New COVID-19 strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders first

by Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith thousands of scientists around the world racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, policy makers may need to decide who is at the fron

Updated on: April 12,2024

New COVID-19 strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders first

by Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith thousands of scientists around the world racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, policy makers may need to decide who is at the fron

Updated on:April 12,2024

Bartonella and Babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityPhotographs taken by the parents of a rapid onset, homogeneous, non-pruritic red rash on the upper left arm (arrows) in a 2.5-year-old girl (study

Updated on: July 19,2024

Bartonella and Babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityPhotographs taken by the parents of a rapid onset, homogeneous, non-pruritic red rash on the upper left arm (arrows) in a 2.5-year-old girl (study

Updated on:July 19,2024

Fibrinolytic biomarkers for identifying patients at risk of severe COVID-19

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterSignificant decreases in circulating uPA and uPA/PAI-1 complex levels may be a novel biomarker of COVID-19 severity. Credit: Dr. Koichi Hattori/Juntendo

Updated on: March 20,2024

Fibrinolytic biomarkers for identifying patients at risk of severe COVID-19

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterSignificant decreases in circulating uPA and uPA/PAI-1 complex levels may be a novel biomarker of COVID-19 severity. Credit: Dr. Koichi Hattori/Juntendo

Updated on:March 20,2024

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta

Updated on: September 10,2024

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta

Updated on:September 10,2024

How quickly could measles outbreak spread? Here's what 'worst-case scenario' looks like

by Michelle Marchante, Miami HeraldCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow quickly could measles actually spread in South Florida?An outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Pa

Updated on: March 20,2024

How quickly could measles outbreak spread? Here's what 'worst-case scenario' looks like

by Michelle Marchante, Miami HeraldCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow quickly could measles actually spread in South Florida?An outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Pa

Updated on:March 20,2024

Ending unequal treatment: Strategies to achieve equitable health care and optimal health for all

by Amy McElroy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)Credit: NASEMOn June 26, 2024, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a newreportex

Updated on: August 31,2024

Ending unequal treatment: Strategies to achieve equitable health care and optimal health for all

by Amy McElroy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)Credit: NASEMOn June 26, 2024, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a newreportex

Updated on:August 31,2024

How did a Missouri resident catch bird flu spreading in livestock?

by Natalie Wallington, The Kansas City StarColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainA mysterious human case of the H5N1 bird flu was recently

Updated on: October 05,2024

How did a Missouri resident catch bird flu spreading in livestock?

by Natalie Wallington, The Kansas City StarColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainA mysterious human case of the H5N1 bird flu was recently

Updated on:October 05,2024

WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the o

Updated on: September 10,2024

WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the o

Updated on:September 10,2024

Telemedicine reduces cancellations for care during COVID in large Ohio heath center

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that expanded use of teleme

Updated on: March 30,2024

Telemedicine reduces cancellations for care during COVID in large Ohio heath center

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that expanded use of teleme

Updated on:March 30,2024

Simple blood test could predict risk of long-term COVID-19 lung problems

by University of VirginiaComputerized tomography images of Early- and Late- Resolving COVID associated pulmonary fibrosis and study design. (A) CT images of two COVID survivors displaying resolvi

Updated on: March 19,2024

Simple blood test could predict risk of long-term COVID-19 lung problems

by University of VirginiaComputerized tomography images of Early- and Late- Resolving COVID associated pulmonary fibrosis and study design. (A) CT images of two COVID survivors displaying resolvi

Updated on:March 19,2024

Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response

by University of Utah Health SciencesUniversity of Utah Health critical care specialist Elizabeth Middleton, MD, treats patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. A research team includin

Updated on: April 09,2024

Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response

by University of Utah Health SciencesUniversity of Utah Health critical care specialist Elizabeth Middleton, MD, treats patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. A research team includin

Updated on:April 09,2024

Lolamicin: A Revolutionary Antibiotic Targeting Gram-Negative Bacteria Without Disrupting the Gut Microbiome

Updated on: June 01,2024

Lolamicin: A Revolutionary Antibiotic Targeting Gram-Negative Bacteria Without Disrupting the Gut Microbiome

Updated on:June 01,2024