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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.

New method enhances detection of health threats in wastewater

Analyzing wastewater has the potential to alert authorities about thousands of health threats at once, from antimicrobial resistance to cholera, according to new research from several European universities.

17 Sep 2024

Seabirds' food-stealing behavior may facilitate spread of deadly avian flu

The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021 – and in rare cases can be transmitted to humans – may be spread through the food-stealing behaviour of some seabirds.

16 Sep 2024

Brain measurements prove more accurate in predicting mild cognitive impairment

University of Oklahoma researchers recently published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain's ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better predictors of mild cognitive impairment than risk factors like hypertension and high cholesterol.

16 Sep 2024

UC study explores airborne transmission of MRSA in hospital settings

Even in a post-pandemic world, frontline health care workers face many occupational challenges, and exposure to infection is among them.

16 Sep 2024

Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

Numerous social and structural factors, including immigration status, socioeconomic position and access to health care, contribute to differences in cardiovascular health and heart disease risk for Asian Americans, and these factors affect Asian ethnic subgroups in different ways, according to a new scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation.

16 Sep 2024

SARS-CoV-2 exposure stabilizes BMI in infected adults while others see shifts

Real-world study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 infection influences body mass index, showing stable BMI in infected individuals while unexposed and pre-pandemic groups saw changes.

16 Sep 2024

Cardiovascular risks of COVID-19 antivirals

Study reviews cardiovascular side effects linked to antiviral therapies for COVID-19, highlighting the need for careful consideration when prescribing these drugs to high-risk patients.

16 Sep 2024

Breakthrough in artificial sugars could revolutionize disease diagnosis and treatment

Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever before.

16 Sep 2024

Australians with health conditions strongly advocate for ongoing COVID-19 safety measures

Study reveals that over half of Australians with underlying health conditions continue to support and follow COVID-19 mitigation measures, highlighting the ongoing public health concerns despite eased government mandates.

15 Sep 2024

NIH funds new research to combat emerging viruses

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $14 million per year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to participate in a broad national effort to develop "plug-and-play" vaccines and antibody-based therapies against a wide range of emerging viruses. The grant is part of NIAID's new Research and Development of Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Pandemic Preparedness (ReVAMPP) Network, which was announced earlier today.

14 Sep 2024

New research network focuses on high-priority viruses

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Currently, many of the diseases caused by these pathogens have no available vaccines or therapeutics, and investing in this research is key to preparing for potential public health crises - both in the United States and around the world. NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) expects to commit approximately $100 million per year to fund the program, pending the availability of funds.

14 Sep 2024

AI-powered treatment allocation improves public health outcomes

A new study sheds light on a promising approach using machine learning to more effectively allocate medical treatments during a pandemic or any time there's a shortage of therapeutics.

14 Sep 2024

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 triggers diabetes by destroying pancreatic cells

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people who already have it.

13 Sep 2024

Study links COVID-19 to higher benzodiazepine use in postpartum women

New research from the University of Georgia suggests the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an unexpected side effect for postpartum women: more benzodiazepine prescriptions.

13 Sep 2024

New mechanism aims to ensure equitable distribution of mpox vaccines and treatments

In coordination with Member States, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have established an access and allocation mechanism for mpox medical countermeasures including vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tests.

13 Sep 2024

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia High School shooting

About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow with two students and two adults suffering from panic attacks and extreme anxiety, not bullet wounds.

13 Sep 2024

Cancer cases in the US continued to be underdiagnosed during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer diagnosis rates between 2021 and 2020.

13 Sep 2024

Study reveals significant increase in drug overdoses in Colombia among young women

Overdose rates in Colombia involving illegal opioids, hallucinogens, stimulants and sedative psychotropic medication increased greatly during 2018-2021, mainly caused by overdoses in young women, according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

12 Sep 2024

COVID-19 vaccines prevented millions of deaths across Latin America and the Caribbean, study shows

Researchers estimate that COVID-19 vaccines averted between 610,000 and 2.62 million deaths in select Latin American and Caribbean countries from early 2021 to May 2022.

12 Sep 2024

Study links higher screen time with poorer language skills in young children

Screens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives - which means they've also become part of children's lives too.

12 Sep 2024

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New method enhances detection of health threats in wastewater

Seabirds' food-stealing behavior may facilitate spread of deadly avian flu

Brain measurements prove more accurate in predicting mild cognitive impairment

UC study explores airborne transmission of MRSA in hospital settings

Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

SARS-CoV-2 exposure stabilizes BMI in infected adults while others see shifts

Cardiovascular risks of COVID-19 antivirals

Breakthrough in artificial sugars could revolutionize disease diagnosis and treatment

Australians with health conditions strongly advocate for ongoing COVID-19 safety measures

NIH funds new research to combat emerging viruses

New research network focuses on high-priority viruses

AI-powered treatment allocation improves public health outcomes

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 triggers diabetes by destroying pancreatic cells

Study links COVID-19 to higher benzodiazepine use in postpartum women

New mechanism aims to ensure equitable distribution of mpox vaccines and treatments

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia High School shooting

Cancer cases in the US continued to be underdiagnosed during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Study reveals significant increase in drug overdoses in Colombia among young women

COVID-19 vaccines prevented millions of deaths across Latin America and the Caribbean, study shows

Study links higher screen time with poorer language skills in young children

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