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CDC adds almost 100 new cases to expanding US measles outbreak
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (782+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed 94 new measles infections—most of them in Pennsylvania—bringing the US total for the year to 2,465, the agency said in its weekly update. The numbers likely provide additional data to move…...
Lawmakers seek to boost new antibiotic development
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (445+ words) US lawmakers this week introduced a bipartisan bill that would aid efforts to develop new antibiotics. The Stop Superbugs Act, introduced this week by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), would authorize the National Institutes of Health's…...
Study details long COVID’s effect on patients’ wellbeing
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (640+ words) Working-age adults living with long COVID feel less satisfied with life, experience less happiness, and have less hope, according to a study published this week in BMC Public Health. The paper highlights the association between having long COVID and poorer…...
WHO, Africa CDC urge scale-up of efforts to contain Ebola outbreak
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (593+ words) WHO / Natalie Ridgard The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) yesterday called for an “urgent scale-up” of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the outbreak continues to grow....
Analysis: Cervical cancer screenings vary widely among federally funded health centers
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (605+ words) Community health centers in Washington and Idaho have adopted new methods of screening for cervical cancer at different rates, which a recent study in the journal BMC Primary Care says could point to possible gaps in care and limited resources....
‘The worst is behind us’: Cyclospora outbreak seems to be slowing in Michigan
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1075+ words) Indiana Public Media / Flickr cc The Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, which has sickened 12,485 people, sent 279 people to the hospital, and caused two deaths, appears to be waning. “The worst is behind us, at least based on the data we have…...
Severe COVID may awaken dormant viruses, leading to autoimmune disease, long COVID
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (847+ words) Most people carry eight to 12 generally harmless viruses at any given time. But now, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin conclude that severe COVID-19 infections can reactivate these viruses, leading to worse clinical outcomes, autoimmune diseases, and other…...
Study: Nursing homes should prioritize decolonization to reduce presence of multidrug-resistant organisms
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (373+ words) A study conducted in two Southern California nursing homes found that only universal decolonization of residents was associated with reduced carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and bedroom contamination, with daily enhanced cleaning providing no added benefit, researchers reported yesterday in…...
First mRNA flu shot gets FDA approval, raising hopes for a more effective vaccine
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (574+ words) Olivier Le Moal / iStock A first-of-its-kind flu shot using mRNA technology has been approved for adults 50 years of age and older by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Moderna's mFlusiva is the company's fourth mRNA-based product approved in the United…...
Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (697+ words) HHS / Wikimedia Commons The US Senate today voted to confirm Erica Schwarz, MD, MPH, JD, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vote was 51 to 44 in favor of confirming Schwartz, who spent 24 years in the…...