Younger adults, women, and Non-Hispanic Blacks have highest levels of 10-year weight gain
Vaccines Estimated to Have Prevented 19.8 Million COVID-19 Deaths
More deaths would have been averted had vaccine coverage targets from COVAX and WHO been met
Fatigue, Brain Fog, Anxiety Prevalent With Long COVID
Significant associations seen for concentration and attention, as well as memory issues, with complaint of brain fog
SARS-CoV-2-Linked Hospitalization, ED Encounters Rare After Paxlovid
<1 percent of patients to whom Paxlovid was dispensed for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 had hospitalization or ED encounter
HPV Vaccinations Can Prevent Anal Cancer
A large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) reduces the chance that anal cancer will develop by over 50%.
Nearly all cases of anal cancer are caused by infection of anal cells with cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Although HPV vaccination can prevent new anal HPV infections, no evidence-based recommendations are currently available to guide screening for and treating anal HSIL.
Fourth Dose of BNT162b2 Prevents Severe COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents
Substantial protection against hospitalizations, deaths seen among long-term care facility residents during omicron surge
Data Elements, Definitions for COVID-19 Complications Detailed
Clinical lexicon presents data elements related to cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications of COVID-19
FDA Panel to Weigh Improved Booster Shots From Moderna, Pfizer
Both Pfizer and Moderna have been testing updated booster shots that target the omicron variant
Pfizer Has Two Updated Booster Shots to Help Fight Omicron
Company said Saturday that it was confident its new booster candidates are better than their predecessor
Severe Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children Increase 41%
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that since the previous Disease Outbreak News published on May 27, 2022, there have been 270 new probable severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children cases, including from four new countries.
As of June 22, 2022, thirty-three countries in five WHO Regions have reported 920 probable cases since this global outbreak began in October 2021.
This data indicates a 41% increase during the last month.