COVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on human health and society. At the height of the global pandemic, most of the world came to a standstill, and millions of lives were lost to the disease. Although advances in health care have significantly reduced the global burden of […]
A woman at Mt Hagen Hospital is told by a nurse (left) in 2004 that she has HIV. A few years ago, PNG was lauded for its efforts to contain the virus, but infection rates are now rising. Photo: AFP The executive director of the civil society group, Businesses for Health (B4H), Ann Clarke says […]
Viral infections are known to be a central cause of more than 10% of cancers worldwide. University of California researchers may have uncovered one of the key reasons why. Their findings were published today in PLOS Pathogens, a journal that reports groundbreaking work to advance understanding of how pathogens impact diseases such as cancer. UC […]
CNN — Men who have sex with men and others who are at high risk of mpox infection should get two doses of the Jynneos vaccine, even now that the recent public health emergency in the United States has passed, according to an independent panel of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control […]
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A new study helps to identify children who are at the highest risk of a severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and who would thus benefit most from new RSV prevention measures. A registry study covering all Finnish and Swedish children and their family members identified 16 major risk factors for a severe RSV infection. […]
Infection Control Today Infection Intel: Staying Ahead With Company Updates and Product Innovations. Infection Intel is a new column for Infection Control Today® (ICT®) that will cover the latest news, including updates on product developments, mergers, and more from companies in the infection control and prevention field.
A lawsuit was filed Thursday against the company that owns and operates a 4S Ranch restaurant recently linked to a number of confirmed or probable cases of E. coli. County officials announced earlier this week that 13 such cases were linked to Miguel’s Cocina, located on Craftsman Way. NBC 7’s Shellye Leggett spoke with customers […]
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2.2 billion people worldwide – nearly one in three of us – are visually impaired. Living with impaired eyesight is never easy in a world designed for those who can see, but in a high-income country, being visually impaired is a disability that is met with many social adaptations. For instance, public signs are translated […]