Infectious Disease Prevention Articles & Analysis
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Chan, head of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director of the Institute of Digestive Disease, the Center for Liver Health, and the Office of Global Engagement. ...
Color provides the tools for preventive health and infectious disease management, including testing, vaccinations, and other services, and is responsible for the largest school testing program in the ...
Vaccitech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer. “We continue to advance our promising pipeline with the recent publication of data on our MERS vaccine program. We also anticipate that ...
Should customers require any further assistance, IEG, together with Studio Arletti, will be able to provide customized services. 15 MONTHS OF SAFETY INITIATIVES The SAFE BUSINESS BY IEG protocol, devised in April 2020, has been extended with adhesions to AEFI (Italian Exhibition and Trade Fair Association) and UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) protocols and IEG’s ...
Vaccitech Ltd (“Vaccitech”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer, today announces the appointment of Joseph Scheeren, PharmD, as an independent director to its Board of Directors ...
Vaccitech Ltd, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer, today announced the dosing of the first patient as part of the HPV001 clinical study. ...
Vaccitech Ltd (“Vaccitech”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer, today announces that it has raised $168 million in a Series B financing. ...
Vaccitech Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and cancer, today announced the appointment of two new independent directors to its Board of Directors. ...
Diagnostic advances play critical roles in controlling infectious disease outbreaks, supporting prevention efforts, and improving patient treatment outcomes. ...
Imaxio, a biotech company specializing in immunology announces today the sale of Trolovol® (D-penicillamine), a drug for human usage indicated for an orphan disease affecting around 1,200 patients in France. The transaction was facilitated by CMC Consulting Group. ...
On World Asthma Day 2015, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our commitment to advance our understanding of asthma and develop effective strategies to manage and prevent the disease. Within a broad asthma research portfolio, NIH-supported scientists are making progress in understanding how certain ...
One Illinois infection control company that has been on the forefront of helping schools, hospitals and institutions battle infectious diseases is EC2, Inc. “An infected person can be contagious from just before the onset of symptoms until up to three weeks after the symptoms began,” reported Ed Chambers, President of EC2, an indoor environmental and ...
Until 2000, Streptococcus pneumoniae infections caused 100,000-135,000 hospitalizations for pneumonia, 6 million cases of ear infections, and 60,000 cases of invasive disease, including 3300 cases of meningitis. Disease figures have improved since a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in 2001. ...
Acinetobacter can cause a variety of diseases, ranging from pneumonia to serious blood or wound infections, and the symptoms vary depending on the disease. ...
As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. ...
White is the President of Sussex Environmental Health Consultants (SEHC), a leading indoor air quality (IAQ) and infectious disease prevention consulting firm. “The organism can also be spread from person-to-person so hospitals, clinics and other locations that may have infected people need to take extra precautions. Proper sanitation and ...
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Many people in the United States think that TB is a disease of the past, but that unfortunately is not the case. The Mid-Atlantic region of the country is no exception. In Delaware the Delaware Division of Public Health has an active TB Elimination Program. The goals of the TB Elimination Program ...
A deadly bacterium with a gene that produces an enzyme that allows it to disable carbapenam antibiotics was recently reported on by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The enzyme, Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenamase or KPC, makes the bacteria very difficult to treat even with carbapenam antibiotics, a ‘last resort’ treatment. ...