NIDDK (Diabetes) · Sep 4, 2024
How Is Diabetes Different for Older Adults?
Learn about some of the unique challenges for older adults with diabetes and how health care professionals can help them manage their care.
Latest medical news · page 90
The latest headlines across every section, pulled from official and open-access sources.
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Aug 7, 2024
What Are the New Horizons in Testing and Treating Early Stages of Type 1 Diabetes?
Learn when to test for early stages of type 1 diabetes and how to delay it from progressing.
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Jul 10, 2024
How to Incorporate Weight-loss Medications in Diabetes Care
Along with lifestyle changes, weight-loss medications may help some people with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity manage their weight. Read on to learn more about when to consider weight-loss medications, which medications are preferred for people with type 2 diabetes, and how to incorporate them into diabetes care.
ECDC: On Air · Jun 11, 2024
Episode 53 - Andrea Ammon - The Farewell Episode
In this episode, we make a final interview with ECDC Director Andrea Ammon, who will soon be retiring after a long career in public health. Andrea Ammon speaks about her 19 years at ECDC, including 9 years as Director, and reflects on how the agency has evolved. She also tells us about the most memorable moments and challenges, including managing the Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information about ECDC in general please visit ecdc.europa.eu or follow us on social media .
CDC FluView · Jun 11, 2024
Living with Long COVID
People with post-COVID conditions and those who support them can find ways to help, ways to cope with stress, and additional resources and support groups.
CDC FluView · Jun 11, 2024
Long COVID Basics
Learn about the potential COVID-19 long-term effects, including fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, chest pain, headache, and other symptoms.
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Jun 5, 2024
What Are the Unique Challenges for Youth with Diabetes?
How is diabetes different for youth than it is for adults? Learn about some of their unique challenges and how health care professionals can help them manage their care.
ECDC: On Air · Jun 4, 2024
Episode 52 - Diamantis Plachouras - Healthcare-associated infections
According to the latest ECDC survey, each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA acquire at least one healthcare-associated infection during their stay in the hospital. Diamantis Plachouras - ECDC Principal Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections tells us why this issue needs to be tackled as swift as possible and goes deeper into the data coming from the third point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals, coordinated by ECDC in 2022-2023. Read more about the survey here…
CDC Travel Notices · May 30, 2024
Level 1 - A Strain of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Newport in Mexico
Some travelers who have spent time in Mexico have been infected with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Newport.
CDC FluView · May 2, 2024
COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know
Learn about testing for COVID-19, including the types of tests, who should get tested, how to get tested, and print resources in English and Spanish.
NIDDK (Diabetes) · May 1, 2024
What Can You Tell Your Patients About Intermittent Fasting and Type 2 Diabetes?
Learn about the possible risks and benefits of intermittent fasting as a weight management tool for people with type 2 diabetes.
ECDC: On Air · Apr 10, 2024
Episode 51 - Gerjon Ikink - Exploring the Future of Health
Public health institutes across Europe increasingly recognise the value of examining public health trends and imagining what the future may look like according to different scenarios. In this episode, Gerjon Ikink, ECDC principal expert on public health foresight, explains what foresight is, why it is important in public health, and how it can be translated into concrete action to prepare for future infectious disease threats. For more information about ECDC in general please visit ecdc.europa.eu or follow us on social media .
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Apr 3, 2024
How Do You Recognize Rare and Atypical Diabetes?
Rare and atypical forms of diabetes are often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Learn what to look for and why this is important to the future of diabetes care.
ECDC: On Air · Mar 27, 2024
Episode 50 - Carlos Carvalho - The Power of Digital Health Data
For today's episode we sit down with Carlos Carvalho - ECDC's Principal Expert in Digital Surveillance to talk about the state of play of making the public health data flow up to speed in the third decade of the XXI-st century and usable for modern surveillance of infectious diseases. How far are we in creating the fully digital health data system in Europe, enabling us to track infectious diseases faster? What are the hurdles we still need to jump over? Listen to our podcast and find out! For more information about ECDC in general please visit ecdc.europa.eu or follow us on…
ECDC: On Air · Mar 21, 2024
Episode 49 - Nick Bundle - Why Monitoring Respiratory Viruses Matters
In this episode we take a closer look at the data collection for respiratory viruses and why we should take this more seriously than just a cough or a sneeze. Nick Bundle, ECDC expert on respiratory viruses, also gives us the lowdown on the European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS), a new surveillance tool which presents weekly data on influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV. ERVISS platform is available here . For more information about ECDC in general please visit ecdc.europa.eu or follow us on social media .
ECDC: On Air · Mar 7, 2024
Episode 48 - Otilia Mårdh - Let's Talk About (Safe) Sex
On today's episode we are joined by Otilia Mårdh, Medical Epidemiologist at ECDC, to discuss the latest reports on sexually transmitted infections in Europe. We explore the key findings from the recent reports, discuss the implications for public health, and uncover the strategies being implemented to address the rising rates of STIs. You can find the reports here . For more information about ECDC in general please visit ecdc.europa.eu or follow us on social media .
CDC FluView · Mar 7, 2024
COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised
Learn CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for moderately to severely immunocompromised people. An additional dose is recommended.
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Mar 6, 2024
Help Your Patients Understand the Role and Function of Their Kidneys
How well do your patients understand how their kidneys work? Read on to help them learn more.
CDC FluView · Mar 6, 2024
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are working well based on studies that have looked at how vaccines work in real-world conditions.
ECDC: On Air · Feb 27, 2024
Episode 47 - Ines Steffens - Eurosurveillance
On today's episode, we sit down with Ines Steffens, editor-in-chief of Eurosurveillance . Eurosurveillance is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases. Published weekly, with 50 issues per year, it features short rapid communications, longer in-depth research articles, surveillance and outbreak reports, reviews and perspective papers. We discuss the journal's history, scope, and plans for its future. You can find more information about Eurosurveillance here . For more information about ECDC in…
ECDC: On Air · Feb 15, 2024
Episode 46 - Special Feature - Five Scientists - One Health
Today's episode is special one, and is hosted by James Ramsey, Head of the Communication Unit at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). He is joined by experts from ECDC, EFSA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to discuss the One Health prespective. Our well-being depends on the health of animals, plants and our environment. What affects one affects all the others, and increasingly so. A One Health perspective is about joining forces to find integrated solutions to common challenges such as climate change…
NIDDK (Diabetes) · Feb 14, 2024
What’s New in the 2024 ADA Standards of Care?
Learn about the latest clinical practice standards to diagnose and manage diabetes in the American Diabetes Association’s Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024.
CDC FluView · Jan 12, 2024
Overview of COVID-19 Vaccines
Find an overview of the different COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States, including safety information and the ingredients of each vaccine.
ECDC: On Air · Dec 20, 2023
Episode 45 - Theresa Enkirch - A Closer Look At Viruses
For this episode of ECDC on Air, we sit down with ECDC’s expert in genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics – Theresa Enkirch. Theresa gives us an overview of what genetic epidemiologists and bioinformaticians do and how that has changed the current epidemiological world. She also talks about a brand new ECDC course – the GenEpiBioTrain – that can properly boost one’s knowledge about all matters regarding bioinformatics and genetic epidemiology. Want to know more? Check the ECDC’s Virtual Academy for the courses here . You can find more information about ECDC's work on our website and on social…