Author: Claudinne Miller
COVID, Flu, and RSV: Which Virus Has the Worst Outcomes?
MedPageToday COVID-19 still worse, but differences narrowed in 2023-2024 season compared with prior yearSARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with more severe disease outcomes than influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the 2022-2023 respiratory illness season, while differences were less striking during the 2023-2024 season, according to a retrospective cohort study of veterans. The 30-day risk […]
Jan 28, 2025
Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from Covid
AFP A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures five years later, experts warn. Vaccine scepticism was around long before Covid but the pandemic “served as an accelerant, helping to turn a niche movement into […]
Jan 22, 2025
New case of more spreadable mpox detected
BBC A new case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in East Sussex, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. First detected in central Africa, this variant of the virus appears to transmit more easily between people. Symptoms include pus-filled lesions, fever, headaches and low energy. The individual is now under specialist care at Guy’s […]
Jan 22, 2025
Texas A&M, University of Minnesota receive $3.8M for Mpox treatment research
KRHD TX Researchers from Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the University of Minnesota have received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop antiviral treatments for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. The disease, which causes rashes and blisters, remains a significant public health concern in […]
Jan 22, 2025
Covering an Mpox Outbreak in Congo: Mile After Mile of Muck
NYT A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa. Last July, I read an article in a medical journal about a puzzling new strain of the mpox virus that had turned up in Kamituga, a scrappy mining […]
Jan 22, 2025
Farmers and Doctors
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Jan 22, 2025
Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda — Centering Both Evidence and Equity
NEJM The final months of 2024 brought several developments that will have far-reaching implications for global health delivery efforts in the years to come. Closest to home for those of us in the United States, the results of our federal elections raise the possibility of reduced investment in shared defenses against epidemics and the weakening […]
Jan 22, 2025
The H5N1 Outbreak: Clinical Case Updates
NEJM While most human disease in the current influenza A(H5N1) outbreak has been mild, severe cases have been reported; thus, vigilance is required. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have spread across continents since 2021, most recently causing an outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle. Now, CDC investigators describe the clinical characteristics of influenza A (H5N1) […]
Jan 22, 2025
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Science Daily Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This strain shows an increased ability to cause disease and is more effective at replicating in the brain. Good news: Current approved antiviral treatments remain effective against this strain. Researchers at […]
Jan 22, 2025
Are Women More Prone To Long Covid Than Men?
Forbes Women are at a higher risk of developing long Covid than men. However, men are more likely to suffer from severe Covid-19 infections and have higher mortality rates, according to a new JAMA study. More specifically, women are 1.31 times more likely to have long Covid than their male counterparts. “A review of the literature combined […]
Jan 22, 2025