All articles tagged: Influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)


Evalytics 25 March at 05.53 AM Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find New research presented at ECCMID 2024 suggests that long COVID may not be distinguishable from other post-viral syndromes like seasonal influenza. Queensland Health researchers found no evidence of increased functional limitations a year after infection, attributing long COVID's impact more to the sheer number of infections rather than its severity. The study surveyed over 5,000 symptomatic indivi 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Evalytics 22 January at 03.28 PM Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way Wastewater testing is effective in detecting infections like mpox, with a 32% likelihood of detection. It's a valuable tool for early disease detection and monitoring, including COVID-19, and will expand to track antibiotic-resistant germs and food poisoning bugs. 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 16 January at 11.49 PM CDC: Although Season Not Over, Flu Activity Is Slowing Down For the first time in months, there has been "a single-week decrease" in flu activity, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But health officials warn that the flu season is far from over, with a surge expected shortly. "Folks try not to seek care # Nursing # Internal Medicine # Emergency Medicine # Pharmacy 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Evalytics 05 January at 08.44 PM Respiratory virus activity is high or increasing in most parts of the US and it still hasn’t peaked CDC warns of rising respiratory virus cases in the US, driven by increased COVID-19 hospitalizations, especially among children, and a surge in flu and RSV cases. Low vaccination rates remain a concern. 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Evalytics 27 November at 06.14 PM WHO asks China for more information on spike in pediatric respiratory illnesses The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking more information from China about a rise in respiratory illnesses and pneumonia in children, following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. This increase is linked to various pathogens, including influenza and RSV. There are also reports of undiagnosed pediatric pneumonia cases in northern China. The WHO has requested detailed data from China and adv 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 09 November at 04.02 PM Coadministration of COVID-19, Influenza Vaccines Seems Effective Coadministration of the BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2-biv) and seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) generally has similar effectiveness against COVID-19- and SIV-related outcomes compared with administration of each vaccine alone, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Leah J. McGrath, # Internal Medicine # Pharmacy # Family Practice # Infectious Disease 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

HealthDay 30 October at 09.22 PM Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15 The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured education courses and comprehensive educational programs that focused on the latest advances in the d # Infectious Disease 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn


Medical xPress 30 June at 07.40 AM Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts say Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research shows that many people who get IUDs experience moderate to intense pain during the insertion. But it wasn't until recently that providers began to acknowledge this and do something about it. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 27 June at 03.19 PM Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood Cancers Immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) is associated with reductions in hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use among real-world patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a study published online June 21 in Blood Advances.Jacob D. Soum 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 26 June at 04.59 PM When Was the Last Time You Really Talked With Your Patient? My 10 o'clock patient's name is Maria*. Her chart has three "health maintenance" flags that are bright red, indicating that she is more than 3 years overdue for a mammogram, more than 6 years overdue for a Pap smear, and has... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 23 June at 09.21 PM Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2D ORLANDO -- An investigational triple-hormone receptor agonist improved metabolic profiles of people with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes, an exploratory biomarker analysis of a phase II trial found. After 36 weeks... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 22 June at 06.00 PM Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy Progression ORLANDO -- The cholesterol drug fenofibrate reduced progression of early eye disease among diabetes patients, the LENS trial showed. The fibrate reduced progression of early diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy by a relative... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 22 June at 06.00 PM Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Medical xPress 22 June at 05.20 PM Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugs The manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 21 June at 03.38 PM Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is Low The overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the contemporary preval 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 13 June at 06.56 PM Upping Immunotherapy Activity; A Win for Lung Screening; Looming Drug Price Break? Finding a way to dissociate the activity of effector T cells from regulatory T cells could make immune checkpoint inhibitors more effective in the 60% of melanoma patients who do not benefit or develop resistance to the drugs... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 08 June at 04.00 PM Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to Watch By early July, the Supreme Court will release its most controversial rulings for the 2023-2024 term. The Court's 6-3 conservative supermajority has already overturned Roe v. Wade, sharply limited affirmative action, expanded... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn