Dengue Vaccine Being Developed
Dengue fever is one of the deadliest threats to human health. The World Health Organization says that they are close to finding a vaccine. Before now, there has never been a viable vaccine for dengue, and WHO says it is vital. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is behind the vaccine, called TAK-003. Perhaps most noteworthy is that […]
CDC Infections Progress Report
The Center for Disease Control released the 2018 National and State Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report. The report shows the occurrences of diseases in healthcare settings. The settings the CDC monitors are acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term acute care hospitals. They sought to track the disease rate since 2015. The […]
New Training Offered by CDC
The Center for Disease Control is offering new Infection Control Training. The program will feature the best ways to prevent infection in hospitals and other healthcare settings. It also has courses dedicated to outreach for families so that more people benefit from infection control. The CDC has developed eight courses, each targeting a different method […]
Malaria vaccine is being tested
A new malaria vaccine may be the answer to high mortality rates in Africa. Three countries have rolled out the vaccine, and they are testing the only licensed version in the world. The World Health Organization approved Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya because they have proven drive towards its elimination. GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company, developed RTS,S. […]
C. auris spreads in nursing homes
Infectious diseases are spreading rampantly throughout nursing homes. The main disease in question, Candida auris, is resistant to many antibiotics and has a high mortality rate. According to The New York Times, half of all patients who contract C. auris die within three months. C. auris is a relatively new disease that did not reach […]
Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis B virus is a major healthcare problem all around the world. Hepatitis B virus, also known as HBV, infects and inflames the liver causing hepatitis B. This virus can be self-resolving overtime or it can become chronic and lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Across the globe, about 88,700 people die from the HBV. […]
The Opioid Crisis is Global Now
Opioids are sedative drugs which ease the pain just like morphine does. Opioids make their users feel euphoria which is much sought after by drug users. Unfortunately, the United States has witnessed the opioid crisis for at least four times since 1991. Many patients started misusing prescription drugs and even diverting it to other consumers. […]
Measles is Making a Comeback
The measles vaccine was introduced to the United States nearly 50 years ago. About 30 years later the vaccine had successfully eliminated the disease. Since then, it has made a comeback as 450 cases of the measles have been reported this year in 2019. Measles is a disease that is due to a virus. Symptoms […]
Universal Vaccine Breakthrough
A new vaccine breakthrough has been discovered. There is a new type of immune cell that can protect you from different types of influenza. Soon, we will not have to update our flu shots every year. This includes influenza and A, B, C viruses. The body uses killer T cells to help fight against […]
Debunking Vaccines That Cause Autism
Dr. Andrew Wakefields has conducted a study that recently went viral about vaccines. The study had been published in the British Medical Journal and was trying to link Autism with certain vaccines that caused major panic from parents all over the world. The article made vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella freighting for parents. The […]
Sequencing Technology to Detect Viruses
In order to quickly spot viruses in plants, there is a new technology hitting the market. CIRAD, the French Agricultural Centre for International Development, has created the Oxford Nanopore MinION. The MinION uses a sequencing approach to see different viruses in plants. The sequencing approach is explained by Phillippe Roumagnac, a virologist from CIRAD, as […]
New Cancer Detecting Technology
New cancer detecting technology can help decrease cancer deaths throughout the years. Whiteman states that cancer deaths are increasing and by the year 2030 they will increase by one fourth percent. Growing from 8 million to around 13 million. In addition, some ways to reduce deaths by cancer is to detect them early using new […]