Search Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Rethinking U.S. School Mask Policy
2022 04 Feb
Scientists generally agree that wearing masks reduce the risks of COVID-19 spreading, but the benefit conferred in the K–12 classroom remains unknown. Whether children can wear masks correctly over extended periods is also debatable. Interpretation of existing evidence by public health agencies worldwide vary. For example, the U.S. Centers for... Read more
FDA & MHRA Revoke COVID-19 Authorisations for Hydroxychloroquine
2020 16 Jun
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorisation for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for COVID-19. The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has followed suit, but Brazil criticised the decision and expanded the drugs’ use. You might also like: Warnings about Potential... Read more
Vaping and Lung Injury
2019 28 Aug
The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating 193 cases where severe lung injury has been linked to e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’ use across 22 states in America, with one reported death. Vaping has gained significant popularity over the past few years, especially amongst teenagers, as an alternative to traditional... Read more
After 5pm your doc may not screen you for cancer
2019 28 May
A new study endeavoured to research whether breast and colorectal cancer screening are related to the time of day a patient visits their primary care clinician. As part of this quality improvement study shows, both clinical ordering and patient completion of cancer screening tests decreased later in the day. The study published in JAMA found that... Read more
Predictive Cold & Flu Tracker
2015 01 Nov
When social media is abuzz with tweets about cold and flu, it's more likely that actual viruses are spreading. Based on a study of online flu conversations that found a strong correlation between these conversations and actual flu cases last year, researchers launched a cold and flu conversation tracker that is a social predictor of the flu. The "Cold... Read more
First Hospital Light Fixture to Kill Bacteria Safely & Commercially Available in U.S. & Canada
2015 29 Jun
Proven, Patented Technology Helps in the Fight Against Hospital Acquired Infections Kenall Manufacturing has introduced Indigo-Clean™ , a light fixture that uses Continuous Environmental Disinfection technology to continuously kill harmful bacteria linked to hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The technology behind Indigo-Clean™ inactivates a... Read more
Forecasting the Flu with Social Network Analysis
2015 29 Jan
A study in the online journal Scientific Reports claims that scientists can accurately predict how the flu will spread a week into the future. Using social network analysis, researchers at the University of California (UC) in San Diego combined traditional data with big data to boost the network’s predictive power. Corresponding author Michael... Read more