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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.

Was the contraction of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 at the early stages of the pandemic associated with poorer mental health outcomes?

Researchers reported the findings of the United Kingdom coronavirus disease 2019 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (UK COVID-19-MH).

15 Dec 2022

Protein expression signature distinguishes early from late stage diffuse alveolar damage

Researchers identified a protein expression signature that can distinguish early diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) from late DAD in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

15 Dec 2022

What is the role of the pediatric gut microbiome in COVID-19?

Recently, scientists have reviewed the available evidence on the gut microbiome in children with COVID-19 and published it in Microorganisms.

15 Dec 2022

Radical project aims to develop a new method for commercial production of anti-microbial peptides

THE COVID pandemic has revealed just how delicate our public health is in terms of overcoming infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

15 Dec 2022

Influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2021–2022 influenza season in the United States

Researchers estimated influenza VE in patients aged ≥6 months seeking outpatient care for ARI due to the influenza A(H3N2) virus between October 2021 and April 2022 in the United States (US).

15 Dec 2022

Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she switched jobs recently.

15 Dec 2022

Similarities and differences in secondary health effects after disasters and pandemics

Disasters and pandemics can affect the physical and psychological health of the people involved even after the events have occurred.

15 Dec 2022

Research reveals that a viral toxin may contribute to the severity of COVID-19

Researchers determine whether the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein influences endothelial and epithelial barrier dysfunction and vascular leakage.

14 Dec 2022

No benefit of low dose apixaban following acute COVID-19

The HEAL-COVID trial compared the efficacy of Apixaban to standard care in adults who have recently recovered from severe COVID-19.

14 Dec 2022

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

A new study posted to the preprint server medRxiv* discusses chronic disability due to long COVID in the United States.

14 Dec 2022

Severity of COVID-19 in men may be due to the loss of Y chromosome

Men are at an increased risk of a severe bout of COVID-19 compared to women. Researchers at Uppsala University have now shown that this may be due to loss of the Y chromosome in part of their white blood cells.

14 Dec 2022

Avian influenza update: Bird keepers in England must house all poultry and captive birds until further notice

All poultry and captive birds must be housed in England until further notice, following an increase in the number of detections of avian influenza in wild birds and on commercial premises.

14 Dec 2022

People with cocaine- and opioid-use disorders infected with COVID-19 have greater risk of endocarditis

People diagnosed with cocaine- and opioid-use disorders are more susceptible to developing endocarditis, a condition that damages the lining of the heart valves and chambers, according to research from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Dec 2022

Bioinformatics approach for the design of siRNAs against SARS-CoV-2

Scientists have developed a set of siRNAs against SARS-CoV-2 using computational approaches.

14 Dec 2022

What are the risk factors associated with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 and rhinovirus infection in King County, Washington, from June 2020 to July 2022?

Researchers evaluated the change in symptoms and risk factors associated with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared it to those associated with positive tests of other respiratory viruses among residents of King County, Washington, in the United States.

14 Dec 2022

The evolution of COVID-19 mortality during 2020 and 2021 in six countries

Researchers analyzed the mortality in selected countries during multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 to understand the evolution of COVID-19-related mortality according to age and sex.

14 Dec 2022

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany's Saarland.

14 Dec 2022

Study reveals why humans get infected by rodent-borne pathogens

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their numbers, and/or are hunted for meat or fur.

14 Dec 2022

Alcohol's toll on health, safety and economy in Massachusetts is very concerning

Alcohol's health, safety and economic toll on the Bay State residents far outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes, according to a new report from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).

13 Dec 2022

JPIDS supplement issue focuses on eliminating health disparities in pediatric infectious diseases

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) has published 'Eliminating Health Disparities,' a supplement issue featuring five articles on past, current and future diversity and inclusion issues affecting pediatric infectious diseases (ID).

13 Dec 2022

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Was the contraction of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 at the early stages of the pandemic associated with poorer mental health outcomes?

Protein expression signature distinguishes early from late stage diffuse alveolar damage

What is the role of the pediatric gut microbiome in COVID-19?

Radical project aims to develop a new method for commercial production of anti-microbial peptides

Influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2021–2022 influenza season in the United States

Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

Similarities and differences in secondary health effects after disasters and pandemics

Research reveals that a viral toxin may contribute to the severity of COVID-19

No benefit of low dose apixaban following acute COVID-19

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

Severity of COVID-19 in men may be due to the loss of Y chromosome

Avian influenza update: Bird keepers in England must house all poultry and captive birds until further notice

People with cocaine- and opioid-use disorders infected with COVID-19 have greater risk of endocarditis

Bioinformatics approach for the design of siRNAs against SARS-CoV-2

What are the risk factors associated with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 and rhinovirus infection in King County, Washington, from June 2020 to July 2022?

The evolution of COVID-19 mortality during 2020 and 2021 in six countries

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Study reveals why humans get infected by rodent-borne pathogens

Alcohol's toll on health, safety and economy in Massachusetts is very concerning

JPIDS supplement issue focuses on eliminating health disparities in pediatric infectious diseases

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