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IZ Express #1,758: Meningococcal disease and Saudi Arabia, remembering our colleague, influenza A(H5N1), and more |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 05:19 PM |
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IZ Express #1,758: Meningococcal disease and Saudi Arabia, remembering our colleague, influenza A(H5N1), and more. Read more. |
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WHO - Infection prevention and control in-service education and training curriculum |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 05:02 PM |
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The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip health and care workers with the essential knowledge and competencies necessary for delivering safe and effective care. By doing so it aims to significantly reduce HAIs and combat antimicrobial resistance, thereby safeguarding both patient and HCWs well-being. Read more. |
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National Safety Month Public Materials |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 04:46 PM |
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Download and review your National Safety Month® (NSM) materials. Share the NSM poster and use the NSM icon and email signature image to showcase your participation. Read more. |
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Why Is Sepsis a Leading Cause of Death? |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 04:34 PM |
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Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that happens when the body’s immune response to an infection causes damage to vital organs. Read more. |
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Autistic people three times more likely to develop Parkinson's-like symptoms |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 03:11 PM |
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Largest study of its kind also finds increased risk in older adults with a range of intellectual disabilities. Read more. |
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Text reminders help connect health care workers to care and improve their mental health |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 06:12 PM |
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Health care workers have reported spikes in feeling burnt out in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with nearly half saying it took a toll in 2022 compared to 32 percent in 2018. Read more. |
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Dentist suspended for soaking equipment in paint thinner, more |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 03:55 PM |
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A dentist in Washington accused of multiple sanitation and infection control violations, like soaking equipment in paint thinner and wearing dirty gloves during treatment, has been suspended, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Read more. |
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Measles cases across Europe continue to surge, putting millions of children at risk |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:49 AM |
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Rapid response to measles outbreak is critical, as cases this year predicted to soon exceed total number reported in 2023. Read more. |
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Tick-Borne Diseases in the United States: An Escalating Challenge |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:43 AM |
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Tick-borne diseases, primarily transmitted by Ixodes scapularis (black-legged or deer tick), are increasingly prevalent in the United States, surpassing diseases spread by mosquitoes. With over 490,000 annual cases, these diseases, including Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Powassan virus, present significant public health challenges. Read more. |
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Measles Warning at California Airport After Infection Found |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:23 AM |
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A passenger had a confirmed case of measles on a connecting flight into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) earlier this month, according to public health officials. Read more. |
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Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care? |
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Monday, May 27, 2024 07:45 PM |
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Despite “FLiRT” variants, this may be the first covid wave with little federal pressure to limit transmission or data to even declare a surge. Read more. |
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A Dental Hygiene Career Journey: Time Well Spent |
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 03:10 PM |
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Learn, grow, surround yourself with good people, and be kind. These are some of the many lessons this author learned during her long journey. Read more. |
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Project CommUNITY: Maine dentists provide free care for domestic abuse survivors |
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 12:10 PM |
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Maine dentists have donated $115,000.00 worth of free, gold-standard procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through “Finding Our Smiles," according to the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices which runs the program. Read more. |
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OSHA Updates Hazcom Standard to Enhance Worker Protection |
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 10:21 AM |
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The new rule enhances labels and safety data sheets for improved emergency response. Read more. |
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No one wants hand, foot, and mouth disease. Here's how long you're contagious if you get it. |
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 10:16 AM |
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral illness known for its rash, mouth sores, and slightly raised red spots or white blisters on the palms of one's hands and the soles of one's feet. These bumps also sometimes spread to other areas of the body such as the belly, legs, or buttocks. Read more. |
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Top Infectious Disease News Stories May 17- May 24 |
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 10:13 AM |
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This week, a strategic approach along with existing treatments aimed at reducing incidence rates and curing people of HCV, advocating Lyme disease research in honor of May being its awareness month, Digestive Disease Week coverage, and more this week from Contagion. Read more. |
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Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridiodes difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris |
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 09:32 AM |
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Active surveillance culturing of asymptomatic individuals is a well-established and widely used patient safety practice in hospitals. However, questions remain about the cost and effectiveness of specific surveillance strategies in reducing clinical infection and transmission events. Read more. |
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Toward a Tobacco-free Generation — A Birth Date–Based Phaseout Approach |
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 08:21 AM |
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Despite decades of public health efforts and advances in cessation treatments, smoking is still the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - May 23, 2024 |
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Friday, May 24, 2024 06:06 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 20. Read more. |
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Advancing sustainable management of dental sharps waste: Strategies, challenges, and innovations |
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Friday, May 24, 2024 06:02 PM |
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Learning how to properly dispose of dental sharps is not a waste—it may improve the safety of your practice. Read more. |
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What's the story with your oral microbiome? |
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Friday, May 24, 2024 03:46 PM |
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Gary Moran, Associate Professor at the School of Dental Science writes in The Conversation writes about the importance of the 700 known species of bacteria which live in our mouths - along with yeasts and viruses - and the role this community plays in four main diseases. Read more. |
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WHO: COVID-19 pandemic reversed decade of life expectancy gains |
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Friday, May 24, 2024 03:01 PM |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) published a new report suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic undid a decade of life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy gains (HALE), with global expectancy levels now matching those last seen in 2012. Read more. |
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High H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows |
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Friday, May 24, 2024 02:56 PM |
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Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs. Read more. |
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The current state of dental cybersecurity: At risk |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 03:17 PM |
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Businesses that work with sensitive data, such as protected health information (PHI), are held to rigorous data privacy and protection standards. Regulations like HIPAA are in place to ensure that organizations have measures in place to protect sensitive information against unauthorized disclosure and abuse. Read more. |
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Addressing health care workers’ trauma can help fight burnout |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 10:12 AM |
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Burnout is a growing crisis in health care: More than 50% of health care professionals report symptoms of it. Addressing the trauma they face at work can help. Read more. |
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NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 10:03 AM |
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NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30, predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season and a 5% chance of a below-normal season. Read more. |
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NEED FOR NARCAN: Oklahoma dentist saves woman from fentanyl overdose |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 08:29 PM |
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New data gives insight into the fentanyl crisis in America. Read more. |
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Podcast: Dental assistants and the scope of practice |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 02:34 PM |
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While at the recent California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, I spoke with two CDA representatives to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for both the dentist and the dental assistant to know what that is in every state. Read more. |
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3 Things to Know About FLiRT, the New Coronavirus Strains |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 10:52 AM |
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The good news is that in the early spring of 2024, COVID-19 cases were down, with far fewer infections and hospitalizations than were seen in the previous winter. But SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is still mutating. In April, a group of new virus strains known as the FLiRT variants (based on the technical names of their two mutations) emerged. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,757: CDC’s restructured website, 7 new translations of adult handout, and more |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 09:50 AM |
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IZ Express #1,757: CDC’s restructured website, 7 new translations of adult handout, and more. Read more. |
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in US, study says |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 09:25 AM |
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Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades. Read more. |
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A drill bit went down his throat and it looked like he might need surgery; then they tried something else |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 08:49 PM |
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You might not like the sound of the dentist's drill. Many people don't, but one Gulf Coast man has a whole different reason to not like the drill, that goes way beyond the way it sounds. Read more. |
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CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 03:26 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked local and state health officials Tuesday to maintain flu surveillance operations at peak-season levels over the summer in a bid to remain watchful for any signs of human-to-human spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Read more. |
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Department of Labor announces final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers, first responders |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:30 AM |
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The Department of Labor today announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by improving the amount and quality of information on labels and safety data sheets and allow workers and first responders to react more quickly in an emergency. The updates take effect on July 19, 2024. Read more. |
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Dental Group of Amarillo notifying patients of possible data breach |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 07:25 AM |
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According to a news release, on Oct. 26, 2023, the dental group discovered that an unauthorized third party had gained access to its network. Read more. |
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