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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.

Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out covid’s next wave

Gwyneth Paige didn't want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer.

18 Jul 2022

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America's future battles against infectious diseases.

18 Jul 2022

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Fresh off the Federal Trade Commission's successful challenges to four hospital mergers, the Biden administration's new majority on the commission is primed to more aggressively combat consolidation in the health care industry than it has in past years.

18 Jul 2022

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

Researchers developed a novel, rapid and accurate qRT-PCR-based method to detect Omicron sublineages BA.1/BA.1.1 and BA.2 in patient samples.

18 Jul 2022

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

Researchers found that late generation of functional SARS-CoV-2-selective circulating T follicular helper cells correlated with severe illness.

18 Jul 2022

The state of antimicrobial resistance in the United States immediately following the 2020 peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance.

18 Jul 2022

How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?

Researchers investigated the effects of different recovery paths of COVID-19 on human health and environmental and food sustainability.

18 Jul 2022

Researchers assess the evolution and diversity of monkeypox virus genomes using phylogenomic analysis

In a recent study published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, researchers phylogenomically analyzed the monkeypox virus.

18 Jul 2022

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

A new study examines the feelings of pregnant women towards the COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Jul 2022

Reduced desire for pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in plans to become pregnant.

17 Jul 2022

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

Researchers examined neonates born to mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 and were admitted to the NICU.

17 Jul 2022

The potential of circular RNA COVID-19 vaccines

A new MedComm study describes the potential use of circular ribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccines.

17 Jul 2022

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

Individuals with a history of Lyme disease, caused by tick bites are at a higher risk of severe COVID-19.

17 Jul 2022

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

As the coronavirus waves keep coming and cases are on the rise once again, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched a $577 million effort to develop antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses with high pandemic potential.

15 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

New study calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply

Increased demand for water will be the No. 1 threat to food security in the next 20 years, followed closely by heat waves, droughts, income inequality and political instability, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study which calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply.

15 Jul 2022

WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics, especially in resource-poor countries, in a report that examines technology gaps and opportunities.

15 Jul 2022

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

15 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

What role did local governments have in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers described the role of local governments in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across 25 cities.

15 Jul 2022

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Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out covid’s next wave

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

The state of antimicrobial resistance in the United States immediately following the 2020 peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?

Researchers assess the evolution and diversity of monkeypox virus genomes using phylogenomic analysis

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

Reduced desire for pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic

Study confirms rarity of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to newborns

The potential of circular RNA COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

New study calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply

WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

What role did local governments have in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

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