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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.

Study: Nearly 72% of clinicians in U.S. safety net practices report 'moral distress' during COVID-19 pandemic

The distress of doctors and nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has received much attention in news media and academic research, including their moral distress witnessing so many deaths at times when they could offer so little.

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

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A new study reported a single-cell adenovirus (SC-Ad) which replicates the antigen genes substantially without producing infectious progeny.

26 Aug 2022

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

26 Aug 2022

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

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

Researchers evaluate infection rates and changes in the immunological history of COVID-19 patients over time.

25 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

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

SARS-CoV-2 mutational spectra based on reconstructed phylogenetic tree

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of mutagenesis on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome and the effects of mutations in the neutral regions and non-neutral regions of the genome.

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

Are deaths from causes other than COVID-19 returning to pre-pandemic levels?

A new study aimed to compare the provisional mortality data for sex and age subgroups during different periods to analyze returning of the mortality risks to pre-pandemic levels.

25 Aug 2022

Study finds a low n-3 fatty acid status was associated with increased risk for hospitalization with COVID-19

Researchers explored the association between COVID-19 risk and blood N-3 fatty acid levels.

25 Aug 2022

New diagnoses of neurological and psychiatric disorders remain common two years after COVID-19

New diagnoses of disorders including psychosis, dementia, seizures and ‘brain fog’ remain commoner two years after COVID-19 than after other respiratory infections, whereas the increased risks of depression and anxiety after COVID-19 are short-lived and there is no overall excess of cases.

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

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children

A new study evaluated the occurrence of RSV and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children.

25 Aug 2022

Study investigates factors that influence immune responses over 15 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new study, the long-term humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 was investigated.

25 Aug 2022

Using AI to foster productivity in pharmaceutical research and development

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Sree Vadlamudi from Iktos, about how we can adopt AI to help foster productivity within pharmaceutical research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 25 Aug 2022

COVID-19 vaccine not linked to increased risk of stroke

Newly compiled data evaluated by researchers in the Department of Neurology and the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that COVID-19 vaccines do not raise stroke risk--but that severe COVID-19 infection does.

24 Aug 2022

Study shows how Klebsiella pneumoniae suppresses the body's defenses

New research published in Cell Reports has shown how the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae suppresses our body's defences, resulting in it being unable to clear infection.

24 Aug 2022

Study suggests no lasting setback for urologists in training after COVID-19 pandemic

After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, urology training programs saw a precipitous drop in opportunities for residents to gain hands-on surgical experience, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Aug 2022

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Study: Nearly 72% of clinicians in U.S. safety net practices report 'moral distress' during COVID-19 pandemic

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

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

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

COVID-19 pandemic: An epidemiological update

New study investigates a potential treatment for people diagnosed with monkeypox

SARS-CoV-2 mutational spectra based on reconstructed phylogenetic tree

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

Are deaths from causes other than COVID-19 returning to pre-pandemic levels?

Study finds a low n-3 fatty acid status was associated with increased risk for hospitalization with COVID-19

New diagnoses of neurological and psychiatric disorders remain common two years after COVID-19

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

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children

Study investigates factors that influence immune responses over 15 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Using AI to foster productivity in pharmaceutical research and development

COVID-19 vaccine not linked to increased risk of stroke

Study shows how Klebsiella pneumoniae suppresses the body's defenses

Study suggests no lasting setback for urologists in training after COVID-19 pandemic

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