Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Medical doctors in infectious disease clinics were significantly more likely to be infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus than doctors with less patient contact. This is shown in a new study at Umeå University. One in five doctors working in infectious disease clinics were infected during the first and second waves of the pandemic in 2020.

A study recently published in Management Science examines the impact of stay-at-home orders implemented by U.S. counties in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted by economists at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, the research reveals that SHOs not only reduced mobility in counties where they were implemented but also had significant “spillover effects” in neighboring counties.

Understanding resilience—the ability of injured lung tissue to heal and regenerate—may be key to advancing the treatment and prevention of life-threatening lung disease that occurs in extremely premature babies, a new study suggests.

Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in experiments with mice.

Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

Lea County, New Mexico, is now reporting an outbreak of measles, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). Lea County is near Gaines County, Texas, where measles cases continue to rise as part of the original outbreak.

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year.

In the landscape of public health, few stories are as compelling as the unexpected return of a disease we once thought was conquered. Measles, a highly contagious viral infection formally considered eliminated from Canada in 1998, is making a surprising comeback, challenging our public health systems and communities at large.

Buruli ulcer is a tropical disease caused by the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. The bacteria releases toxins that can destroy skin, blood vessels and subcutaneous tissue, resulting in ulceration.

University at Buffalo School of Nursing researchers have identified a new benefit of mindfulness for people managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition commonly known as COPD.