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Work on a hybrid SARS-CoV-2 virus has inflamed more controversy about lab biosafety and federal oversight
The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) yesterday released a new toolkit to help hospitals improve antibiotic use in ambulatory care.
New research from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that various state restrictions and lockdowns imposed during the first 6 months of the pandemic were not related to worsening mental health. The study is published in Health Psychology.
Four of 5 patients with ocular monkeypox required hospital care, and 1 had marked vision impairment.
So far, 24 deaths have been reported among 60 confirmed cases, plus 20 suspected fatal cases.
Women who survived COVID had double the healthcare visits later on compared with uninfected women.
Previous non-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection was tied to a 44% lower risk of Omicron reinfection and 81% lower odds of related hospitalization, which was further improved by one, two, or three mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses (86%, 94%, and 97%, respectively), according to a study published late last week in JAMA Network Open.
A new analysis of data on US hospital patients during the COVID-19 pandemic finds that patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 had a higher rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), researchers reported today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
The strategy focuses on levels of Salmonella and highly virulent strains rather than just its presence or absence.
Multiple new Omicron lineages are steadily cutting into the dominance of the BA.5 subvariant.
The findings "have substantial implications when considered at the population level," the researchers wrote.
An estimated 541,000 annual deaths are tied to superbugs, with 133,000 direct deaths.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A study of antibiotic consumption in European hospitals found increasing use of antibiotics reserved for the most difficult-to-treat infections, researchers reported yesterday in Eurosurveillance.
A study of 30 million people in the United Kingdom finds that 0.4% of people who completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series had severe breakthrough infections, compared with 0.2% of booster recipients, during Omicron variant predominance.
Study finds a considerable burden of fatigue and "brain fog" in COVID long-haulers.
Only 27% of 108 poor countries register all the insulins classified as essential meds by the WHO.
Of the nation's top 12 chains, 8 received an "F" grade for their antibiotic policies.
Nearly three of four US high school students report one or more adverse experiences contributing to poor mental health and suicidal behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
One study shows a link between symptomatic COVID-19 and poor quality of life later on.
