Diseases and Treatment
New Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Treatments Enhance Patient Care
HAIs are among the top 5 urgent public health threats in the US due to the high recurrence rates of infections following standard...
Rare Case of the Bubonic Plague Identified in Oregon
Oregon health officials announce that a resident has contracted bubonic plague through cat-to-human transmission. The individual and close contacts have received medication, with...
Five Day COVID-19 Isolation May Soon be in the Past
According to a report in the Washington Post, the CDC is reportedly going to change its long-standing self-isolation guidance to prevent COVID-19 transmission....
New Study Reveals Long COVID Effects
In a retrospective cohort study published in BMC Infectious Diseases, investigators evaluated the incidence of certain symptoms and conditions associated with long COVID,...
Thinking About Liver Health and Social Determinants During Black History Month
February is Black History Month and it is a time to reflect on not only the heartbreaking remembrances about those who gave their lives to causes...
Self-Amplifying Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates Extended Immunity Vs an mRNA Vaccine
New data released this week shows a self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine, ARCT-154, had an extended immune response after 3 and 6 month...