ECDC: Epidemiological update: novel coronavirus
Updated: 2012-11-30 21:55:44
Branswell: Two coronavirus deaths in Jordan were of healthcare workers
Updated: 2012-11-30 21:38:55WHO: Novel coronavirus infections now 9, including 2 deaths in Jordan
Updated: 2012-11-30 18:14:44Yang: New SARS-related coronavirus claims a third life
Updated: 2012-11-30 18:01:05WHO, ECDC recommend immediate resumption of BCG vaccination in Romania
Updated: 2012-11-30 17:49:55Haiti: 33,760 directly affected by Hurricane Sandy
Updated: 2012-11-30 17:38:24China retains "polio-free" status: WHO
Updated: 2012-11-30 17:33:26India: Dengue fever cases go up this year; Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra report maximum deaths
Updated: 2012-11-30 16:46:28Uganda: Pregnant HIV-positive mums will get free ARVs
Updated: 2012-11-30 16:29:48Canada: Rejecting generic drugs, endangering lives
Updated: 2012-11-30 15:22:16Bird flu kills 4,000 wild ducks in Russia: official
Updated: 2012-11-30 15:07:51Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis
Updated: 2012-11-30 15:02:40WHO: Ebola in Uganda - update
Updated: 2012-11-30 14:53:36WHO coronavirus surveillance recommendations are back
Updated: 2012-11-30 14:49:29CIDRAP on the 7th coronavirus case
Updated: 2012-11-30 05:53:59What's happening with the novel coronavirus? (updated)
Updated: 2012-11-30 04:45:54ECDC: Essential to invest in HIV prevention
Updated: 2012-11-30 03:42:25How Uganda’s fight with HIV became continent’s success story
Updated: 2012-11-30 02:13:27Uganda: Proactive approach needed for Ebola, Marburg
Updated: 2012-11-30 00:55:39Pakistan: Young woman loses life to dengue fever
Updated: 2012-11-30 00:47:19Pitt research sheds new light on virus associated with developmental delays and deafness
Updated: 2012-11-28 18:59:57PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2012 A new study published online in PLOS ONE reveals that primitive human stem cells are resistant to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), one of the leading prenatal causes of congenital intellectual disability, deafness and deformities worldwide. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that as stem cells and other primitive cells mature i...Behavior problems, not depression, linked to lower grades for depressed youths
Updated: 2012-11-28 17:52:24WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2012 Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior . "Behavior problems including attention issues, delinquency, and substance use are associated with diminished achievement, but depression is not," said the study's lead author Ja...Findings support safety of whooping cough vaccine for older adults
Updated: 2012-11-28 17:52:18[EMBARGOED FOR NOV. 29, 2012] A new study of the safety of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine supports the recommendation that those 65 and older get the vaccine to protect themselves and others, particularly young babies, from pertussis. Published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases , the findings come as reported U.S. cases of the bacterial infection, also known...Voter polls portend conflict between Obama administration and Republican leaders over ACA
Updated: 2012-11-28 13:27:31Boston, MA An analysis of newly released polls shows that most of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and want the federal government to continue efforts to make sure most Americans have health insurance coverage. However, at the same time the President was re-elected, Republicans maintained a majority in the U.S. House of...AHA awards Loyola more than $60,000 for cardiac research
Updated: 2012-11-28 10:44:20MAYWOOD, Ill. - The American Heart Association has awarded Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine $60,666 for cardiac research in 2012, bringing the lifetime total the AHA has awarded to Loyola to more than $10 million. During a Nov. 28 ceremony, American Heart Association Metro Chicago Board President Sandra E. Burke, PhD presented a symbolic check Richard Kennedy, PhD, vice...HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection
Updated: 2012-11-28 10:21:18WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with a combination of certain HIV drugs greatly reduces the risk of recurrent malaria in children with HIV who are also being treated with drugs to prevent the mosquito-borne infection, according to new research. The study included more than 170 HIV-positive infants and children up to 6 years old in Uganda who were receiving a...Experimental Insomnia Drug Shows Promise
Updated: 2012-11-28 10:21:13By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new insomnia drug helped people get a bit more shut-eye in a lab study, researchers report. The drug, known as suvorexant, is being developed by Merck Research Laboratories, which funded and conducted the study. The medication is not available yet, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewin...Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
Updated: 2012-11-28 09:01:32WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Aspirin use seems to be associated with a decreased risk of liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease, according to a large new study. This new study included more than 300,000 people aged 50 to 71, who reported their aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and were followed for 10 to 12 years. During that ti...Johns Hopkins scientists pair blood test and gene sequencing to detect cancer
Updated: 2012-11-28 08:12:35Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients for recurrence and find residual cancer left after surgery. "This approach uses the power of genome sequencing to detect circulating tumor DNA in the blood, providing...Experts recommend closer scrutiny of radiation exposure from CT scans
Updated: 2012-11-28 07:35:59(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Amid increasing fear of overexposure to radiation from CT scans, a panel of experts has recommended more research on the health effects of medical imaging and ways to reduce unnecessary CT tests, as well as industry standardization of CT machines. The recommendations, published in the November 2012 issue of Radiology , were developed at the Radiation Dose Summit, or...Latest West Nile Tally: 5,245 Cases, 236 Deaths
Updated: 2012-11-28 07:18:17By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The West Nile virus outbreak has now reached 5,245 cases, including 236 deaths, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 48 states plus the District of Columbia had reported West Nile infections in people, birds or mosquitoes. Of the cases involving people, 51 percent were classifie...New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys
Updated: 2012-11-28 07:18:12By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new, lab-created antibody that mimics the action of a naturally occurring molecule causes weight loss in monkeys, researchers report. The engineered antibody also appears to improve insulin sensitivity, which could fight type 2 diabetes, and it decreases levels of triglycerides, a blood fat that c...Long-Term Use of Some Antipsychotics Not Warranted in Older Adults: Study
Updated: 2012-11-28 07:18:04By Mary Brophy Marcus HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The safety and effectiveness of four drugs commonly used to treat older adults with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions are being called into question by a new study. The drugs -- aripiprazole (Abilify), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel) an...Military’s spotty recordkeeping hurts veterans
Updated: 2012-11-27 15:01:42
At the Center for Investigative Reporting, Aaron Glantz dug deep into the widespread recordkeeping errors and lapses that are bedeviling the VA’s disability claims system and making it difficult for veterans of Vietnam, the Gulf wars, and the war in Afghanistan to prove they were in combat, exposed to harmful substances, or even injured. A [...]Focus on Medicaid as budget debates escalate
Updated: 2012-11-26 15:01:36Don’t forget about Medicaid as the budget debate occupies center stage in Washington. Howard Gleckman reminds us why this is so important in a chock-full-of-data blog post at Forbes. I give Gleckman a boatload of credit. He’s one of the few reporters who consistently writes about vulnerable older people – a population that gets far [...]Kenen offers tips for explaining insurance exchanges, related challenges to readers, listeners
Updated: 2012-11-21 19:13:43We heard a fair amount last week about what states plan to do with their exchanges – and we’ll know more when the new state decision-making deadline rolls around on Dec 14. In the coming days or weeks, we’ll get many many pages of new HHS regulations, some of which pertain to state exchanges and benefit [...]Brawley speaks to Atlanta chapter of AHCJ
Updated: 2012-11-21 16:22:13This is a guest post from Atlanta chapter leader Andy Miller, an AHCJ board member and editor of Georgia Health News. The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ met on Sept. 25 to hear Otis Brawley, M.D., speak on various health care topics. WebMD’s Dan DeNoon introduced Brawley, an American Cancer Society executive and physician who earlier [...]General Bert Alert! Potential Pandemic Planned.
Updated: 2012-11-17 01:39:47
“Be a Vaccine Refuser with Me!” – General Bert http://tinyurl.com/VaccineRefuser NEW WEAPONIZED PANDEMIC FLU BEING BREWED? “Be afraid… be very afraid…” is exactly how “they” want you. They want you in fear (it lowers your immunity) and they want you to do whatever they say — take the latest, even more deadly, Flu Vaccine. I [...]JAMA editor predicts embargoes will be up for discussion
Updated: 2012-11-16 17:11:26
This is a guest post by AHCJ board member and AP medical writer Carla K. Johnson, who leads AHCJ’s Chicago chapter. Howard Bauchner, M.D., editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, spoke to about 25 journalists and students at a recent AHCJ Chicago chapter event hosted by JAMA at its Chicago office. “I [...]American, Kenyan students to cover global health projects
Updated: 2012-11-16 14:01:33
An initiative at Boston University will attempt to “fill the void in developing-world health reporting” by using students from that university and two in Kenya to form an international newsroom. Photo by Nathan Laurell via Flickr The project recently was awarded $100,000 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The students will take a class [...]Welcome to AHCJ’s newest members
Updated: 2012-11-15 17:32:19
Please welcome our newest professional and student members to AHCJ. All new members are welcome to stop by this post’s comment section to introduce themselves. Mandip Aujla, editor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Gravesend, United Kingdom Yael Grauer, independent journalist, Minneapolis, Minn., (@yaelwrites) Cathy Shufro, independent journalist, Woodbridge, Conn. Debbie Swanson, independent journalist, [...]Britain worries magazines in waiting rooms could spread disease
Updated: 2012-11-15 15:11:05As an anxious patient, I would gladly seek the comfort of a dog-eared old copy of County Life in the dentist’s waiting room. But the topic of dental-waiting-room-magazine safety recently caused a flurry in Britain. It got health and science writers there asking questions. It made me wonder too. Mary Otto, AHCJ’s topic leader on [...]AHCJ member news: Books, awards and job changes
Updated: 2012-11-13 19:24:36Luis Fabregas‘ new book, “A Transplant for Katy,” takes the reader behind the scenes of the transplant capital of the world, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where college student Katy Miller underwent a liver transplant. The 2005 surgery went awry, prompting a feud between Thomas Starzl, known as the father of transplantation, and administrators [...]