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How a Specific Gut Bacterium May Cause Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes, the broad term for a handful of diseases that prevent the body from properly regulating blood sugar levels, was first documented over 3,500 years ago in ancient Egypt—yet experts still aren’t sure exactly how it develops, although scientists are almost certain that there’s no single trigger. Indeed, two primary forms of the condition are already known: types 1 and 2. Type 1 diabetes, which tends to have a more sudden onset, has proven particularly enigmatic, as people can develop the condition at different ages, and unlike type 2, it seems to be more closely linked to genetic and other predispositions than to diet and lifestyle.


Prevalence and Health Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a National Sample of United States Hospital Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented emphasis on infection control procedures; however, it is unknown whether the pandemic altered the prevalence of C. difficile infection (CDI). This study aimed to investigate CDI prevalence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national sample of United States (U.S.) hospitals.


NYC adopts intradermal monkeypox vaccine strategy

Beginning today, those getting a monkeypox vaccine in New York City will receive an intradermal injection of the Jynneos vaccine as part of a dose-sparing strategy. The city immediately opened 12,000 vaccine slots upon announcing the decision yesterday. In other US news, North Carolina reported a pediatric monkeypox case.


How air-quality science can improve physician practice office safety

While many physicians' offices have instituted distancing measures and increased the frequency of disinfecting heavily used surfaces, few have communicated new policies to address air quality. As healthcare providers continue to seek effective tools to prevent further spread of a highly contagious respiratory virus, practices are learning how air quality affects infection control, and ways air-quality technology can strengthen their disinfecting processes and procedures.


Twitter labeled factual information about covid-19 as misinformation

Over the past week, Twitter has flagged dozens of tweets with factual information about covid-19 as misinformation and in some cases has suspended the accounts of doctors, scientists, and patient advocates in response to their posts warning people about the illness’s dangers.


New type 2 diabetes diagnoses in youth climbed 77% amid COVID-19

New diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in US youth rose 77% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic over the previous 2 years, according to a new multicenter study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. A team led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers retrospectively reviewed the records of 3,113 COVID-19 patients 8 to 21 years at 24 US hospitals who had a new type 2 diabetes diagnosis and a body-mass index (BMI) in the 85th percentile (overweight or obese) from March 2018 to February 2021.


The impact of variants and vaccination on the mortality and resource utilization of hospitalized patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 outcomes among hospitalized patients may have changed due to new variants, therapies and vaccine availability. We assessed outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 2020–February 2022.


DHS Establishes New Office of Health Security 

Chief Medical Officer to Lead New Office for DHS Medical, Workforce Health and Safety, and Public Health Missions


Study shows outsized COVID impact on community hospitals

A new analysis of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) at hospitals in the southeastern United States highlights some of the downstream healthcare impacts of COVID-19.


Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Outbreak at a glance On 21 August 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a new laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had been detected in Beni health zone in the province of North Kivu. The case, a 46-year old woman who had co-morbidities, died on 15 August 2022 after being hospitalized for 23 days. Oropharyngeal secretion samples were taken after death on 15 August 2022 and tested positive for EVD. The body was buried before the EVD results were known. Field investigations are ongoing to identify hospital and community contacts. The last EVD outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in Equateur province and declared over on 4 July 2022.


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