Pediatrics
New RSV vaccine may prevent illness in infants, seniors
An RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer provides safe and effective protection in both seniors and newborns, clinical trial results show.
Apr 6, 2023
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Infectious Diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disruption from war in Ukraine pushes highly contagious infectious diseases to alarming levels
New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15–18 April), reveals an extremely worrying picture of rising infectious diseases ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
Cracking the puzzle of lower respiratory tract infections in children
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), which includes conditions such as pneumonia, has long been the leading cause of death from communicable agents and a leading cause of death in children worldwide. But despite its ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are autoantibodies in COVID-19 less harmful than previously thought?
Critically ill COVID-19 patients often have antibodies in their blood that bind to the body's own structures, so-called autoantibodies. Scientists from the BIH at Charité and the Max Delbrück Center have now discovered ...
Apr 4, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Cognitive impairment in people living with HIV not made worse by COVID-19 in those who are vaccinated, study suggests
New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15–18 April), finds that people living with HIV (PWH) performed worse on cognitive ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outbreak of typhoid on Dutch ship traced to contaminated drinking water
A large outbreak of typhoid on a ship in the Netherlands has been traced to contaminated water, this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, April 15-18) will hear.
Apr 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tanzania on high alert after Marburg outbreak
Tanzania has heightened disease surveillance and prevention measures to contain its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), which is highly infectious and potentially fatal.
Mar 31, 2023
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Health informatics
Monitoring chronic disease burden: Electronic health records can help meet a serious public health challenge
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of increasing the flow of information on infectious diseases from electronic health records (EHRs) to public health agencies. Less attention has been paid to the value of EHR data ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Medications
Study finds evidence of resistance to COVID-19 drugs
Resistance to Paxlovid is already evident among viral SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug known as a protease inhibitor could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Pediatrics
Low vaccination and immunity rates mean NZ faces a harsh whooping cough winter—what needs to happen
Following the deaths of two infants, doctors and scientists worry New Zealand's whooping cough epidemic could be the worst in years.
Mar 29, 2023
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