Author: Claudinne Miller
Vaccination in the Age of Memes: An Exploration of Digital Health
PubMed This study explores how internet memes serve as digital communication tools in public health discourse, influencing public perceptions by spreading both accurate and misleading health information. Utilizing a dual qualitative approach, Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) and Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), this study examined 99 vaccine-related memes shared online during the 2019 and 2025 measles […]
Jan 14, 2026
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach
BBC Mystery surrounds the appearance of hundreds of Victorian hobnailed shoes which have washed ashore on a beach. The black leather boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, were discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools on Ogmore By Sea Beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Emma Lamport from the Beach […]
Jan 14, 2026
Mpox Clade Ib Arrives in Mexico
Vax Before Travel Mexican health authorities recently confirmed the country’s first case of mpox caused by clade Ib of the monkeypox virus (MPXV). According to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 9, 2026, the affected individual is an adult male with a recent travel history to Germany. He is currently receiving […]
Jan 14, 2026
Madagascar reports 1st mpox outbreak
Outbreak News Today The Madagascar Ministry of Health declared an mpox outbreak in Mahajanga I urban commune, Boeny region at the end of 2025. The declaration followed confirmation of five samples by PCR at the National Medical Analysis Laboratory and the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar. As of January 2, 2026, 35 mpox cases, of which […]
Jan 14, 2026
The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent
NPR The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, […]
Jan 14, 2026
COVID-19 lockdowns in Nordic countries saved working-age men but not women
UC Berkeley Working-age men (15–64 years old) die more frequently than working-age women in nearly all societies that measure vital statistics. One reason for this disparity may be that men tend to behave in ways that are riskier. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, countries restrained risky behavior to reduce the spread of infection. This allowed […]
Jan 14, 2026
Cat Disease Challenges What Scientists Thought About Coronaviruses
UC Davis Study Finds Viruses May Hide and Persist in Immune Cells. esearchers at the University of California, Davis, have uncovered new details about how a once-deadly coronavirus disease in cats spreads through the immune system. The findings may help scientists better understand long COVID and other long-lasting inflammatory illnesses in people. The disease, feline […]
Jan 14, 2026
Alzheimer’s Protein Detected in Long COVID Patients
Respiratory Therapy Patients with neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein linked to neurodegenerative diseases and found in many Alzheimer’s patients. A study of 227 individuals who experienced neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection – such as headaches, vertigo, balance dysregulation, changes in taste/smell, and brain […]
Jan 14, 2026
Heart Failure Deaths Have Accelerated in US Since Covid Pandemic
Bloomberg The Covid pandemic didn’t just kill people directly. It appears to have accelerated a long-brewing reversal in US heart failure deaths, with mortality climbing faster since 2020 after years of decline, new research shows. The increases have been most pronounced among younger adults and Black Americans, pointing to disruptions in care and worsening conditions such as diabetes, obesity and […]
Jan 14, 2026
Kansas bird flu outbreak is worst in nation
High Plains News “H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with sporadic human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers,” according to CDC. TOPEKA — Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 […]
Jan 14, 2026