Diseases and Treatment
COVID-19 Vaccination During Early Pandemic Years Shown to Reduce Risk for Heart Attacks, Strokes
The investigators saw positive benefits to vaccination and believe they outweigh any risks.The incidence rates for both heart attacks and strokes (arterial thromboses)...
Addressing Funding Shortfalls and Raising Awareness to Combat Viral Hepatitis
The primary challenges in combating viral hepatitis are inadequate funding, low diagnosis rates, and insufficient awareness. Danjuma Adda, the former president of the...
The Latest News and Research
There has been some interesting news, research, and even federal legislation around this healthcare-associated infection. Read the latest on Clostridioides difficile (C diff)...
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Gaps Threaten Progress in Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission
HepB-BD is the first dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns within 24 hours of birth to prevent transmission from mother...
A Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Fatality is Reported in Europe
Ticks of the genus Hyalomma are the principal vector of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.Image credit: Robert Swanepoel/NICD South AfricaA Spaniard who received a tick...
Having an Infectious Disease Provider Follow C diff Patients Reduces Hospital Admission for Recurrence
A hospital utilizing an infectious disease specialist for C diff care avoided more unnecessary treatments, provided access to novel therapies more frequently, and...