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More than 50 new surgical hubs will open for tacking the Covid backlogs

Over 50 new surgical hubs will open across the country to help bust the Covid backlogs and offer hundreds of thousands more patients quicker access to vital procedures, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has announced today.

25 Aug 2022

Experimental, genetically attenuated malaria vaccine warrants further exploration

Findings from a preliminary human study of an experimental, genetically attenuated malaria parasite immunization show this vaccine warrants further exploration.

24 Aug 2022

A practical guide for monkeypox diagnosis, prevention and treatment

Researchers provide an overview of the monkeypox infection in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Aug 2022

Dentists need to be aware of and alert to oral monkeypox symptomology, warn experts

Monkeypox is an increasing worldwide problem recently declared a public health emergency in the United States. Among classical symptoms that include fever, muscle aches, lymph node swelling and rash are oral lesions present in up to 70% of cases.

22 Aug 2022

New study estimates how long people with mild COVID-19 are infectious

A new study of 57 people with mild COVID-19 estimates how long people are infectious for and when they can safely leave isolation.

19 Aug 2022

Philippines’ inadequate measures have led to failure in reducing the incidence of rabies

The Philippines' inadequate measures to control rabies led to its failure to reduce the incidence of the deadly viral disease transmitted mainly through the bite of dogs and other animals, new research suggests.

15 Aug 2022

Early-life acquisition of antibiotic resistance in neonates from developing countries

Every year, almost 7 million potentially serious bacterial infections are estimated to occur in newborns, resulting in more than 550,000 annual neonatal deaths.

4 Aug 2022

What is the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among individuals with and without health risk factors?

Researchers assessed carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) epidemiology across eight US metropolitan areas between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015.

3 Aug 2022

Researchers implement standardized shunt infection prevention bundle within the adult population

Researchers at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, investigated theimplementation of a standardized shunt infection prevention bundle, a set of evidence-based practices termed the Calgary Adult Shunt Infection Prevention Protocol (CASIPP) to prevent ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections within an adult hydrocephalus patient population. The initial implementation of the CASIPP resulted in infection reduction, and then the rate of infections was dramatically reduced after the preoperative skin antiseptic was replaced with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl alcohol.

3 Aug 2022

Reduced severity of COVID-19 in pregnant women during the Omicron wave

A new study assesses the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in pregnant women to determine whether Omicron and vaccination status impacted disease severity.

1 Aug 2022

Face shields fail to provide high level of protection against COVID-19, finds study

If you wore a face shield during the pandemic, it probably didn't give you a high level of protection against Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

28 Jul 2022

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study showed that 7DW8-5, an immunostimulatory glycolipid impeded three respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in vivo.

18 Jul 2022

The state of antimicrobial resistance in the United States immediately following the 2020 peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance.

18 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

COVID-19 pandemic pushes back years of progress made in fighting antimicrobial resistance

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back years of progress made in combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the United States.

14 Jul 2022

Infection preventionists experienced worse mental and physical health due to COVID-19 related stressors

Findings from a first-of-its-kind study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggest that infection preventionists experienced worsening mental and physical health as a result of stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 Jul 2022

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals.

12 Jul 2022

What is the monkeypox transmission risk in metropolitan areas?

A new study discusses the possible patterns of spread of monkeypox, and strategies to contain such transmission.

7 Jul 2022

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for covid-era lapses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals' safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records.