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News Scan for Apr 30, 2020

… Apr 30, 2020 … News Scan for Apr 30, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 treatment guidance Foodborne illness in the US … Body Experts issue 'weak' recommendations for treating COVID-19 patients An international team of experts has published guidelines in  CMAJ  on treating COVID-19 patients that include "weak" recommendations for …

Report spotlights drug firms' supply chain initiatives, hurdles in LMICs

… markets. Infectious disease topics Resilient Drug Supply COVID-19 Body The almost yearly Access to Medicine Index … companies (LMICs), and—as with everything in the past year—COVID-19 made its mark, demanding supply chain innovation and … to a large extent, this industry only mobilised against COVID-19 once it became clear that the outbreak affected rich …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Donor summit boosts COVAX funds; nations share doses

… (32%) are getting hit hard. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The global effort to boost doses of COVID-19 vaccine for low- and middle-income countries got a … coming weeks how it will distribute 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, according to The Hill . In another COVAX …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Arrival of COVAX shipment

News Scan for Jun 13, 2022

… News Scan for Jun 13, 2022 Bullet points Childcare-related COVID work disruptions Pandemic stress and ovulation Avian … work disruptions increased by a third during COVID-19 Work disruptions related to a lack of childcare in … altered ovulation in women The stress and disruptions of COVID-19 led to lower progesterone levels in women, altering …

Countries see signs of growing community Omicron spread

… | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text As much as 2% of COVID-19 cases in Denmark might be caused by Omicron. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Danish health officials today said the COVID-19 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant is spreading across the …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Global TB deaths rise for first time in more than a decade

… World Health Organization (WHO) revealed today that the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress against … deaths and decline in diagnoses and notifications to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns, which have reduced … ordinarily used for TB treatment and diagnosis to the COVID-19 response. "This preventable and curable disease …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Tuberculosis prevention efforts

News Scan for Mar 02, 2022

… 02, 2022 … News Scan for Mar 02, 2022 Bullet points Long COVID and nerve damage Avian flu in Iowa, Connecticut flocks … gain-of-function research review Body Study: 59% of long-COVID patients had nerve damage A retrospective study of 17 COVID-19 survivors with lingering symptoms reveals that 10 …

News Scan for Mar 28, 2022

… 2022 … News Scan for Mar 28, 2022 Bullet points Impact of COVID contact tracing Antibiotic stewardship in the NICU US … Qatar Body Contact tracing may have averted 1.4 million US COVID cases in 2 months A Centers for Disease Control and … estimate that the programs prevented 1.11 to 1.36 million COVID-19 cases, and 27,000 to 34,000 hospitalizations over 60 …

WHO warns of worse pandemic without detailed national plans

… the WHO warns countries to act. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body With the global COVID-19 total just shy of 13 million cases, the World Health … Japanese and US officials are responding to a spate of COVID-19 infections at US military bases in Okinawa. A …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Mar 16, 2022

… 2022 Bullet points High-path avian flu in Nebraska flock COVID and small airways disease Reduced vancomycin use in … avian flu page USDA APHIS wild bird avian flu page   COVID of any severity may lead to long-term small airways disease COVID-19 may lead to lasting disease of the small airways, …

SARS-CoV-2 infected kids, adults at Belgian school equally, study suggests

… image Teaser text Children may play a larger role in COVID-19 spread than previously thought. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body SARS-CoV-2 may infect kids and adults at … at an elementary school in Liege, Belgium, and contracted COVID-19. A team led by Liege University Hospital researchers …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Pandemic total tops 28 million cases

… world, with 96,551 new cases. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Fueled by an ongoing surge in India, the world's second most populous country, the global COVID-19 total passed 28 million cases today, amid cases …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 03, 2022

… Scan for Aug 03, 2022 Bullet points Antibiotic overuse in COVID-19 patients End-of-life antibiotic use Body Meta-analysis finds antibiotic use common in COVID-19 patients In findings that are consistent with … of 22 studies revealed a high rate of antibiotic use among COVID-19 patients during the first year and a half of the …

News Scan for Aug 11, 2022

… Aug 11, 2022 … News Scan for Aug 11, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccination disparities and vision and hearing … Body Adults with vision and hearing disabilities had lower COVID vaccination rates Adults with blindness and deafness were less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a large study of adults published …

News Scan for Jun 28, 2022

… Jun 28, 2022 … News Scan for Jun 28, 2022 Bullet points COVID-19 infectious period Antibiotic-resistant UTIs Body Study: In most young adults, COVID-19 infectious period lasts only 5 days A new study from … vaccinated young adults, the infectious period for COVID-19 from the Delta and Omicron variants was 5 days. The …

Episode 90: A Pandemic of Lost Trust

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the decline in Omicron cases in the US and internationally, what we know about the BA2 subvariant, and the mistakes that have been made in communicating about masks and vaccines to the public.

Email us your questions: OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu

Transcript now available: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-90-transcript

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News Scan for Mar 15, 2022

… Mar 15, 2022 … News Scan for Mar 15, 2022 Bullet points COVID-19 and postpartum depression H5N6 avian flu case in … in pandemic More than a third of new mothers early in the COVID-19 pandemic had symptoms of postpartum (after-birth) … postpartum depression, and moms worried about contracting COVID-19 had 71% greater odds.  Before COVID, the Centers for …

WHO reports rise in global TB cases, deaths

… CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text WHO officials say the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on essential TB services has … disease topics Tuberculosis Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Body The latest report on tuberculosis from the … (WHO) shows that the negative trends that began with the COVID-19 pandemic continue. The 2022 Global TB Report , …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Dispensing tuberculosis drugs

Panel details failures that unleashed pandemic, urges bold steps

… a host of bold overhauls. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body An independent review panel tasked with evaluating the world's response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued its scathing findings today, … for steps to ease intellectual property restrictions for COVID-19 vaccines with an automatic waiver if a voluntary …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Sep 21, 2020

… Sep 21, 2020 … News Scan for Sep 21, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 and stress, depression Incentives for antibiotic … New DRC Ebola case More avian flu in poultry Body COVID-19 pandemic tied to worse stress, depression among US … Acute stress and depression rates rose in US adults as COVID-19 cases and deaths accumulated from mid-March to …

In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine

… more slots for other patients." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Part 1 of a two-part series on COVID-19 and telehealth. Part 2, published May 22 , covers … model may hold. _____________________________________ The COVID-19 pandemic shifted telemedicine from an outlier to a …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Jun 03, 2022

… the risk of severe Omicron disease, death A study of 4,737 COVID-19 patients in Israel conducted during the Omicron … antiviral drug Paxlovid roughly halves the risk of severe COVID-19 or death, according to findings published yesterday … cohort study, researchers analyzed data on 180,351 COVID-19 adult patients from the Clalit Health Services …

As pandemic rages, PPE supply remains a problem

… image Teaser text With the dramatic nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases, widespread concerns about thin  supplies of protective equipment remain. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body One of the more unsettling images from the … country were experiencing as they dealt with a crush of COVID-19 patients. On top of being overwhelmed with severely …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Coronavirus swabbing

News Scan for Aug 06, 2020

… Aug 06, 2020 … News Scan for Aug 06, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 outcomes in infants Penicillin allergy delabeling … Mild illness, good outcomes in infants hospitalized with COVID-19 A small single-center case series published today in … in seven hospitalized infants in New York City with COVID-19 and fever, with none requiring supplemental oxygen, …

News Scan for Jan 11, 2021

… News Scan for Jan 11, 2021 Bullet points Delirium, coma in COVID ICU patients Tamiflu and hospitalization Avian flu in 3 … Body Report highlights delirium, comas in sedated COVID-19 ICU patients In COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) …

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