By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Coronavirus outbreaks throughout the Sun Belt started to show signs of leveling off on Tuesday, but the nation’s top infectious disease expert warned that COVID-19 cases are now on the rise in the Midwest. “We just can’t […]
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WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Although scientists haven’t nailed down how the new coronavirus jumped to humans, a new study confirms mosquitoes aren’t to blame — and you won’t get COVID-19 from a mosquito bite. “While the World Health Organization has definitively stated that mosquitoes cannot transmit the virus, […]
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) All the parents who force their children to play an instrument because it has been touted as a way to boost overall intelligence, take note. New research now suggests that it may not help develop memory, math, reading and writing skills after all. Earlier […]
By Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) A new blood test offers hope that doctors may soon be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with astonishing accuracy. A study led by Swedish researchers found the test did more than differentiate between Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. It […]
TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) First responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks appear to be at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, new research suggests. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild thinking impairments among them is well-known, and now two studies from Stony Brook University […]
TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. has entered the final phase of testing, the Associated Press reported Monday. To see if the vaccine will protect people from the virus, 30,000 volunteers will randomly receive the two […]
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) Bedbugs do more than infest your sheets and pillows: New research shows they also alter what germs hover in the dust inside your home. “There is a link between the microbiome of bedbugs and the microbiome of household […]
On 29 July, the Directors-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO presented a new edition of the Trilateral Study on Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation. Building on the first edition launched in 2013, the publication seeks to strengthen the understanding […]
Food safety incidents During the second quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat has been involved in 29 food safety incidents with 59 WHO Member States and two territories of WHO Member States. There were 13 biological hazard incidents (Salmonella [5], Listeria monocytogenes [3], Clostridium botulinum [2], Vibrio cholerae [1], and […]
WHO and the Stop TB Partnership’s New Diagnostics Working Group (NDWG) launched today a framework for the evaluation of new tests for tuberculosis infection. The document provides details on study design, populations, reference standards, sample size calculation and data analysis to guide the future development of these tests. Approximately a […]