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Wearing glasses does not reduce risk of COVID-19

A new study determines the impact of wearing glasses on the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses.

5 Dec 2022

Are medical masks non-inferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care?

Researchers determined whether medical masks were non-inferior to N95 respirators in preventing a SARS-CoV-2)infection in healthcare workers.

1 Dec 2022

Influenza hospitalizations at highest level in ten years, predicting a severe U.S. flu season

Influenza infection and hospitalization rates continue to increase at an alarmingly fast and early rate this year.

6 Nov 2022

Hospital giant HCA fends off accusations of questionable inpatient admissions

Jennifer Smithfield felt weak and still had trouble breathing in February after nearly two weeks with covid-19. It was a Sunday, and her doctor's office was closed. So her primary care physician suggested going to an emergency room to be safe.

4 Nov 2022

Estimating the risk of airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a train carriage

Researchers evaluate the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a mechanically ventilated inter-city train carriage.

30 Oct 2022

UK hospital study explores whether monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosolized droplets and fomites

Researchers conducted an observational study to determine environmental contamination with the monkeypox virus in the hospital isolation rooms of monkeypox patients to understand potential exposures to healthcare workers.

20 Oct 2022

Study uses whole genome sequencing to trace SARS-CoV-2 transmission within Welsh hospital

In a new study, researchers used whole genome sequencing to examine the patients-to-staff, staff-to-patients, and staff-to-staff transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals in Wales.

17 Oct 2022

Review on COVID-19 biomedical waste-derived microplastic toxicity

In a new study, researchers reviewed existing literature on the biomedical waste source, elements, and the recent upsurge of microplastics during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

11 Oct 2022

Timely COVID-19 boosters may prevent care facility outbreaks

A new study examines vaccine efficacy during an outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a long-term care facility.

11 Oct 2022

Study suggests colleagues and household members increase SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in hospital employees, not COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers conducted an observational study to assess severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and infection status among Jena University Hospital (JUH) employees.

10 Oct 2022

Study evaluates efficacy of a candidate SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine to protect endangered black-footed-ferrets

In a new study, researchers assessed the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of a candidate SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine in black-footed ferrets (BFF), and investigated the susceptibility of these endangered North American mammals to the virus.

7 Oct 2022

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission via a needlestick injury that occured in Brazil.

21 Sep 2022

Study suggests healthcare personnel have a low risk of developing monkeypox when exposed to infected patients

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has determined how health care personnel (HCP) are affected when exposed to the monkeypox virus and published their findings in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

20 Sep 2022

Lancet report highlights global failures of COVID-19 response, calls for strengthened multilateralism to eradicate pandemic

Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, according to a new Lancet COVID-19 Commission report.

14 Sep 2022

Transmission of monkeypox virus atypical and unique in 2022

In a recent study published in the journal Viruses, researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases identified and presented all the relevant research on the monkeypox virus (MPXV) to draw inferences about the 2022 MPXV outbreak.

13 Sep 2022

Respirator masks used by anesthetists associated with 38% increased risk of airway complications in patients

Personal protective equipment (PPE) was rarely out of the news throughout the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Sep 2022

Outlook towards Monkeypox vaccination in healthcare workers of France and Belgium

In a new study, researchers performed a cross-sectional study to evaluate the outlook of healthcare workers (HCWs) of France and Belgium towards Monkeypox virus (MPXV) vaccination.

30 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

Overview of Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana

Researchers described the Marburg virus (MARV) July 2022 outbreak in Ghana and efforts globally to curtail MARV transmission.

23 Aug 2022

Clinicopathological correlations and obstetric management of pregnant women with monkeypox virus infection

Researchers described the impact, potential mechanisms, and management of maternal and fetal monkeypox virus infections.