Keeping everyone in the family healthy is a top priority for all parents, so seeing headlines about the potential threat of an unfamiliar illness can be stressful. The key to staying calm is learning the facts and preparing as needed. Recently, clusters of invasive group A strep infections in children have been reported, understandably causing […]
After nearly three years of keeping COVID under control, China is experiencing a massive new wave of COVID infections. The official figures reporting 60,000 deaths between December 8 and January 12 are widely seen as underestimating the impact of the outbreak. Until December 2022, China had used lockdown policies to reduce the opportunity for COVID […]
Higher blood levels of the molecule pro-calcitonin (PCT) are a marker of lung infection among ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with lung disease, a new study reports. Combining PCT with other blood markers can further increase the accuracy of identifying infection, and may be useful for distinguishing between AAV-related lung involvement and lung infection in AAV […]
If an ear infection persists longer than a few days, seek medical treatment. Depending on the type of ear infection and symptoms you present, home remedies may provide some relief, or a doctor may recommend medication. Over-the-Counter Medications Mild symptoms of ear infection pain can be relieved with over-the-counter pain medication such as acetaminophen or […]
In a recent study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers conducted a serosurvey during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron wave in Malawi. Study: Omicron B.1.1.529 variant infections associated with severe disease are uncommon in a COVID-19 under-vaccinated, high SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence population in Malawi. Image Credit: Yaw Niel/Shutterstock Background The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was […]
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers examined vaccine effectiveness and pregnancy outcomes during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron period. Study: Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational study. Image Credit: Velishchuk Yevhen/Shutterstock Background Previously, the study’s […]
Last year, in June, two students from the state tested positive for norovirus. Nineteen students have tested positive for the highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, norovirus, in Kerala’s Ernakulam district today. The school has switched to online mode for classes 1 to 5 following the outbreak. Here is your 5-point guide to the infection: The district […]
Some researchers are thinking outside the box to try to combat the growing antibiotic resistance crisis. One of the innovations has been the development of “living medicines” which use one living bacterium to kill another. In a new study, researchers developed a modified (non-pathogenic) version of Mycoplasma pneumoniae that attacks Pseudomonas aeruginosa—which is resistant to many […]
Norovirus infection has been confirmed in two schoolchildren in Ernakulam even as the Health authorities have stepped up efforts to contain the disease spread. The infection has been confirmed in two children of Class I and II at Bhavan’s Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kakkanad. Nearly 62 children and a few parents had earlier exhibited symptoms of the […]
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous (IV) lines are generally associated with medical centers — picture a patient in a hospital bed, an IV drip-dropping needed fluids, nutrients and medicines into their arm. But millions now are receiving IV treatments at home, and a new study warns that not enough people are being […]