The Growing Threat Of Tick-Borne Disease Part I: Powassan Virus
Ixodes sp. Hypostome and Palps. The hypostome of the tick is used to anchor itself into the skin of the host while feeding on blood. This barbed structure is covered in backwards-facing “teeth” to make removal difficult. According to the CDC, the best …
New Research Provides Hope In The Search For A Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine- Part III
This story is Part III of a series on respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. Here we discuss the complex strategy of vaccine development and the RSV vaccine candidates currently primed to make history. Respiratory syncytial virus is one of the leading causes of …
New Research Provides Hope In The Search For A Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine- Part II
This story is Part II of a series on respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. Here we describe the groundbreaking research that is both answering questions about the past vaccine failure and mapping a path towards the production of successful vaccines. Respiratory syncytial virus …
New Research Provides Hope In The Search For A Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine- Part I
The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and the Need for a Vaccine This story is Part I of a series on respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. Here we describe the disease itself, and in the next section, we will describe the steps forward …
New And Effective Monoclonal Antibody Treatment For Ebola On The Horizon
Scientists at the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Discovery in La Jolla, California have developed a remarkable pair of monoclonal antibodies that may be the long-sought answer for effective treatments of multiple ebolavirus strains. Ebola poses a threat to human health …
Universal Disease Screening and Treatment — The Egyptian Example
An interview with William Haseltine about the following article is also available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1915818 Thirty years ago, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity accounted for less than 45% of the global disease burden. Today, they are the leading causes …
Integrating social care and elder care has many benefits
The social needs of older adults are multifaceted, diverse and, more often than not, unmet. This is especially true for older adults living with disabilities, low incomes or multiple chronic conditions. For many, day-to-day mobility is restricted to the community or the …
Mapping A Better Life For Older Adults Of New York
Two weeks ago, The New York Academy of Medicine relaunched its data visualization tool IMAGE: NYC, otherwise known as the Interactive Map of Aging. Created in partnership with the Center for Urban Research at CUNY, the open source, data driven map helps …
Washington Post Reviews ACCESS Health’s Aging Well
What makes for good aging? For many older people, it isn’t just the absence of health problems — it’s the presence of meaning and connection. Social inclusion, which improves people’s ability to take part in society, helps create sustaining ties for older …
Can Home Care Workers Help Older Adults Escape Late Life Depression And Anxiety?
Conversations about the mental health of older adults frequently revolve around two things: Alzheimer’s and dementia. While it makes sense that cognitive disorders such as these would occupy a prominent place in the public imagination, the picture they paint of the mental …
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