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Vaccine-drug combination reduces life-threatening malaria cases and deaths in children

Giving young children the world's first malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E alongside antimalarial drugs before the rainy season has led to a significant reduction in life-threatening malaria cases and deaths for over five years, according to a landmark study.

25 Aug 2023

New recommendations to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals, according to new recommendations developed by five medical societies and published today in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

25 Aug 2023

The public health humanities framework: A new way to tell stories about COVID-19

A new health humanities essay from the University of Missouri highlights how the narrative of many news stories detailing the challenges of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often emphasized individual experiences.

25 Aug 2023

Water quality may play a role in NTM pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis

High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

25 Aug 2023

Keck Medicine of USC experts highlight the importance of COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines

Over the last few years, the nation has been through multiple rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations. This fall, the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered annually.

25 Aug 2023

Novavax's protein-based COVID vaccine induces broad functional immune response against XBB subvariants, data shows

Novavax, Inc., a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its novel Matrix-M™ adjuvant, today announced that its updated protein-based XBB COVID vaccine candidate induced neutralizing antibody responses to the EG.5.1 and XBB.1.16.6 subvariants in small animal and non-human primate studies.

25 Aug 2023

Ongoing bird flu outbreak makes Finnish authorities to cull 120,000 animals

Finnish authorities have said that due to the ongoing outbreak of Highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on 25 farms across the country they will now have to cull 120,000 animals.

25 Aug 2023

Voluntary collective isolation ineffective in preventing COVID-19 spread among Indigenous populations

Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionally from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Systemic factors including lack of sovereignty, limited infrastructure and discrimination in local health care systems make Indigenous populations vulnerable to infectious diseases.

24 Aug 2023

Disease/Infection News

Vaccine-drug combination reduces life-threatening malaria cases and deaths in children

New recommendations to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

The public health humanities framework: A new way to tell stories about COVID-19

Water quality may play a role in NTM pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis

Keck Medicine of USC experts highlight the importance of COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines

Novavax's protein-based COVID vaccine induces broad functional immune response against XBB subvariants, data shows

Ongoing bird flu outbreak makes Finnish authorities to cull 120,000 animals

Voluntary collective isolation ineffective in preventing COVID-19 spread among Indigenous populations

Genetics and environment influence immune responses to SARS-CoV-2

UTMB research potentially points to an effective treatment for Lassa fever

Gonorrhoea surge in England following COVID-19 restrictions lift

How have inflammatory bowel disease treatments changed after the introduction of biologics?

Novel approach uses machine learning for quick and easy rheumatic disease diagnosis

Differences in immune responses to IL-6 inhibition therapy between male and female COVID-19 patients

Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status

Study finds examining retinal structure could provide markers for Parkinson disease

UC researchers study parasite that causes Chagas disease

Griffith on the brink of technological breakthrough in vaccine development

41% of people with post-viral syndrome had evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Vaccines can help reduce the severity of long-haul COVID

Edoardo Fabini

Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

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