Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC
In September, MedPage Today reported on an increase of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases among U.S. children, which has been linked to a rare neurological condition that can cause polio-like paralysis in children. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since those initial reports. The CDC sounded the alarm on EV-D68 with a […]
Post-Op Pain Control More Challenging for Cannabis Users
NEW ORLEANS — Cannabis users reported somewhat worse postoperative pain compared with people who did not use cannabis before surgery, according to a large observational study. The difference was modest, however, as cannabis users had time-weighted average pain scores after surgery that were 0.58 higher on a scale from 0 to 10 (P<0.001), and they […]
Three in Four Teens Faced Potentially Traumatic Events During the Pandemic
Roughly three out of four high school students reported at least one potentially traumatic experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed. While 73.1% of high school students under 18 said they had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), 53.2% reported two or more such “preventable, potentially traumatic events,” ranging from food insecurity, […]
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Among Long COVID Symptoms
People who had COVID reported a wider range of post-infection symptoms to their primary care physicians than expected, a retrospective matched cohort study in the U.K. showed. Overall, 62 symptoms were significantly associated with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection after 12 weeks, reported Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, MBBS, MPH, of University of Birmingham in England, and colleagues. […]
Monkeypox Not the Next Pandemic, WHO Expert Says – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 The hundreds of cases of monkeypox being reported worldwide likely won’t turn into a pandemic, but much remains unknown about the disease, the World Health Organization’s top expert on the illness said Monday. Dr. Rosamund Lewis said it’s not exactly understood how monkeypox is spreading or whether […]
Hospitals Face Tough Choices as Lockdown in China Disrupts IV Contrast Supply
Shortages of iohexol and iodixanol intravenous contrast media products have been reported after a GE Healthcare production facility in Shanghai experienced an unexpected, temporary shutdown last month during a COVID-19-related lockdown in the city. Though the preeminent supplier is back up and running, it may take until July to right the resulting shortage. Accordingly, hospitals […]
WHO: COVID Cases And Deaths Continue To Fall Globally
GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Wednesday. In its latest pandemic report, WHO said 9 million cases were reported, a 16% weekly decline, and more than 26,000 new […]
GI Infections Dipped Sharply During Pandemic Restrictions
Reported gastrointestinal (GI) outbreaks in England were halved during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with a similar period over the 5 years’ prior, a retrospective ecological study found. From February to July 2020, there was a 52% decrease in GI outbreaks — including reports of food poisoning, hemolytic uremic syndrome, infectious […]
6 Months of U.S. Data Support Safety of mRNA COVID Vaccines
Nearly all local and systemic adverse events (AEs) reported after Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines were mild and transient, and only a fraction of individuals reported seeking medical care, according to data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and CDC’s v-safe tracker. Out of almost 300 million mRNA vaccine doses administered in the […]
COVID Cases, Deaths Continue To Fall Globally, WHO Reports
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according to figures from the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency also said that deaths fell by 10%, continuing a drop […]