Iran today reported three more COVID-19 cases today, as the number of new infections jumped in South Korea and in Japan, amid several new Diamond Princess developments, including the first two deaths and a US government agency clash over the evacuation of infected passengers. Meanwhile, China reported 394 new cases of the new coronavirus illness, [...]
The current seasonal flu vaccine protects about 45% of recipients against the circulating strains, according to midseason estimates of vaccine effectiveness (VE) published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. A higher percentage, 58%, was seen in the first estimates on effectiveness during Canada’s flu season, which were [...]
Two studies this week in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are addressing some of the questions raised by a study that has linked mass distribution of an antibiotic to African preschool children to reduced childhood mortality. But the answers remain elusive. The studies are offshoots of the MORDOR (Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès [...]
Ten more Hongkongers on the Diamond Princess taken ill with Covid-19 as their government-chartered flight home is being pushed back to Friday First batch of evacuees to return to Hong Kong frustrated with quarantine conditions, with one inviting city leader Carrie Lam to ‘come see for herself’ Kent Wang [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via [...]
Why You Need Good Blood Flow It’s hard to believe, but your body holds about 60,000 miles of blood vessels. Along with your heart and other muscles, they make up your circulatory system. This network of roadways carries blood to every corner of your body. But when your circulation is poor, it slows or blocks [...]
Overdoses, deaths trigger National Public Health Emergency To stem the tide of opioid addiction, Cleveland Clinic is committed to finding new ways to treat pain, say Richard W. Rosenquist, MD, and David Streem, MD. Here’s how: CC0 Creative Commons Pixabay See infographic at healthessentials… The post How Cleveland Clinic Is Fighting the Opioid Crisis appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.
First flight delayed as authorities say they plan to bring as many people as possible home from initial 45, with some who earlier declined offer changing minds City officials express impatience with pace of processing by Japanese authorities, who are prioritising screening according to age Read more… The post Coronavirus: at least 102 Hongkongers on [...]
Executive summary Following an urgent inquiry in ECDC’s EPIS AMR-HAI regarding an increasing number of cases of OXA-244-producing Escherichia coli and identification of a cluster of E. coli sequence type (ST) 38 in Germany, national public health reference laboratories in European Union/European Economic Area countries were invited to submit whole genome sequencing (WGS) data to [...]
CARB-X is awarding Lytica Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA, up to US$5.3 million in non-dilutive funding to develop antibacterial peptides with broad activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria. The company could receive up to $11.6 million in additional funding if the project achieves certain development milestones, for a potential total of $16.9 million. Credit: CDC Read more… The [...]
Officials want to know but predictions vary wildly, from now to after hundreds of millions of people are infected. Coronavirus infections in China continue to swell by thousands a day, prompting epidemiologists to estimate when the outbreak will peak. Some suggest the climax, when the number of new infections in a single day reaches its [...]
