, characteristics, and outcomes of neonatal COVID-19

Tattoos can induce bloodstream infections

What is the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron wave in South Africa?

Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center focuses on early detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

NIH experts discuss a published case series detailing the symptoms and outcomes of monkeypox

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

Resistance to recognizing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be rooted in historical error

What is the link between influenza vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 infection?

Many leisure time activities associated with lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer

Teenagers who do not get enough sleep more likely to be overweight or obese

Study analyzes associations between BMI and dementia in older women and men

A needle exchange project modeled on urban efforts aims to save lives in rural Nevada

Industry Focus: Infectious Diseases eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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