High rates of kidney failure, clots seen in children and teens following COVID-19 infection: CDC Medha Baranwal7 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent CDC report has described a wide range of symptoms and conditions that cropped up in children and adolescents in the year after a...
Health Bulletin 10/June/2022 Roshni Dhar10 Jun 2022 4:46 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:US CDC suspects monkeypox virus to be airborne, asks people to wear masks CDC...
CDC releases guidelines on Monkey Pox virus Roshni Dhar31 May 2022 5:57 PM ISTMonkey pox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkey pox virus. Monkey pox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family...
US to release monkey pox vaccine from national stockpile for 'high-risk' people Dr. Nandita Mohan26 May 2022 6:24 PM ISTThe United States is responding to a request for the release of monkeypox vaccine from the nation's Strategic National Stockpile as a global...
CDC reports 1st US case of Human bird flu Medical Dialogues Bureau30 April 2022 12:15 PM ISTWashington: The US has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the state of Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Exposure to aerosols can be reduced with a drape, HVE, and extra oral suction in dentistry Dr. Shravani Dali11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe use of a surgical microscope and bag barrier drape, HVE, and extraoral suction device result in the lowest concentration of aerosolized ...
Overweight children prone to develop heart complications, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe percentage of obese children and teens jumped from 19% pre-pandemic to 22%, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and...
FDA authorizes Pfizer booster dose for adolescents between 12 to 17 year Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to:Expand the use of a...
Latest COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance released by CDC Dr. Shravani Dali3 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTCDC has updated its infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance for healthcare settings, as published on the CDC website on September 10,...
CDC shortens quarantine period for people with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its recently released recommendations, has shortened the isolation time of the...
COVID-19 vaccine does not raise miscarriage risk, show findings from a trio of new US studies Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine does not increase the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women, 3 studies show. USA: According to results from three US...
CDC updates COVID-19 mask guidance amid Delta variant Dr. Shravani Dali9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated mask recommendations once again, advising all the fully vaccinated people in...
