Category: Health News

Epidemiology and the public health response of monkeypox

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, i.e. it can be transmitted between animals and humans via direct or indirect contacts. Following the eradication of smallpox and the end of universal smallpox vaccination, monkeypox is currently the most prevalent orthopoxvirus infection in humans. Since May 2022, an evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases has been reported by several

Routine Cleaning of Medical Professionals’ Cellphones May Help Cut Spread of Infection

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of infection spread might be cut if intensive-care unit (ICU) staff regularly disinfected their cellphones, a new study suggests. After ICU staff nurses began regularly cleaning their cellphones, the bioburden of personal and shared phones dropped significantly, researchers report in the American Journal of Infection Control. “Opportunities for

Patients’ Mental Health a Focus for Primary Care Clinicians

Is it possible to separate the heart from the mind? The answer is “no,” according to specialists who met at the 39th Congress of the State of Rio de Janeiro Society of Cardiology (SOCERJ), an event held virtually in May. During a conference on mental health, physicians and psychologists recalled that long-term data have suggested that people

Are Physician Incentive Bonuses Disappearing?

Incentive bonuses, a longtime feature of most physician compensation packages, may be losing popularity in favor of straight salaries. That trend could prove distressing for physicians who benefit the most from them and a welcome change for some primary care doctors who feel penalized by them. Geisinger, based in Danville, Pennsylvania, signaled that incentive bonuses

Researchers establish a profile of the COVID-19 deceased based on the analysis of 140 cases of complete autopsies

Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD)—acute lung injury—in proliferative phase. This is the most frequent profile of the deceased from COVID-19, as identified by researchers of the Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine of the University of Malaga after analyzing 140 cases of complete autopsies. Moreover, the scientists of the

What people with early-onset dementia want you to know

An elevator encounter that happened to Laurie Waters highlights the daily plight faced by early-onset Alzheimer’s patients like her. Waters, 57, was stuck in an elevator at an Alzheimer’s convention with other folks who were growing loud and excited—and the situation was getting to her. “I was starting to get panic-stricken, being in that enclosed

Aromatherapy can help control pain and reduce opioid consumption, preliminary study suggests

Aromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study being presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June). Previous research has shown that anxiety, depression and catastrophizing (patients who believe they

Cheap fertility devices could be 'damaging to health', experts warn

£2 fertility cups that ‘retain semen’ and promise to increase chances of getting pregnant are being sold to desperate couples on eBay — but experts warn they could cause deadly infections EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline found dozens of fertility devices touted to Brits on eBay They included ‘cups’ for women to insert after sex and ‘fertility tests’ for