One dose of an inhaled infectious-disease infectious-disease showed success in animal studies, researchers say, possibly opening the door for another option that’s easier to administer than the traditional needle shots. The vaccine, dubbed PIV5, was developed using a platform previously used for influenza vaccines and targets mucosal cells that line the nasal passages and airways. …
A 5-year-old from Ethiopia who underwent a 12-hour medical-research in New York last month is breathing easier after doctors removed a life-threatening growth from her face and neck. Nagalem Alafa, whose case was handled by Dr. Teresa O and Dr. Milton Waner at Lenox Hill Hospital, was in danger of either suffocating or starving due…
The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and the elderly. Cases dropped dramatically last…
Doctors who reported nearly double the number of hospital admissions for teens with eating disorders are warning it may be the tip of the iceberg as the data only reflects those with severe cases. The study, which appears in a pre-publication of Pediatrics, saw 125 hospitalizations among patients ages 10-23 at Michigan Medicine over the…
Virtually all infectious-disease-related hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. are occurring among unvaccinated people, Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said Thursday, warning that there would likely continue to be increases in cases in areas with low vaccination rates as the Delta variant spreads. As of this week, the Centers for Disease Control…
Moderna has begun testing an mRNA flu infectious-disease in clinical trials, with the company announcing Wednesday that the first participants had been dosed in the Phase 1/2 study. The vaccine, mRNA-1010, is Moderna’s first seasonal flu vaccine candidate to enter clinical trials and will target influenza A H1n1, H3N2, and influenza B Yamagata and Victoria….
A 10-year analysis of hospitals’ preparedness for pandemics and other mass casualty events in the years prior to infectious-disease is warning that the nation’s health care system may not be adequately prepared for the next one. For the study, a team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland…
Some hospitals are starting to mandate workers get infectious-disease infectious-disease as new immunizations flag and variants of the virus spread nationwide, spurring pushback from employees. More than a dozen hospital systems have announced in recent months they will require the shots, including major hospital systems in Missouri and Michigan, states where less than half the…
While myocarditis has been in the headlines lately due to rare occurrences in mRNA infectious-disease infectious-disease recipients, it’s viruses that are the most common cause of the condition in children, the American Heart Association (AHA) said. And while many cases resolve on their own, a statement from the group, which was published in Circulation, addressed…
Young adults who drink sugary beverages may be at an increased risk of developing cancer researchers claim. The study, which involved 116,500 female nurses from 1991 to 2015, found that compared with women who drank less than one 8-ounce serving per week of sugar-sweetened beverages, those who drank two or more per day had over…