Thursday morning 2nd January 2025, the US government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that they have developed a standard for H5N1 influenza tests.

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NIH scientists are sounding public health alarms after discovering a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in a Texas farm worker earlier this year.1 The virus, dubbed huTX37-H5N1, was isolated from the worker’s eye and appears to have originated from contact with infected dairy cows. While the worker experienced only mild conjunctivitis, the virus […]

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Hydroxychloroquine claims during early pandemic earn French Doc two year medicine ban.

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Urban planning expert Diana Mitsova and neurobiologists Lilah Besser and Elaine Le argue that lack of street shade in historically low-income neighbourhoods is trapping older Americans in their homes during the summer months.

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A new study sheds light on how previous infections with dengue and Zika viruses can influence a person’s future risk of getting sick from different types of dengue fever. Researchers in Nicaragua followed a group of children over several years, analyzing how past encounters with these viruses impacted their susceptibility to various dengue strains.1 Dengue […]

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Bird flu, caused by the H5N1 avian influenza virus, has historically been a concern for poultry farms.1 Recent developments show the virus is making a jump to cats and mice, raising concerns for public health.  According to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the […]

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If you’ve had a stay in hospital you’ll have experienced the routine screening for C.difficile, but are we looking for the source of infection in the right place? Michigan medics took on the case of the spreading superbug and unravelled the mystery of the source of C.diff hospital infections. Hospitals are struggling to control Clostridioides […]

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Caffeine-craving kids are fueling an explosion in US energy drink sales. This billion dollar industry is booming, however makers are facing increased scrutiny as concerns grow over the potential health risks posed by these popular beverages. Are energy drinks triggering heart attacks in young people? Emergency room visits by youngsters doubled between 2007 and 2011.2 The culprit? […]

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