Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Before the pandemic, health officials said U.S. superbug infections appeared to be going down Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, a CDC expert, called it “a startling reversal” that he hopes was a one-year blip. Before the pandemic, health officials said U.S. superbug infections appeared to be going down. One possible reason: From March to October 2020, almost 80% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 received an antibiotic, CDC officials said.

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How superbugs could kill nearly 40 million people by 2050
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How superbugs could kill nearly 40 million people by 2050

Firstpost  

Superbugs will kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, according to a new global analysis. Antimicrobial resistance or AMR will kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, according to a new global analysis. Deaths among children under five from superbugs fell by more than 50 per cent over the last three decades, the study …

Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050

The Hindu  

Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, September 16, 2024, with the researchers urging action to avoid this grim scenario. More than a million people died from the superbugs -- also called antimicrobial resistance -- per year across the world between 1990 and 2021, …

Nearly 40 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant superbug infections by 2050, new study estimates
6 months ago

Nearly 40 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant superbug infections by 2050, new study estimates

CNN  

CNN — The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly 70% by 2050, a new study projects, further showing the burden of theongoing superbug crisis. Older adults bear the burden The researchers – from the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance Project, the Institute for …

Nearly 40 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant superbug infections by 2050, new study estimates
6 months ago

Nearly 40 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant superbug infections by 2050, new study estimates

CNN  

CNN — The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly 70% by 2050, a new study projects, further showing the burden of theongoing superbug crisis. Older adults bear the burden The researchers – from the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance Project, the Institute for …

Superbugs vs Covid-19: Comparing scale and severity of global health threats, preparing for next health catastrophe
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Superbugs vs Covid-19: Comparing scale and severity of global health threats, preparing for next health catastrophe

Hindustan Times  

The rise of drug-resistant superbugs presents a grave threat to global health that could surpass the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Superbugs vs Covid-19: Comparing scale and severity of global health threats, preparing for next health catastrophe Comparative Impact: Superbugs vs Covid-19 In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director at Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, …

New research reveals Covid is still 35 percent deadlier than the flu
10 months ago

New research reveals Covid is still 35 percent deadlier than the flu

Daily Mail  

Despite the belief that Covid is no longer a serious virus, the disease is still deadlier than the flu, new research has shown. Patients hospitalized for Covid in the last year were more 35 percent likely to die and compared with those in hospital for seasonal influenza, a study by doctors at the VA St Louis Health Care System in …

Superbugs pose graver threat than Covid-19. Here's all you need to know about antimicrobial resistance
10 months ago

Superbugs pose graver threat than Covid-19. Here's all you need to know about antimicrobial resistance

Hindustan Times  

As Covid-19 curve flattens, experts warn about the worrisome spike in drug-resistant superbugs that pose a greater risk that coronavirus and cause negative health outcomes as the bacteria is evolving and becoming resistant to existing antibiotics. With viruses, they often fade away as more people become immune but AMR doesn't work that way.” The emergence of drug-resistant superbugs poses significant …

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
10 months ago

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu

LA Times  

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu. Immunity from vaccines and past coronavirus infections has helped tame COVID-19 to the point that when researchers compared the mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 and seasonal influenza patients during the height of the 2022-23 flu season, they found that …

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study
11 months, 1 week ago

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study

The Hindu  

COVID-19 replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an international research published in The Lancet journal has found. “Disrupting more than three decades of consistent improvements in life expectancy and deaths, COVID-19 reversed this long-standing progress to emerge as “one of …

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Geneva last year. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent coronavirus variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, …

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas …

COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports

Salon  

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clearly indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is not done with us, as almost all metrics related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been steadily rising for weeks. Deaths, which typically lag behind these statistics anyway, have stayed unchanged over the past week, but have still averaged over 1,000 deaths weekly for the …

Deaths from drug-resistant infections surge after Covid pandemic
1 year, 4 months ago

Deaths from drug-resistant infections surge after Covid pandemic

The Telegraph  

“Treat antibiotics with respect,” the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency has urged, as the number of deaths caused by resistant infections rose for the second year in a row. “We expect that if we get a bacterial infection, an antibiotic will be available to treat us – but sometimes, already, that is simply impossible.” She said without …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 5 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'
1 year, 7 months ago

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'

India TV News  

The United States might be experiencing another COVID-19 wave as hospitalisations surged more than 10% to 7,109 as of July 15, as compared to 6,444 the previous week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This could be the start of a late summer wave," said Dr Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, to NPR. A …

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO

The Hindu  

Nearly 337 million life years were lost in the two first years of the Covid-19 pandemic, as millions of people died prematurely, the World Health Organization said on Friday. While the WHO officially registered 5.4 million Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021, its excess mortality data shows around 14.9 million people actually likely died due to the crisis over that …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 10 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US
1 year, 10 months ago

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

Al Jazeera  

As US public health emergency declaration comes to an end, Al Jazeera looks at the pandemic’s heavy toll on the country. More than 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the US since the emergency declaration was first issued in January 2020 – more than any other country in absolute numbers. 1.1 million deaths The United States has recorded more …

Covid-19 dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US in 2022: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Covid-19 dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US in 2022: Report

Hindustan Times  

US deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. Read here: Exiled billionaire's assets worth $280 million seized by Ukraine, ‘aided Russia’ COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. The death rates for heart disease and cancer increased during the pandemic, the CDC said. …

COVID was 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID was 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC

ABC News  

The overall death rate fell by 6% from 2022 to 2023, the report found. COVID was 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC People visit the 'In America: Remember' public art installation near the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The installation commemorates all the Americans …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study
2 years, 1 month ago

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study

India TV News  

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 …

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls
2 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls

Dutch News  

In total, 1,468 people died of coronavirus in the third quarter of last year, taking the total number of Covid deaths up to the end of September 2022 to 46,278, according to figures from national statistics agency CBS. The official death toll is 22,992, but this only includes people whose coronavirus infection was officially listed. The excess death figure is …

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January
2 years, 1 month ago

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January

Daily Mail  

More than 550 Americans are dying from Covid across the US as the virus makes a minor comeback after months of plateauing rates. Latest official data shows there were 558 fatalities every day in the week ending January 11 — up 44 percent in a week. Like cases figures, these are also trending downwards dropping by about 12 percent in …

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

India TV News  

In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". The death among vaccinated people is increasing due to the waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and "increasingly contagious strains of …

Pandemic Relief? Covid-19 Numbers Dip Significantly, Lowest Since 2020
2 years, 4 months ago

Pandemic Relief? Covid-19 Numbers Dip Significantly, Lowest Since 2020

News 18  

As active Covid-19 cases in the country dipped below 10,000 for the first time since April 2020 last week and the week’s death toll was the lowest since March 2020, could the Covid-19 pandemic finally be waning? The country logged 474 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest since April 6, 2020, taking the total tally of …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to crop up. “Almost 10,000 deaths a week is 10,000 too many for a disease that can be prevented and treated.” The …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of worldwide COVID-19 deaths came in around 9,400, nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago. The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the number of recent COVID-19 deaths has dropped nearly 90% globally compared with nine months ago, …

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say
2 years, 5 months ago

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say

LA Times  

As California enters fall with the coronavirus very much on the decline, some are once again declaring victory. “The pandemic is over.” It’s a pronouncement we’ve heard several times in the more than 2½ years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. “We are much better off now,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor for the pandemic, …

Op-Ed: No, Mr. President, the pandemic isn’t over
2 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: No, Mr. President, the pandemic isn’t over

LA Times  

On “60 Minutes” on Sunday, President Biden declared “the pandemic is over.” Well into our third year of battling COVID-19, we all wish that were true. There have been more than 2 million confirmed new COVID infections in the last month, and considering the untested and unreported cases, the real number is a multiple of that, most probably at least …

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet

ABC  

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "the end is in sight" for the COVID-19 pandemic, but now's not the time to ease up on infection control measures. Overnight he said world leaders needed to act on six key focus areas to end the PHEIC: Testing — continuing to test suspected COVID-19 cases and tracking confirmed infections — continuing …

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’
2 years, 6 months ago

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’

CNN  

CNN — The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. Now is the time to run harder and …

Study Finds 38% ICU Patients with Superbug Infections Die in 2 Weeks. Why Is This Worrying?
2 years, 6 months ago

Study Finds 38% ICU Patients with Superbug Infections Die in 2 Weeks. Why Is This Worrying?

News 18  

A recent study on hospital-acquired infections has revealed a widespread presence of superbugs, or drug-resistant micro-organisms, in infection cases. The newly-formed Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance-India, a central government effort between All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, the Indian Council for Medical Research, and the CDC, has found that superbugs were found in 3,080 blood samples and another 792 urine …

WHO: 24% drop in in global Covid-19 cases even as deaths rise in Asia. Read here
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO: 24% drop in in global Covid-19 cases even as deaths rise in Asia. Read here

Live Mint  

As per a new report by the World Health Organization on Thursday, new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia. The United Nations health agency said there were 5.4 million new Covid-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous …

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable

Associated Press  

LONDON — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said there were 6.5 million cases reported last week with more than 14,000 deaths. In the U.K., the Office for National Statistics reported last week that …

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New coronavirus cases fell 9% …

Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Before the pandemic, health officials said U.S. superbug infections appeared to be going down. But it does have data from seven kinds of bacterial and fungal infections that were detected in hospital patients, including MRSA and a …

‘Superbug’ infections, deaths rose at beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Superbug’ infections, deaths rose at beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

A lab worker holds a petri dish with cultures of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MSRA. The U.S. toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic after years of decline. The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Before the pandemic, …

For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
2 years, 8 months ago

For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19

Associated Press  

The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. “It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty …

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
2 years, 9 months ago

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this earth,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, who leads a new pandemic center at the Brown University School of Public Health in …

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say

LA Times  

Sara Atkins holds a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 1 million Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this …

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries
2 years, 10 months ago

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries

India Today  

Even as world leaders debated Covid-19 related issues at a virtual summit on Thursday, May 12, the pandemic has not shown any signs of disappearing from our lives. The latest data shows: New cases are still rising in 89 countries, including the US, weekly trends show. The latest weekly situation report of the WHO said during the week through May …

Op-Ed: We’re losing the fight against superbugs, but there’s still hope
2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: We’re losing the fight against superbugs, but there’s still hope

LA Times  

This scanning electron shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Hospital stewardship programs — which manage the careful and optimal use of antimicrobial treatments — also had to redirect their limited resources away from antibiotic use to focus on the complex administration of COVID-19 therapeutics. Because doctors prudently limit their use of antimicrobials to avoid further resistance, there isn’t high demand to …

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million

Al Jazeera  

New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported. Nearly three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data indicates, according to a new World Health Organization report that offers the most comprehensive look yet at the true global toll of the pandemic. Nearly 50 …

'Pandemic phase' over for US, but...': Dr. Fauci's Covid assessment
2 years, 10 months ago

'Pandemic phase' over for US, but...': Dr. Fauci's Covid assessment

India TV News  

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” when it comes to new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, but that it appears to be making a transition to COVID-19 becoming an endemic disease — occurring regularly in certain areas. Fauci, the …

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO
2 years, 10 months ago

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO

Live Mint  

World Health Organisation has asserted that the acute stage of COVID can be ended this year in case vaccination coverage can be increased and at the same time, measures are taken to stop the spread. More deadly variants may emerge if… Earlier this week, WHO also pointed out that with the virus still circulating, the risk of more deadly variants …

Global deaths from antibiotic-resistant 'super bugs' have surged seven-fold in half a decade
2 years, 10 months ago

Global deaths from antibiotic-resistant 'super bugs' have surged seven-fold in half a decade

Daily Mail  

Global deaths from antibiotic-resistant 'super-bugs' have surged 600 percent in just five years, one expert warns. Scientists have been sounding the alarm over bacterial infections resistant to current treatments for years, and calling on people to use the medicines less often. Murray estimated earlier this year that up to 5 million people globally have died with infections resistant to the …

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says

LA Times  

The numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement Thursday, the United Nations health agency said coronavirus infections due to the Omicron surge had “tanked” from a peak of more than 308,000 …

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