Author: Claudinne Miller
Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. — Is it time for a vaccine?
NBC The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed “razor blade throat,” comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without a Covid shot. As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? […]
Jul 23, 2025
HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from All U.S. Influenza Vaccines
HHS U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took action Tuesday signing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States. This move follows a 5-1-1 vote at the ACIP’s June 25-26 […]
Jul 23, 2025
Gambia declares mpox outbreak
Daily News The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on July 22 with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections. Mpox remains an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director said last month, amid a rise in west Africa. “A case of mpox has been detected in the country through the […]
Jul 23, 2025
West Africa’s Clade II Mpox Outbreak Expands
Vax Before Travel The WHO Director-General recently determined that the upsurge of mpox cases in Africa continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern and issued temporary recommendations to States Parties as of July 10, 2025. The first human case of mpox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]
Jul 23, 2025
Scientists Crack Genome of Soft Tick That Threatens Pigs and People
Pork Business Not only is the Ornithodoros turicata tick a potential vector of the ASF virus, but it also carries human relapsing fever, a severe bacterial infection. Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Baylor College of Medicine have mapped the DNA of a tick that can spread African swine fever (ASF), a deadly disease in pigs. Not only is the Ornithodoros […]
Jul 23, 2025
Why are tick bites sending so many people to the emergency room this summer?
NBC News While working as a youth camp doctor in upstate New York earlier this summer, Dr. Matt Harris noticed he was removing a dozen ticks from campers each day, more than in years prior. Harris, an emergency medicine doctor at Northwell Medicine, said summer camp isn’t the only place seeing a surge of tick bites: […]
Jul 23, 2025
Why are tick bites sending so many people to the emergency room this summer?
NBC Tick-related hospital visits reached their peak in May, the highest since 2019. While working as a youth camp doctor in upstate New York earlier this summer, Dr. Matt Harris noticed he was removing a dozen ticks from campers each day, more than in years prior. Harris, an emergency medicine doctor at Northwell Medicine, said […]
Jul 23, 2025
What affects the transmission of tick-borne pathogens?
DVM 360 “How long does [a] tick have to feed to transmit an infection?” Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM, Krull-Ewing professor of parasitology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, posed to her audience during a lecture at the 2025 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention in Washington, […]
Jul 23, 2025
CDC says COVID-related emergency room visits climbing especially among young children
CBS Video CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about the CDC’s latest alert showing a rise in COVID cases nationwide and the highest rate of ER visits for young kids since March.
Jul 23, 2025
FDA Rapid Antigen COVID Tests Hold Up After Approval—But Oversight Still Lacking
Global Biodefense Systematic review reveals most FDA-authorized SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests maintain high accuracy after approval—though some underperform, highlighting need for continued oversight. A newly published analysis in Clinical Microbiology and Infection provides critical insights into the diagnostic accuracy of FDA-authorized SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests. Conducted by researchers from Cochrane Denmark and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO), this […]
Jul 23, 2025