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Caution urged as bird flu spreads among cattle and dairy workers

May 8, 2024 - In a recent development concerning the spread of bird flu, the FDA has confirmed that the virus, discovered in approximately one in five samples of grocery store milk, is effectively inactivated by pasteurization. This reassuring finding underscores the safety of the commercial milk supply, as pasteurization is a standard sterilizing process used on...

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WHO reports 3,500 global viral hepatitis deaths daily

by Veronica Salib

On April 9, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released alarming data on global hepatitis infections in its 2024 Global Hepatitis Report. The report highlighted 1.3 million global viral...

One-third of the global population is affected by neurological disease

by Veronica Salib

An estimated 3.40 billion individuals are impacted by 37 nervous system conditions worldwide, noted researchers in a study published in the Lancet Neurology. Collectively, the 37 conditions were the...

80% of People with Hypertension Receive Inadequate Treatment

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on the global impact of high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Data from the report revealed that approximately...

Omicron Variant EG.5 Linked to 17.3% of New COVID-19 Cases

by Veronica Salib

According to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, EG.5, is now the leading cause of new COVID-19 cases across the...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Warns Against Mpox Resurgence

by Veronica Salib

Last week, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a global nonprofit organization focused on HIV and AIDS advocacy and treatment, warned about the resurgence of mpox, formerly called monkeypox. Despite...

WHO Advises Against Using Artificial Sweeteners to Manage Weight

by Veronica Salib

A press release on May 15, 2023, by the WHO warns patients against using artificial sweeteners, also called non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), when trying to manage body weight or prevent chronic disease. The...

WHO Ends Mpox Emergency as CDC Investigates Potential Resurgence

by Veronica Salib

On May 11, 2023, the WHO released a statement announcing the end of the global mpox public health emergency. Just days earlier, the CDC began investigating the potential resurgence of mpox in the...

CDC Tracks New COVID-19 Subvariant on the Rise: Arcturus (XBB.1.16)

by Veronica Salib

As the COVID pandemic has progressed, the CDC has added yet another COVID-19 subvariant to the seemingly never-ending variants of concern. The new variant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, is an...

A WHO Report Finds That 17.5% of People Experienced Infertility

by Veronica Salib

On April 3, 2023, the WHO published an Infertility Prevalence Estimates report analyzing global infertility rates between 1990 and 2021. Researchers determined that 17.5% — or one-sixth —...

First Monkeypox Death Reported in the US

by Veronica Salib

Monkeypox is a smallpox-like zoonotic orthopoxvirus in the poxviridae family. The WHO declared a public health emergency after the 2022 outbreak caused the virus to spread. Since the viral spread,...

Atrial Cardiopathy Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Dementia

by Veronica Salib

Researchers published an article in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) stating that atrial cardiopathy may be associated with increased dementia risk. Data from the WHO suggests that...

Climate Change Aggravates 58% of Human Infectious Diseases Globally

by Veronica Salib

Because environmental changes — like rising temperatures — are known to expand habitats that are survivable for numerous pathogens, human pathogenic diseases are heavily impacted by the...

Vigorous Mental and Physical Activity Decreases Risk of Dementia

by Veronica Salib

Based on information from the WHO, approximately 55 million people worldwide have dementia, an overarching term for a series of neurodegenerative diseases. On July 27, 2022, researchers published a...

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Crisis

by Veronica Salib

On Saturday, July 23, 2022, the WHO declared monkeypox a public health crisis after the second International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting. According to the New England Journal...

First Polio Case Reported since 2013 in New York

by Veronica Salib

The Rockland County Health Department in New York recently announced the first polio case since 2013 in an unvaccinated adult patient. Increased vaccine hesitancy has led to lower vaccination rates,...

Telemedicine Can Improve Likelihood of Obtaining Mental Health Services

by Veronica Salib

JAMA Psychiatry recently published a cohort study looking at how telemedicine in nonmetropolitan counties can improve access to mental healthcare and adherence to medication. The scientists concluded...

Australia Announces First Diphtheria Cases in Several Decades

by Veronica Salib

The first cases of diphtheria in over 30 years were announced by Healthy North Coast (HNC), a non-profit Australian government initiative. Since the 1990s, there have been no new cases of diphtheria in...

Reduced Muscle Strength Is Associated with a Higher Risk of Dementia

by Veronica Salib

A study published in JAMA found that a reduction in muscle strength is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Researchers in this study analyzed data from the UK Biobank on patients between 39...

Climate Change Contributes to Rising Rates of Lyme Disease

by Veronica Salib

According to a 2022 study published in BMJ Global Health, the global prevalence of Lyme disease has increased to 14.5%. Many sources attribute this increase to the impending climate change crisis. As...

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