Author: Claudinne Miller
Namibia’s health ministry declares outbreak of mpox in Swakopmund
Reuters Namibia’s ministry of health and social services on Sunday declared an outbreak of mpox in the city of Swakopmund. “Surveillance, contact tracing, and response teams have been activated to contain the spread,” the ministry said in a post on Facebook.
Oct 22, 2025
Hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak hits 31 schools, day cares in Tennessee county
ABC News An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has hit Tennessee, affecting dozens of schools in Shelby County, which includes the city of Memphis. The county health department said cases were first identified in August, but health officials were not notified until early September. Since then, 31 schools and three child care […]
Oct 22, 2025
Three cases of severe mpox reported in California, health officials say
Guardian Unrelated cases mark first time clade I of disease formerly known as monkeypox has spread within US, officials say. Three California residents have been infected with clade I mpox, a more severe strain of the virus formerly known as monkeypox – marking the first time this type of mpox has spread within the US, health officials said […]
Oct 22, 2025
Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics
Wired One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria tested in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health Organization. All were related to various common diseases. The proliferation of difficult-to-treat bacterial diseases represents a growing threat, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report. The report reveals that, between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance increased […]
Oct 22, 2025
Bird Flu Is Back
NYT After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. Bird flu is back. After a quiet summer, the virus has hit dozens of poultry flocks, resulting in the deaths of nearly seven million farmed birds in the United […]
Oct 22, 2025
More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona
NYT In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic. Just as one large measles outbreak peters out in the United States, another outbreak of the virus has taken off along the border of Utah and Arizona. The new outbreak began in August and has sickened more than 100 people, making it the second-largest […]
Oct 22, 2025
Shingles Vaccine Tied to Drops in Heart Disease, Dementia, Death
MedPageToday Having herpes zoster (shingles) boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but shingles vaccination reduced some risks for older adults, analyses presented at the IDWeekopens in a new tab or window annual meeting suggested. Among more than 174,000 people with a mean age of 59, those who developed a herpes zoster infection were at […]
Oct 22, 2025
Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives
Seattle Times As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins. The shutdown has halted dashboards and expert analysis from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors indicators such as wastewater to provide early […]
Oct 22, 2025
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade
Nature Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) extend survival in many patients with cancer but are ineffective in patients without pre-existing immunity1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Although personalized mRNA cancer vaccines sensitize tumours to ICIs by directing immune attacks against preselected antigens, personalized vaccines are limited by complex and time-intensive manufacturing processes10,11,12,13,14. Here we show that mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also […]
Oct 22, 2025
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors
AP The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to […]
Oct 22, 2025