Personal data gets protective cover
Ajay Banerjee On August 3, a crucial Bill on digital data protection was introduced, amid din, in the Lok Sabha. A week later, the Bill, which will impact everyone, was passed in the two Houses.…
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US COVID markers up slightly again (By: Lisa Schnirring)
The two main indicators that federal health officials use to track COVID-19 activity—hospitalizations and deaths—both registered small rises this week, as did other indicators of virus activity, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease…
With global initiatives, CDC aims to stop resistant pathogens before they cross borders (By: Chris Dall, MA)
A supplement published last month in Clinical Infectious Diseases provides a window into the evolving picture of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries and how it's been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplement includes 17 papers…
Study details impact of drug-resistant infections in the Americas (By:Chris Dall, MA)
A new study of data from countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean highlights the deadly impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the region. The study, published this week in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas, estimates…
Long COVID prevalence decreased in US, but activity impacts remain unchanged (By: Stephanie Soucheray, MA)
Today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Household Pulse Survey show the prevalence of people reporting long COVID dropped since last summer but has now stalled. And for those…
WHO issues standing recommendations for COVID, details Omicron EG.5 variant risk (By: Lisa Schnirring)
In a pair of new developments today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released standing recommendations for battling COVID-19 and released a risk assessment for the EG.5 Omicron variant, elevating it to a variant of interest (VOI) and noting that…
SARS-CoV-2 can damage mitochondrion in heart, other organs, study finds (bY: Mary Van Beusekom, MS)
The COVID-19 International Research Team (COV-IRT) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) report that they have identified abnormal mitochondrial function in the heart, kidneys, and liver after SARS-CoV-2 infection, which leads to long-term damage and may…
Study links air pollution to rising antibiotic resistance levels (Chris Dall, MA)
A new study led by scientists in China and the United Kingdom suggests that curbing air pollution could help mitigate the impact of antibiotic resistance. The modeling study, published yesterday in The Lancet Planetary Health, found a significant…
Study: Delirium incidence rose among geriatric patients during pandemic (By: Stephanie Soucheray, MA)
A 5-year cross-sectional study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open shows the absolute rates of delirium among hospitalized older adults increased from 35.9 per 1,000 admitted population during the years immediately preceding the pandemic, to 41.5 per 1,000 admitted…
US COVID tracking shows another slight rise, increasing EG.5 proportion By: Lisa Schnirring)
With levels still very low, some indicators federal health officials use to track COVID-19 activity, such as hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits showed more small rises, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease…