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The virology, epidemiology, transmission, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies associated with monkeypox

Scientists have described the epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies of monkeypox infection among humans.

6 Sep 2022

‘He stood his ground’: California state Senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws

A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country's strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature later this year after a momentous tenure that made him a top target of the boisterous and burgeoning movement against vaccination mandates.

6 Sep 2022

Meet Mary Wakefield, the nurse administrator tasked with revamping the CDC

It’s been a rough couple of years for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facing a barrage of criticism for repeatedly mishandling its response to the covid-19 pandemic and more recently monkeypox, the agency has acknowledged it failed and needs to change.

6 Sep 2022

Myocarditis cases among young males after COVID-19 vaccines remain rare and mild, study finds

A new study from Israel found that the risk of developing myocarditis among males ages 16 to 19 years was about 1 in 15,000 after third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and the cases were rare and mild, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

5 Sep 2022

Neurological manifestations associated with monkeypox infection

A new study presents current information regarding the neurological presentations and complications of monkeypox infection.

5 Sep 2022

Young people likely to have increased cholesterol, high BMI, and reduced physical stamina post Covid

Healthy young people with just a mild Covid infection can sometimes suffer temporary post-infection consequences such as tiredness, loss of smell and taste or reduced fertility.

5 Sep 2022

Inequalities are the most significant threat to public health, top doctor warns

Inequalities are the most significant threat to public health in the UK, a top doctor has warned ahead of a major conference at the Royal Society of Medicine.

5 Sep 2022

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

Leading clinicians and medical researchers in India say they are aghast at the media reports that portray hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — a common, relatively mild, viral infection afflicting children — as caused by a new virus responsible for what is dubbed as 'tomato flu'.

5 Sep 2022

Are current COVID-19 vaccines in England effective against severe BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-lineage infections?

Researchers investigated the vaccine efficacy of various COVID-19 vaccines against the BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 sub-lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

5 Sep 2022

Bronchodilators do little to help people without COPD but have smoking-related respiratory symptoms

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have found that dual bronchodilators - long-lasting inhalers that relax the airways and make it easier to breathe - do little to help people who do not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but who do have respiratory symptoms and a history of smoking.

5 Sep 2022

Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 to neutralization by monoclonal antibodies and sera

Researchers assessed the sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 spike protein to neutralization by monoclonal antibodies and sera obtained from Swedish individuals.

5 Sep 2022

Regular moderate-intensity exercise may reduce risk of COVID-19 infection and severity

Regular physical activity is linked to a lower risk of COVID-19 infection and severity, including hospital admission and death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

5 Sep 2022

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

Researchers described two cases of human monkeypox and deep skin infection.

5 Sep 2022

What is the impact of inter-individual heterogeneity on the degree and duration of vaccinal protection against mild and severe COVID-19?

Researchers suggested ways to address heterogeneity in immune responses conferred by COVID-19 vaccines.

5 Sep 2022

Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

A new Tel Aviv University study rejects assertions, according to which the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak is in bats. According to the study, bats have a highly effective immune system that enables them to deal relatively easily with viruses considered lethal for other mammals.

5 Sep 2022

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Scientists have long known that temperature changes impact the incidence of heart attacks. However, most of the research done so far has been in temperate climates, where temperatures range widely.

2 Sep 2022

Analysis sheds light on the delay to recognize airborne transmission of the coronavirus

Millions of people have died of coronavirus infection since 2020 because influential institutions took too long to recognize that it is primarily airborne, and a new University of Colorado Boulder-led historical analysis sheds light on the delay.

2 Sep 2022

Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in the young population via insulin resistance pathway

In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine concludes.

2 Sep 2022

CDC provides latest updates on the number of individuals infected with E. coli O157 outbreak strain

A CDC investigation notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2022/o157h7-08-22/index.html

2 Sep 2022

Researchers study the long-term consequences of Finland’s first vaccine mandate against smallpox

Researchers from University of Turku investigated how the vaccine mandate against the deadly childhood infection smallpox was successful at increasing vaccination coverage in 19th century Finland.

2 Sep 2022

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The virology, epidemiology, transmission, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies associated with monkeypox

‘He stood his ground’: California state Senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws

Meet Mary Wakefield, the nurse administrator tasked with revamping the CDC

Myocarditis cases among young males after COVID-19 vaccines remain rare and mild, study finds

Neurological manifestations associated with monkeypox infection

Young people likely to have increased cholesterol, high BMI, and reduced physical stamina post Covid

Inequalities are the most significant threat to public health, top doctor warns

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

Are current COVID-19 vaccines in England effective against severe BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-lineage infections?

Bronchodilators do little to help people without COPD but have smoking-related respiratory symptoms

Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 to neutralization by monoclonal antibodies and sera

Regular moderate-intensity exercise may reduce risk of COVID-19 infection and severity

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

What is the impact of inter-individual heterogeneity on the degree and duration of vaccinal protection against mild and severe COVID-19?

Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Analysis sheds light on the delay to recognize airborne transmission of the coronavirus

Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in the young population via insulin resistance pathway

CDC provides latest updates on the number of individuals infected with E. coli O157 outbreak strain

Researchers study the long-term consequences of Finland’s first vaccine mandate against smallpox

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