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Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine.
Abstract
In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses. Zika virus is the latest of these pathogens and is responsible for major outbreaks in Africa, Asia and, more recently, in previously infection-naïve territories of the Pacific area. Many issues regarding this emerging pathogen remain unclear and require further investigation. National health authorities have adopted different prevention strategies. The aim of this review article is to discuss the currently available, though limited, information and the ...
Source: Blood Transfusion - November 5, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Marano G, Pupella S, Vaglio S, Liumbruno GM, Grazzini G Tags: Blood Transfus Source Type: research
Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of influenza A (H1N1): A meta-analysis
Conclusion The results of our study indicated that the mean time to defervescence in the TCM treatment group was less than noted in the control group, and that the duration of viral [Influenza A (H1N1)] shedding in the integrated Chinese and Western medicine subgroups was less than that noted in the control group. However, the available evidence does not consider the fact that the difference in duration of viral shedding and effective rate between the two groups was statistically similar. No obvious adverse events were reported in the included studies.
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - February 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
University of Miami doctors publish study of first locally-acquired Zika transmission
(University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) Following the recent Zika outbreak in Miami-Dade County, a multidisciplinary team of physicians with the University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine published a case study today in the New England Journal of Medicine, describing in detail the nation's first locally-transmitted case of Zika.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Courting Apocalypse: Creating a Zombie-Themed Evidence-Based Medicine Game.
Authors: Blevins AE, Kiscaden E, Bengtson J
Abstract
In 2015, two librarians at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa turned their dreams into a reality and secured funding to build a zombie-themed evidence-based medicine game. The game features a "choose your own adventure" style that takes students through a scenario where a disease outbreak is taking place and a resident is asked to use evidence-based medicine skills to select a screening and diagnostic tool to use on potentially infected patients. Feedback on the game has been positive, and future plans include building additional...
Source: Medical Reference Services Quarterly - October 19, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Med Ref Serv Q Source Type: research
CDC IDs Outbreak Trends Tied to Treated Recreational Water
Outbreaks with confirmed infectious etiology usually caused by Cryptosporidium, Legionella, Pseudomonas
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - November 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, ENT, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Self-Assessment of Hygiene Practices towards Predictive and Preventive Medicine Intervention: A Case Study of University Students in Ghana.
Conclusion: A significant number of students are not actively practicing good hygiene. There is a need for deployment of preventive medicine interventions targeted at young people. It calls for improvement in methods of hygiene education for young people in tertiary institutions and the inclusion of hygiene in school curricula.
PMID: 31467889 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Biomed Res - September 1, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Odonkor ST, Kitcher J, Okyere M, Mahami T Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research
Indonesia basic health survey: self-medication profile for diarrhea with traditional medicine
Conclusion: The study concluded that mostly people preferred to keep and use traditional Indonesian medicine produced by the TM national industry rather than others. Duration of use for self-medication in most of the households is thought to be appropriate.Keywords: Traditional medicine, diarrhea, self-medication.
Source: African Health Sciences - November 3, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research
New Hospital Being Built in China for Coronavirus Outbreak
Prefabricated hospital modeled after one that was built in Beijing in six days during the SARS outbreak
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 25, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Estimated
By Jan. 25, 2020, 75,815 individuals had been infected in Wuhan; epidemic doubling time 6.4 days
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - November 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Experimental Antiviral Drug to Be Tested Against New Coronavirus
Trial to be conducted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 4, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000; 13th U.S. Case Confirmed
The total numbers far exceed the toll of the 2003 SARS outbreak
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 11, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Global Coronavirus Outbreaks Stoking Fears of Pandemic
Mild nature of most cases of COVID - 19 making the virus difficult to identify and contain
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 24, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Amid COVID - 19 Outbreak, State Dept Cautions Against Travel by Cruise Ship
Meanwhile, California cruise ship docks in Oakland for tests, quarantines
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 10, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news
Five Actions to Promote Well-Being of Health Care Workers During, After COVID-19
Organizations must act to protect the health and well-being of health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic —now and in the future, wrote the leaders of the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience in anarticle inThe New England Journal of Medicine.“Before the virus struck, the U.S. clinical workforce was already experiencing a crisis of burnout. We are now facing a surge of physical and emotional harm that amounts to a parallel pandemic,” wrote Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Darrell Kirch, M.D., and Thomas Nasca, M.D. “Tragically, we are already seeing repo...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: chief wellness officers COVID-19 Darrell Kirch epidemiological tracking program health care workers New England Journal of Medicine reporting systems Thomas Nasca Victor J. Dzau Well-Being Source Type: research
