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“Airborne transmission” refers to when infectious respiratory particles expel into the air, such as from coughing or sneezing, and enter the respiratory tract of another person who inhales them, according to WHO. The subcategory “direct deposition” refers to when infectious respiratory particles expel into the air and directly land on another person’s mouth, nose or eyes, potentially causing infection. “Public health agencies were hesitant to use the word ‘airborne’ because of differences in understanding among experts about what it meant. When I say ‘aerosol’, when I say ‘through the air’, it doesn’t matter whether I’m an engineer, a clinician, a nurse, a public health person. ‘There were many failures’During the pandemic, various terms were used in different ways to describe how the coronavirus could spread, causing much confusion – terms like airborne, airborne transmission or aerosol transmission.
Persons: ” Linsey Marr, , ” Marr, , Jeremy Farrar, ” Farrar, Jessica Justman, Justman, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Stephen S, Morse Organizations: CNN, World Health, WHO, Virginia Tech, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, CNN Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
But there is no standard test to detect early cases of pancreatic cancer, before cancer cells have spread and when surgery is more likely to be helpful. But many studies investigating the potential of liquid biopsy tests for the early detection of pancreatic cancer are still in the early phases. The researchers found that their liquid biopsy approach detected 93% of pancreatic cancers among the US volunteers in their study, 91% of pancreatic cancers in the South Korean cohort and 88% of pancreatic cancers in the Chinese cohort. But there is no blood test that can detect early pancreatic cancer. “Smoking is the most important avoidable risk factor for pancreatic cancer,” according to the American Cancer Society.
Persons: , Brian Wolpin, ” Wolpin, “ There’s, Ajay Goel, ” Goel, , Goel, Al Neugut, Columbia University’s Herbert, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Neugut, “ It’s, It’s, Wolpin Organizations: CNN, Dana, Farber Cancer Institute, US Preventive Services Task Force, American Association for Cancer Research, Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Surgeons, University of Pennsylvania, UC San Diego, Columbia, Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, CNN Health, American Cancer Society Locations: United States, City, Japan, South Korea, China, City of Hope, Hope
Last year, New York City opened Fifth Avenue as a pedestrian street on December weekends. During the 2022 holiday season, New York City Mayor Eric Adams turned an 11-block stretch of the iconic Fifth Avenue into an "open street" for three weekends in December. This is just the latest example highlighting New York City's efforts to pedestrianize busy corridors. At the same time, Open Streets saw the number of businesses on them grow by 10%, while non-pedestrianized streets saw a 20% decrease in the number of businesses. However, there are downsides to Open Streets in New York City.
Persons: , Eric Adams, Adams, That's, he's, Ting Liu, Tom Harris Organizations: New York City, Service, Mastercard, New, Office of Technology, Innovation, Bloomberg Associates, Times, Times Square Alliance, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Locations: New York, Midtown, New, , Astoria, Queens, New York City
CNN —Users of marijuana had statistically higher levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine than people who do not use weed, a new study found. Marijuana users also had 22% higher cadmium levels in their blood than non-users, and 18% higher levels in their urine, Sanchez said. “Our study wasn’t able to tease apart whether or not self-reported cannabis users were using medical or recreational cannabis, so we can’t say definitively if medical cannabis users specifically had higher metal levels,” she said. Heavy metals aren’t just in marijuana — tobacco smokers are exposed to even more types of toxins. While that’s good news for the environment, it’s worrisome for marijuana users.
Persons: , Tiffany Sanchez, Sanchez, Beth Cohen, ” Sanchez, can’t, Dr, Leonardo Trasande, NYU Langone, I’m Organizations: CNN, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, US Environmental Protection Agency . Marijuana, University of California, Environmental, National Health, Cleveland Clinic, NYU, US Department of Agriculture, District of Columbia Locations: New York City, San Francisco, Italy
The number of pregnant women and new mothers dying from drug overdoses grew dramatically as the pandemic took hold, reaching a record high in 2020, a new study finds. "It goes to an ever higher level of stigma among pregnant women." She does not work with pregnant women or those with substance use disorder, but did crunch the numbers for the new research. "Overdose deaths in general have increased, and pregnant women aren't immune to the effects of addiction," Wright said. A Biden administration report, released in October, called for broader access to opioid treatment medication among pregnant women and de-stigmatize addiction treatment during pregnancy.
Drug overdose deaths reached record levels nationwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, and research published Tuesday suggests an outsized effect on pregnant and recently pregnant people. In 2020, there were about 12 pregnancy-associated overdose deaths for every 100,000 births – a 46% spike in one year and an 81% increase since 2017. The lack of reliable information on pregnancy-associated overdose deaths has made it challenging to delve into how and why trends might be different for this group compared with others, Bruzelius said. Mirroring national trends, the new study found a large increase in pregnancy-associated overdose deaths that involved fentanyl and other synthetic drugs and psychostimulants in recent years. And often the way our health care system deals with them is the focus really changes from the pregnant person to the baby.
Monkeypox and polio outbreaks, or new COVID-19 variants, have not been “planned” or orchestrated as “scare tactics” to manipulate the Nov. 8 midterm elections in the United States. As laid out in a Reuters explainer (here), experts agree that the major driver behind both vaccine-derived and wild polio outbreaks remains an under-vaccinated population. “Monkeypox is nothing more than a scare tactic to make you stay home and not vote in the November elections. Experts contacted by Reuters dismissed claims that these disease outbreaks are connected to election cycles and said they would not disrupt the upcoming electoral process. There is no evidence that monkeypox and polio outbreaks or new COVID-19 variants have been orchestrated as “scare tactics” to manipulate the U.S. midterm elections.
În cazul omologării vaccinului anti-COVID, principala provocare o va reprezenta rapiditatea cu care acesta va ajunge pe piaţă. În plus, vaccinul va trebui administrat în mai multe doze la o persoană pentru a fi eficient, fapt ce reprezintă o provocare logistică suplimentară. „Cred că abia iarna viitoare vom putea vorbi de o acoperire satisfăcătoare în ceea ce priveşte vaccinarea populaţiei generale”, a spus Kachur. „Nu cred că vom renunţa prea curând la purtatul măştii, dacă oamenii continuă să se comporte aşa cum o fac acum”, a spus Kraft. De asemenea, Kraft a spus că, din moment ce vaccinul va trebui administrat în două doze, cei care îl vor face vor trebuie să continue să poarte mască.
Persons: Patrick Kachur, Kachur, Dr . Colleen Kraft, Kraft, purtatul Organizations: Columbia University Mailman School, Public Locations: New York, Emory, Atlanta, purtatul
În cazul omologării vaccinului anti-COVID, principala provocare o va reprezenta rapiditatea cu care acesta va ajunge pe piață. În plus, vaccinul va trebui administrat în mai multe doze la o persoană pentru a fi eficient, fapt ce reprezintă o provocare logistică suplimentară. „Cred că abia iarna viitoare vom putea vorbi de o acoperire satisfăcătoare în ceea ce priveşte vaccinarea populaţiei generale”, a spus Kachur. „Nu cred că vom renunţa prea curând la purtatul măştii, dacă oamenii continuă să se comporte aşa cum o fac acum”, a spus Kraft. De asemenea, Kraft a spus că, din moment ce vaccinul va trebui administrat în două doze, cei care îl vor face vor trebuie să continue să poarte mască.
Persons: Patrick Kachur, Kachur, Dr . Colleen Kraft, Kraft, purtatul Organizations: Today, Columbia University Mailman School, Public Locations: New York, Emory, Atlanta, purtatul
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