Author: Claudinne Miller
Social histories of public health misinformation and infodemics: case studies of four pandemics
The Lancet Recognition of misinformation as a public health threat and interest in infodemics, defined as an inundation of information accompanying an epidemic or acute health event, have increased worldwide. However, scientists have no consensus on how to best define and identify misinformation and other essential characteristics of infodemics. We conducted a narrative review of […]
Nov 20, 2024
Florida has more than 100 mpox cases. Now, a more severe form has been reported in U.S.
Miami Herald The United States has reported its first confirmed case of the more contagious form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued a health advisory, stating that while the country’s risk for the more severe form of mpox remains low, doctors should be on […]
Nov 20, 2024
Study: Covid infections linked to cancer regression
WGN Chicago VIDEO A new study led by researchers at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has revealed a connection between COVID-19 infection and cancer regression. Dr. Ankit Bharat is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern Medicine joined the WGN Evening News to talk about the findings. Continue […]
Nov 20, 2024
Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection
BBC Before Long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are starting to unravel their secrets. Since an acute infection with Covid-19 in the summer of 2023, Rachael Edwards has been battling a fatigue so crippling that it has left her bedridden for weeks at […]
Nov 20, 2024
60% of Americans say they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
Pew Research Center Six-in-ten Americans say they will probably not get an updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine, according to an October Pew Research Center survey. Smaller shares say they probably will get an updated vaccine (24%) or have already received one (15%). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the updated vaccine to everyone ages 6 months and […]
Nov 20, 2024
Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US
ScienceAlert Blood samples from 115 dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado reveal cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu have been occurring undetected in humans. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers found 7 percent of those tested between June and August 2024 had antibodies from the highly virulent form of H5N1 in their blood. The good news […]
Nov 20, 2024
It’s a virus you may not have heard of. Here’s why scientists are worried about it
NPR A little-known virus is getting a lot of attention this year. It’s called Oropouche, and it’s been making headlines because of a notable increase in diagnoses. So far in 2024 there have been over 10,000 cases, mainly in South America and the Caribbean. The vast majority are in Brazil. By contrast, the total Oropouche […]
Nov 20, 2024
First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases. On November 15, 2024, the California Department of Public […]
Nov 20, 2024
Oahu’s first case of Avian flu traced back to a Duck rescue in Wahiawa
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Nov 20, 2024
One in 20 Adults With RSV Hospitalized, Study Shows
MedPageToday Among adults with outpatient respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections across six RSV seasons, roughly one in 20 were hospitalized within 28 days, according to a large cohort study that used data from three health record databases. In the cohort of over 67,000 patients with outpatient medically attended RSV infections, hospitalization rates were 4.5% to […]
Nov 20, 2024