Author: Claudinne Miller
Colorado reports human case of bubonic plague in Montezuma County
The Journal Montezuma County Public Health has identified a human case of plague in a resident, according to a news release Monday from the department. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Montezuma County Public Health Department continue to investigate the case and “will provide additional information as it becomes available,” the news […]
Jun 27, 2023
Long COVID: answers emerge on how many people get better
Nature Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition. More than three years after SARS-CoV-2 began its global spread, an estimated 65 million or more people1 are still living with the often devastating effects of long COVID — and scientists are still struggling to understand this […]
Jun 27, 2023
Avian flu cases in Brazilian wild birds continue
Watt Poultry To date, highly pathogenic avian influenza has not been confirmed in commercial poultry in Brazil. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to evade commercial poultry flocks in Brazil, but a new report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) shows that the virus remains present in the country’s wild bird population. According to the […]
Jun 27, 2023
New scheme aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster
Reuters Three global health bodies are teaming up to investigate stockpiling experimental vaccines for rare infectious diseases so the shots can be tested more quickly when outbreaks happen, a top official from vaccine alliance Gavi told Reuters. The initiative will be led by Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness […]
Jun 27, 2023
First U.S. malaria cases diagnosed in decades in Florida and Texas
Reuters Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The four Florida cases, along with one in Texas, have been diagnosed over a period […]
Jun 27, 2023
How a Toilet Plunger Improved CPR
New York Times The conventional method for chest compressions doesn’t have a great success rate. Doctors are pumping it up with a high-tech plunger. In 1988, a 65-year-old man’s heart stopped at home. His wife and son didn’t know CPR, so in desperation they grabbed a toilet plunger to get his heart going until an ambulance showed […]
Jun 20, 2023
What COVID-19 variants are going around in June 2023?
Nebraska Medicine There are currently more than 9,747 patients hospitalized in the United States per week, with 16% of those being ICU patients. The test positivity rate for the week of June 2-8 was 7.2%. When test positivity is above 5%, transmission is considered uncontrolled. Since many are using home tests that are not reported through public […]
Jun 20, 2023
FDA asks drugmakers to update Covid boosters to target XBB.1.5 for the fall
NBC The updated shots are expected to be distributed as early as September as part of a fall booster campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it was advising drugmakers to update the Covid booster shots to target XBB.1.5, the predominant coronavirus strain in the United States. The announcement came a day after an advisory […]
Jun 20, 2023
The Conversation Climate change is already having, and will continue to have, a significant effect on global health. This is likely to be greatest in rural poorer populations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, richer countries, such as the UK, will also probably be on the receiving end of emerging infectious disease threats as the country warms. Infections that are […]
Jun 20, 2023
Research explains the role of high cholesterol in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
Medical Xpress A recent study has unveiled the doorway that SARS-CoV2 uses to slip inside cells undetected. SARS-CoV-2 uses the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, to infect human cells. However, this receptor alone does not paint a complete picture of how the virus enters cells. ACE2 is like a doorknob; when SARS-CoV-2 grabs it and […]
Jun 20, 2023