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A new Public Health Alerts report, published in partnership with @CIDRAP: ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด as a Cause of Destructive Meningitis in Infants https://t.co/szS04ym6XK
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Narrow-spectrum C difficile antibiotic shows promise in phase 2 study
A small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor that targets C diff with minimal gut microbiome disruption was found to be highly effective and well-tolerated in a small randomized trial.
https://t.co/LH229E6OPN
Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in Americans under age 50, and 75% are diagnosed at late stages, by @betswrites
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Lung cancer patients who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine within a few months of immunotherapy lived nearly twice as long as unvaccinated patients. https://t.co/IeAVXaLdz9
Analysis suggests HPV vaccine protects unvaccinated people through herd immunity
The incidence of cervical lesions was 50% lower in unvaccinated women when vaccination was widespread.
https://t.co/Ln3x28nbhj
NSW experiencing โunusually prolonged flu seasonโ
NSW Health CHO Dr Kerry Chant said: "When we compare this respiratory illness season to others, we are experiencing a longer tail, which is a concern."
Source: https://t.co/hsFDn2MAkk
UK - Birmingham: "A critical incident has been declared at four hospitals due to 'exceptional' numbers of patients with flu." seasonal https://t.co/FG3RgIb5Si h/t Commonground
Trevor Deely was last seen in the early hours of 8 December 2000 after he attended his work Christmas party at the Hilton Hotel in Dublin https://t.co/T3hnc3A0qC
The number of first-time diagnoses of HIV in Ireland exceeded 200 last year for the first time since the pandemic, while the total number of cases per capita here is the second highest in Europe, new reports have found. https://t.co/zRL6O0ePiy