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  1. Meet Peter Darlington, Professor of Immunology in Concordia's Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. His lab explores how stress hormones and environmental factors affect the immune system, with implications for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

    Research areas: #Immunology and autonomic nervous system

    #InfectiousDisease #AutoImmunity #Stress

    youtube.com/watch?v=6dMAYqKCvCs

  2. Rare brain fungus with 70% fatality rate rising in healthy patients

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rare fungal infection that can strike healthy people is…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #Bacteria #brainhealth #CA #Canada #infectiousdisease #lifestyle #outbreaks #Rarediseases
    newsbeep.com/ca/936150/

  3. Rare brain fungus with 70% fatality rate rising in healthy patients

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rare fungal infection that can strike healthy people is…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Bacteria #brainhealth #infectiousdisease #Lifestyle #outbreaks #rarediseases
    newsbeep.com/us/884955/

  4. A death at a Russian plague lab raised pandemic fears. Here’s what experts are watching.

    It sounded familiar: Pneumonia reported near a lab studying infectious pathogens in a country where the government is…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #biosecurity #health #infectiousdisease #laboratorysafety #Misinformation #Pandemics #Plague #pneumonicplague #PolitiFact #public-health #WHO #WorldHealthOrganization
    europesays.com/russia/76396/

  5. Sanofi avoids fine as EU accepts offer to end probe over disparaging rival vaccine

    Ed’s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Sanofi #infectiousdisease #Pharmaceuticals #policy #STAT+ #vaccines
    europesays.com/france/94165/

  6. CDC takes action amid plague concerns coming out of Russia: ‘We are protected’

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is coordinating…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #Bacteria #health #homelandsecurity #infectiousdisease #Politics #WorldHealthOrganization
    europesays.com/russia/75053/

  7. Shigella antibiotic resistance rising as drug-resistant strains grow

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A highly contagious gut infection that can spread during sex…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Bacteria #HealthyLiving #HIVAIDS #infectiousdisease #Medicalresearch #SexualHealth
    newsbeep.com/us/877786/

  8. Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death

    Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a laboratory…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #Anti-PlagueResearchInstitute #contact #csnd #death #epidemicrisk #illness #infectiousdisease #labworker #laboratorytest #moreinformation #nd #Plague #Rospotrebnadzor #secondcase #Siberia #Trumpadministration #wednesday #WHO
    europesays.com/russia/73859/

  9. Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death

    Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a laboratory…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #Anti-PlagueResearchInstitute #contact #csnd #death #epidemicrisk #illness #infectiousdisease #labworker #laboratorytest #moreinformation #nd #Plague #Rospotrebnadzor #secondcase #Siberia #Trumpadministration #wednesday #WHO
    europesays.com/russia/73841/

  10. Shingles rates plummet in some adults who received certain vaccine, study finds

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shingles rates have dropped sharply among younger U.S. adults, as…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #infectiousdisease #Lifestyle #Medicalresearch #Vaccines #Viruses
    newsbeep.com/us/874041/

  11. Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine: Tracking Outbreaks Amid Conflict

    Three years after the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and the war in Gaza that followed, infectious-disease…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #Entertainment #Gaza #health #infectiousdisease #sports #Sudán #surveillance #Ukraine #unitedstatesofamerica #war
    europesays.com/3295775/

  12. Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine: Tracking Outbreaks Amid Conflict

    Three years after the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and the war in Gaza that followed, infectious-disease…
    #Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #Gaza #InfectiousDisease #Sudan #surveillance #war
    europesays.com/ukraine/52646/

  13. Panic is getting ahead of evidence on Russian ‘plague’ story

    Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #globalhealth #infectiousdisease #public-health
    europesays.com/russia/73294/

  14. Latest from our @[email protected] reports of a suspected plague case in Russia have prompted tighter health checks across Central Asia, though officials stress there is no confirmed regional threat. https://ow.ly/lja250ZUSxk #Plague #CentralAsia #PublicHealth #Russia #InfectiousDisease

    Reports of Suspected Plague in...

  15. Latest from our @[email protected] reports of a suspected plague case in Russia have prompted tighter health checks across Central Asia, though officials stress there is no confirmed regional threat. https://ow.ly/lja250ZUSxk #Plague #CentralAsia #PublicHealth #Russia #InfectiousDisease

    Reports of Suspected Plague in...

  16. 1 in 8 #Cancer Cases Worldwide Are Due to #Infections
    The study found that an estimated 2.3 million new cancer cases were attributable to infections globally in 2024, equivalent to 12% of all cancer cases. Of these, the largest number (760,000 cases, or 4%) were caused by H. pylori, followed by HPV (750,000 cases, or 4%), HBV (360,000 cases, or 2%), EBV (260,000 cases, or 1%) and HCV (160,000 cases).
    We need #infectiousdisease and #oncology doctors working together.
    cancerhealth.com/article/1-8-c

  17. Putin’s Plague Mystery Deepens as Russia Scrambles to Contain Fallout

    Authorities have played down reports of a pneumonic plague outbreak. Russian authorities have implemented “anti-epidemic measures” after a…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #health #infectiousdisease #Plague #VladimirPutin
    europesays.com/russia/72810/

  18. Russia’s Plague Scare: What Experts Say About the Risk

    Reports of a local outbreak of the Bubonic plague in a laboratory in Russia’s eastern Siberian region of…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #infectiousdisease #Plague #SamuelScarpino #transmissibility #WorldHealthOrganization
    europesays.com/russia/72782/

  19. Pneumonic plague fears rise after Siberia lab worker’s mysterious death

    Rubio says US monitoring Russian plague scare Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is traveling to Iceland, Greece…
    #EuropeSays #Russia #health #infectiousdisease #world
    europesays.com/russia/72730/

  20. "Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.

    Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill.

    It remains unclear how she became unwell. Unconfirmed reports circulating in Russian media have suggested ..."

    theguardian.com/world/2026/oct

    #SiberianPlague #infectiousdisease

  21. Ebola outbreak: Death toll in Congo passes 4,000

    BUNIA, Congo — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to…
    #NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #CA #Canada #GlobalHealth #Health #healthcareworkers #infectiousdisease #publichealth
    newsbeep.com/ca/918813/

  22. Dengue fever outbreak prompts 3 counties to declare states of emergency

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three Florida counties have declared states of emergency amid the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Florida #infectiousdisease #Insects #Lifestyle #outbreaks #Viruses
    newsbeep.com/us/865389/

  23. Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2024: One in eight cancers worldwide linked to infections

    Another reason to get vaccinated, if you have access to them.

    iarc.who.int/news-events/globa #InfectiousDisease #Cancer #Medicine #WHO

  24. Fiji declares a national HIV emergency amid methamphetamine surge

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fiji has officially declared a national HIV emergency on its…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #general #HIVAIDS #infectiousdisease #Lifestyle #travel #world
    newsbeep.com/us/853805/

  25. Frankfurt ‘airport malaria’ outbreak leaves three dead, reports say

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three people have died from malaria after a mosquito was…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #germany #infectiousdisease #travel #Travelsafety
    newsbeep.com/us/852943/

  26. Frankfurt ‘airport malaria’ outbreak leaves three dead, reports say

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three people have died from malaria after a mosquito was…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Infectiousdisease #travel #travelsafety
    europesays.com/germany/94214/

  27. Frankfurt ‘airport malaria’ outbreak leaves three dead, reports say

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three people have died from malaria after a mosquito was…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Infectiousdisease #travel #travelsafety
    europesays.com/germany/94141/

  28. Several people die from rare “airport malaria” cases around Frankfurt Airport | DW News

    Interview with Elena A. Levashina, Max Planck Institute.

    youtube.com/watch?v=AQYoGa8KkrI #Frankfurt #InfectiousDisease

  29. "Vector-borne diseases represent an emerging global threat to public health, yet the potential role of flea and tick-borne pathogens as a cause or cofactor in neuropsychiatric illnesses and suicidal ideation remains relatively uninvestigated. Co-infections with vector-borne Babesia and Bartonella spp., as well as infection with more than one Babesia species, may represent a more important cause of neurological ..."

    link.springer.com/article/10.1

    #InfectiousDisease #InfectiousDiseases #Zoonosis

  30. "Upcoming respiratory virus season: have we learned any lessons from Australia?

    New FDA-approved vaccines: updated COVID-19 vaccine and the first mRNA flu vaccine for the fall ..."

    youtube.com/watch?v=bNaWxx_TVVo

    #InfectiousDisease #Measles #Medicine

  31. Found a graphic with a table for food-borne illnesses but it would be a bear for me to type good alt text for that. Luckily, I was able to trace it back to either a reworking or different version of this chart, which is in HTML.

    The HTML table goes past 'e', which my saved graphic did not.

    fda.gov/food/consumers/what-yo #FoodSafety #InfectiousDisease #USpol

  32. How drought is reshaping the spread of infectious diseases

    Drier conditions could make humans and wildlife more vulnerable to certain infectious diseases, even though many parasites and disease-carrying organisms depend heavily on water to survive.

    #drought #InfectiousDisease #water

    phys.org/news/2026-08-drought-

  33. A New Antiviral Stop Measles In Its Tracks. A new oral drug could halt measles transmission if given shortly before or even after a person is exposed. #Measles #Antiviral #InfectiousDisease #MedicalResearch #PediatricDentistry
    instagram.com/p/Dblpk4BMBcC/

  34. 📰 NC Issues Cyclospora Case Update

    🦠 As of July 27, 2026, the number of new confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in North Carolina continues to DECREASE. Wake county has had far more cases than other counties.

    🔍 While a source has not yet been identified, recent cases in NC have reported eating parsley and cilantro more often than expected based on population-wide surveys.

    🔗 dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/epidem

    Keep up with NC health, environment, and energy news. Request to follow:

    @NCConnect

    (Best to have a robust profile and toot history.)

    #Cyclospora #NCHealth #Cyclosporiasis #InfectiousDisease #HealthAlert #CommunityHealth

  35. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who spent nearly four decades as the government’s top #InfectiousDisease expert, refused on Wednesday to answer any questions from a #Senate committee investigating the origins of #Covid19. Dr. #Fauci accused the committee’s #Republican chairman, #RandPaul, of having an “unhinged obsession with me,” before repeatedly invoking his #FifthAmendment right not to incriminate himself.

    #Trump #MafiaState #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law

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