Author: Claudinne Miller
Arthritis and Long COVID: A Double Whammy
MedPageToday Worse pain and less functional ability with lingering virus symptoms, patients say. “Long COVID” lays a particularly heavy burden on people with pre-existing arthritis, a Canadian survey study indicated. Worsened pain and greater functional limitations relative to their status prior to COVID-19 infection were reported by most individuals in Laval, Quebec, who had some […]
Jul 25, 2023
GSK’s Arexvy to lead new RSV vaccines sales race with Moderna a close second: report
Fierce Pharma We waited years for working RSV vaccines and in 2023, in the space of just a few weeks, we had two come all at once, with another on the horizon and a fresh approval for an RSV prevention med. But how will the RSV market shake out? Well, the analysts at GlobalData crunched […]
Jul 25, 2023
California: Here’s Where Covid Is Rising in the San Francisco Bay Area
SF Standard You’ve heard this one before: Covid cases are on the rise in the Bay Area again. New data from Wastewater SCAN—a program that traces levels of viruses and other pathogens in municipal sewershed plans—shows levels of Covid particulate in wastewater are rising in San Francisco’s Oceanside sewershed, which covers much of the city’s […]
Jul 25, 2023
Brazil: animal health emergency declared due to bird flu cases in wild birds
devdiscourse The Brazilian state of Parana, the country’s biggest poultry producer, said on Tuesday it has declared an animal health emergency due to the detection of avian flu cases in wild birds. The move comes after the country’s agriculture ministry directed the states to take such a measure, Parana’s government said in a statement.
Jul 25, 2023
U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December
CBS News Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 10% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the largest percent increase in this key indicator of the virus since December. At least 7,109 admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 15 nationwide, the CDC […]
Jul 25, 2023
Ireland: Devastating bird flu is on the rounds again
Independent Ireland News Bird ‘flu is on the rounds again. You may remember that last year the wild birds most affected by the fatal disease were Gannets. This year it appears so far to be terns in the Republic of Ireland and Black-headed gulls in Northern Ireland that are worst affected. Bird ‘flu has been […]
Jul 25, 2023
Preparing for the next pandemic before it starts
NIH In March 2020, the world changed in the blink of an eye as countries around the world locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19. This often deadly disease, caused by a previously unknown coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, seeded outbreaks across the globe in record time. By the end of 2022, it had killed more […]
Jul 25, 2023
H5N6 avian flu hospitalizes man in China
CIDRAP China has reported another human infection from H5N6 avian influenza, a 64-year-old man from Guangxi province who raises domestic poultry, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The man’s symptoms began on July 3, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment the next day, where he is listed in serious condition. His […]
Jul 25, 2023
Bird flu threatens Norway’s wildlife
Norway News Norway’s northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest outbreak of bird flu ever seen in the country. More than 10,000 dead birds, mostly seagulls and the protected kittiwake, have been found in the Vadsø area alone and the virus was also found in a young dead fox in Tromsø. On […]
Jul 25, 2023
A new device can detect the coronavirus in the air in minutes
Science News If you’ve ever thought it would be great to walk into a room and know whether the virus that causes COVID-19 is hanging around, scientists have a device for you. Researchers have created a machine a little bigger than a toaster that can detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in minutes. It takes only five minutes […]
Jul 25, 2023
