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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Deletions in the antigenic regions in SARS-CoV-2 increase transmission and immune evasion ability

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports examined the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) whole genome data to determine the deletion mutations around the spike protein region associated with increased transmission of the virus and identified an increase in the deletion-prone spike protein regions indicating an evolution strategy for immune escape.

9 Jan 2023

New survey shows increase in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally, from 75.2% in 2021 to 79.1% in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries that represent more than 60% of the world's population.

9 Jan 2023

How to improve American students' math skills

In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.

9 Jan 2023

An updated framework for understanding the biology of the bacterial system

Nobody wants to be average. But for a long time, scientists have found it convenient to think of bacterial cells as just that: "average."

9 Jan 2023

Study reports COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among 6.5% of the Spanish population

Europe is experiencing an increasingly large circulation of influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

9 Jan 2023

High bed-occupancy rates increase the risk of in-hospital mortality

Researchers have long suspected a link between bed occupancy and mortality in hospitals. Now, a study by the University of Basel has provided the missing data, revealing that smaller hospitals reach their capacity limit much earlier.

9 Jan 2023

Study highlights the transition in the U.S. mental health system from in-person to virtual care

Telehealth services for common mental health problems surged 16 to 20 fold during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than making up for a drop in in-person care that occurred during the period for a number of conditions, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

9 Jan 2023

Researchers analyze targets of human T cell recognition against all coronaviruses

Researchers analyzed T cell reactivity against alpha and beta common cold coronaviruses (CoVs) [(CCC)] to inform the development of pan-CoV vaccine concepts.

9 Jan 2023

Incidence rates and characteristics associated with medically attended COVID-19 episodes among infants younger than 6 months

A recent study estimated the overall incidence rates of medically attended SARS-CoV-2 infection among infants.

9 Jan 2023

What was the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus between August and December 2022?

Researchers presented the initial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance findings for the period between August and December 2022.

9 Jan 2023

Medicaid and abortion top health agenda for Montana lawmakers

Montana lawmakers said lowering costs and expanding patient access will be their top health care goals for the new legislative session.

9 Jan 2023

New research on nirmatrelvir resistance in SARS-CoV-2 using powerful replicon cell culture systems

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Emory University used severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Washington (WA.1) and Omicron (BA.1) strains to test for mutations that could result in resistance to the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir.

8 Jan 2023

New model for detecting and estimating pathogen variant dynamics and risk

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server developed a hierarchical modeling method to estimate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant fitness advantage and prevalence.

8 Jan 2023

California Senate’s new health chair to prioritize mental health and homelessness

California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature mental health care legislation last year, has been appointed to lead the Senate's influential health committee, a change that promises a more urgent focus on expanding mental health services and moving homeless people into housing and treatment.

6 Jan 2023

Clinical leaders, health experts and ministers convene in Downing Street for NHS Recovery Forum

Clinical leaders, health experts and ministers will convene in Downing Street for an NHS Recovery Forum today (Saturday 7 January).

6 Jan 2023

Does the immunization order of vaccine types influence the efficacy of heterologous prime-boost vaccination, especially mRNA and protein-based vaccines?

A new study aimed to analyze whether the order of immunization of vaccine types impacted the efficacy of a heterologous prime-boost vaccination strategy.

6 Jan 2023

Low-cost intervention can make a difference to America's deadly overdose epidemic

There are no simple solutions to America's deadly overdose epidemic, which costs 100,000 lives each year and is erasing gains in life expectancy.

6 Jan 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron transmission within educational settings in relation to community-based outbreaks and mitigation measures

Researchers assessed whether school closures during COVID-19 outbreaks prevented viral transmission in Australia.

6 Jan 2023

During in-flight emergencies, Sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help.

6 Jan 2023

Historic agreement to accelerate trials into vaccines for cancer and wider diseases

Trials into vaccines for cancer and wider diseases will accelerate after the government reached a historic agreement with a leading biopharmaceutical firm to bring revolutionary research to England.

5 Jan 2023

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Deletions in the antigenic regions in SARS-CoV-2 increase transmission and immune evasion ability

New survey shows increase in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

How to improve American students' math skills

An updated framework for understanding the biology of the bacterial system

Study reports COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among 6.5% of the Spanish population

High bed-occupancy rates increase the risk of in-hospital mortality

Study highlights the transition in the U.S. mental health system from in-person to virtual care

Researchers analyze targets of human T cell recognition against all coronaviruses

Incidence rates and characteristics associated with medically attended COVID-19 episodes among infants younger than 6 months

What was the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus between August and December 2022?

Medicaid and abortion top health agenda for Montana lawmakers

New research on nirmatrelvir resistance in SARS-CoV-2 using powerful replicon cell culture systems

New model for detecting and estimating pathogen variant dynamics and risk

California Senate’s new health chair to prioritize mental health and homelessness

Clinical leaders, health experts and ministers convene in Downing Street for NHS Recovery Forum

Does the immunization order of vaccine types influence the efficacy of heterologous prime-boost vaccination, especially mRNA and protein-based vaccines?

Low-cost intervention can make a difference to America's deadly overdose epidemic

SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron transmission within educational settings in relation to community-based outbreaks and mitigation measures

During in-flight emergencies, Sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

Historic agreement to accelerate trials into vaccines for cancer and wider diseases

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