The New Avian Influenza: A Case of Zoonosis
Jun 4, 2021 | Outbreak NewsH10N3 in China On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Beijing’s National Health Commission announced a confirmed case of the H10N3 avian influenza in a 41-year-old man. Though details are unclear as to how the...
Mosquitoes: The Problem and Solution
May 25, 2021 | Outbreak NewsBeyond the pestilence of itchy bites, mosquitos play a critical role in the ecosystem at the bottom of the food chain, and their lesser known role as pollinators [1]. The itchy bites they leave...
The COVID-19 Crisis in India
May 11, 2021 | Outbreak NewsThrough 2020 and the first few months of 2021, India experienced a relatively low COVID-19 caseload. However, on April 30th, India broke the world record for the most COVID-19 cases in one day,...
The U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Six Cases of Rare Blood-Clotting Disorder
May 5, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOver seven million Americans have already received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, with another ten million doses currently on their way to vaccination sites nationwide [1]....
AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Safety
Mar 22, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOne year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic [1], several COVID-19 vaccines were developed and received emergency use...
New Ebola Outbreak and COVID-19 in West Africa
Mar 12, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOn top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is experiencing another, newly declared deadly viral outbreak of Ebola. On February 11, 2021, two people contracted Ebola and died in Democratic Republic...
IDHA Launches New Respiratory Health Study on Google Health Studies App
Mar 8, 2021 | Outbreak NewsIn December 2020, the Innovative & Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital launched a new health study in collaboration with Google. The Respiratory Health Study is the inaugural...
COVID-19 and the Rise of Alcohol Use Among College Students
Feb 24, 2021 | Outbreak NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic forced many universities to reassess their way of teaching students this past fall. The new academia consisted primarily of remote or hybrid versions of learning. This caused...
The Epidemic within the Pandemic
Jan 27, 2021 | Outbreak NewsWhile life before COVID-19 may serve as many people’s standard of normalcy, for millions of Americans struggling with substance use disorders (SUD), it was a daily battle. In 2018, approximately 20.3...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Jan 4, 2021 | Outbreak NewsTuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease similar to COVID-19: both respiratory illnesses are spread from person-to-person via droplet transmission [1]. Contrary to the massive influx of COVID-19...
The Future of Telehealth after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dec 23, 2020 | Outbreak NewsWith more than sixteen million cases and over three hundred thousand deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the advancements of telehealth services have created a new opportunity for healthcare...
The 2020-2021 Influenza Season and COVID-19
Oct 27, 2020 | Outbreak NewsThe world may be focused on COVID-19, but health officials and countries are looking ahead to the current 2020-2021 influenza season in order to anticipate demand on health systems in context of the...
COVID-19 Cases Rise Across the U.S. as Universities Resume Play
Sep 23, 2020 | Outbreak NewsOn September 10th, 2020, sources from Boston news channels reported several positive COVID-19 tests. These results came from Boston College Men and Women’s Division 1 swim teams (1). There were 13...
Reply to: Measles in America: Why vaccination matters
What a shame this outbreak is! We had eradicated measles in the US with measles vaccine! Then...6 years 4 months ago
Reply to: Just the Vax, Please: Vaccines and Hospital Acquired Infections -- Using old techniques to address new issues
Yet another vaccine - when will enough be enough. A very proven method of curing C Diff is fecal...7 years 3 months ago
Reply to: The P. Vivax Comeback -- Is Malaria Beating Natural Defense?
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