Author: Claudinne Miller
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
New York Times U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe. A form of avian influenza that is highly fatal in birds has been confirmed in U.S. dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas, the Department of Agriculture announced on […]
Mar 26, 2024
Bird flu discovered in U.S. dairy cows is ‘disturbing’
Science Scientist who tracks infections on cattle farms discusses implications of recently announced virus detections. The bird flu virus that has wreaked havoc around the world appears to have surfaced in U.S. dairy cows, the first time this viral subtype has been documented in any cattle. Three U.S. states—Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico—on 25 March […]
Mar 26, 2024
JAMA Question Is an artificial intelligence (AI) deterioration model–enabled intervention associated with a decreased risk of escalations in care during hospitalization? Findings In this cohort study of 9938 patients hospitalized at a single academic center in 2021 and 2022, exposure to the intervention was associated with a 10.4–percentage point absolute risk reduction in the primary composite outcome […]
Mar 26, 2024
Here Are the Viruses to Worry About Right Now
Time As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza, and another respiratory virus are all increasing or have recently peaked in samples from the network’s 190 wastewater treatment facilities, which are located in 41 states. “What we’re […]
Mar 26, 2024
Puerto Rico Declares Public Health Emergency as Dengue Cases Rise
Time Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year. Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified 549 cases of dengue across the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people, with almost half the cases concentrated in the capital of San Juan. Also known as […]
Mar 26, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online.
MedPageToday Online misinformation about vaccines harm patients, undermines trust in science, and places additional burdens on our healthcare system through reduced vaccine uptake. All in all, it is a barrier to protecting public health. As physicians, we see the damages caused by vaccine misinformation firsthand, and we welcome conversations with our patients about vaccine safety […]
Mar 26, 2024
Health Misinformation Is Evolving. Here’s How to Spot It.
NYT The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that involves the Biden administration’s efforts to communicate with social media sites about posts officials believed made false or misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and the pandemic. While the case has primarily focused on a debate around free speech, it also has put a spotlight on the […]
Mar 20, 2024
A protein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme disease
MIT News Researchers also found that a variant of the protein is not as protective against the bacteria and increases susceptibility to the disease. Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks, affects nearly half a million people in the United States every year. In most cases, antibiotics effectively clear the infection, but for some […]
Mar 20, 2024
Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission
NBC The agency is developing a crucial set of guidelines that health care facilities will use to control the spread of infectious diseases for years to come. Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with Covid patients, emergency physician Dr. Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system […]
Mar 19, 2024