Author: Claudinne Miller
New antiviral compounds show broad protection against COVID-19 variants
Medical News Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous novel antiviral therapeutic agents have been developed to target key proteases involved in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication. Nirmatrelvir and ensitrelvir, for example, are main protease (Mpro) inhibitors that are currently approved for the clinical treatment of COVID-19. The […]
Apr 30, 2025
Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It
Wired Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI. Anti-vaccine activists with close ties to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are falsely claiming that the measles public health crisis in Texas is caused by a “bioweapon” targeting the Mennonite community. […]
Apr 23, 2025
Are we ready for the next one?
Johns Hopkins What COVID, five years later, can teach us in an age of pandemics. From afar, the images look like clusters of tiny, multicolored dots strewn across paper. “But the dots tell a story,” immunologist Gigi Gronvall says about the two prints she framed and hung behind her desk at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. […]
Apr 23, 2025
Countries Agree on Treaty Aimed at Preventing Global Health Crises
NYT The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office. After three years of contentious negotiations, the member nations of the World Health Organization have agreed on a draft of a “pandemic treaty” designed to help […]
Apr 23, 2025
Pandemics, pathogens and being prepared: why the work to identify emerging threats never stops
The Guardian As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseases Supported by About this content Kat Lay, Global health correspondentWed 23 Apr 2025 03.50 EDTShare Prof Emma Thomson is someone who knows a […]
Apr 23, 2025
Plasmodium cynomolgi: potential emergence of new zoonotic malaria in Southeast Asia
BMC The reported cases of Plasmodium cynomolgi in Southeast Asia pose a significant public health concern. Sporadic reports of human Plasmodium cynomolgi infections have increased in the past few years, raising attention regarding its potential impact on human populations. Further compounding this issue are the morphological similarities between P. cynomolgi and the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax, which may lead to misdiagnosis […]
Apr 23, 2025
Is Covid Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors
WSJ Millions of long-Covid patients continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties. Five years after the pandemic’s start, millions of Americans are still struggling with long-lasting symptoms of Covid-19. Cognitive difficulties are among the most troubling and common symptoms in people both old and young. These ailments can be severe enough to leave former professionals like Ken Todd […]
Apr 23, 2025
New Antimicrobial Paint Kills Flu, MRSA, and COVID-19 on Contact
SciTechDaily A new bacteria-killing paint shows powerful promise in eliminating dangerous pathogens like MRSA and COVID-19 from hard surfaces. nfused with chlorhexidine, a trusted dental disinfectant, the coating works on plastics and metals and activates once dry. Collaborating with industrial paint maker Indestructible Paint, the team aims to bring this innovation to hospitals, public transport, and even […]
Apr 23, 2025
Mpox found in North Carolina wastewater testing samples: What that means
15 News North Carolina health officials are warning the public and medical practitioners to be on alert after a type of mpox never before found in the state was detected during routine wastewater testing. In an April 22 news release, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said the virus—formerly known as monkeypox—was found during […]
Apr 23, 2025