Infectious Diseases News

Spain, Portugal Monkeypox Cases Tallies Each Surpass 20 Health authorities in Portugal and Spain reported respectively nine and 14 new confirmed cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in each country above 20.
Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
Monkeypox Outbreak in Europe 'Largest Ever With 100+ Cases More than 100 cases of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, have been reported in Europe, with German officials describing the outbreak as the largest ever in the region.
Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Cross 100 in Europe The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.
Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
FDA, AMA Prepare for Plan COVID Shots for Kids Younger Than 6 The FDA announced a June advisory committee meeting about COVID vaccines for kids younger than 6. The AMA has updated its billing codes ahead of an expected decision on Moderna's shot in this age group
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Response Robust in Young Children Much anticipated findings from Pfizer/BioNTech suggest three doses of COVID-19 vaccine protect kids ages 6 months to 5 years old.
WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
How PAs Can Avoid Malpractice: Go Back to Practice Basics A thorough medical history that focuses on diagnostics can help PAs steer clear of medical errors and their legal ramifications, a medico-legal consultant advises.
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
Opponents of Federal Vaccine Mandate Seek Rehearing A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Associated Press, May 23, 2022
Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says 'I just don’t think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it,' President Joe Biden said.
WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
In Mass., Omicron Linked With Higher Excess Mortality Than Delta The Omicron variant was linked with "substantial" excess mortality in Massachusetts, far greater than the preceding Delta wave, researchers say.
Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
North Korea's Dr Fauci? Health Official Is Face of COVID Campaign Since confirming its first outbreak and declaring a state of emergency last week, North Korea has changed tack: It is releasing detailed data about the spread of the virus
Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2022
Florida Suspends Abortion Clinic After Hospitalizations An abortion clinic that serves women from all over the US South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency order from Florida health officials after two women were hospitalized this year.
Associated Press, May 23, 2022
Air Force Cadets Who Refused COVID Vaccine Won't Be Commissioned As of Saturday, the Air Force is the only military academy in which cadets aren't being commissioned because they refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
NYC Investigates Possible Case of Monkeypox NYC Health said the patient is being cared for, and if early tests come back positive, the tests will be sent to the CDC for confirmation.
WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
COVID-19 Not Linked With High Post-Discharge Event Rate Rates of hospital readmission and death for people with COVID-19 in Alberta and Ontario, Canada, were similar to those for people with other medical conditions, according to a new analysis.
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID Some drugs can be held or reduced for the 5-day course. IDSA has published an online guide. Availability in pharmacies has greatly increased in recent weeks.
Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 Could Be at Root of Mysterious Hepatitis in Kids A chain of events possibly triggered by unrecognized infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be causing the mysterious cases of severe hepatitis reported in hundreds of young children around the world, researchers suggest.
Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
Post-Infection Vaccination May Reduce Long COVID Symptoms on Population Level Vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to a reduction in the burden of long COVID symptoms in the population, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
Doxycycline Bests Azithromycin for Anorectal Chlamydia in Women A 1-week course of doxycycline was superior to a single dose of azithromycin in women with concurrent vaginal and anorectal chlamydia infection in an unblinded randomized controlled trial, mirroring previous results in men.
Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
Famotidine Aids in COVID-19 by Helping Limit Inflammation Researchers have discovered just how the antacid famotidine, commonly sold as Pepcid by a Johnson & Johnson unit, was able to help alleviate COVID-19 symptoms in clinical trials.
Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
CDC Says COVID Hospitalizations to Rise in Most States The forecast, which includes 32 different models across the country, predicts that nearly every US state and territory will see increases in new COVID-19 hospitalizations in the next 2 weeks.
WebMD Health News, May 20, 2022

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