STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Donating blood can make a significant difference in someone’s life. H.E.A.L.T.H for youths — nonprofit formed for the charitable and educational purposes of assisting youth — is hosting a blood drive this Saturday morning, Aug. 26 in St. George. While appointments are preferred, walk-ins will also be accommodated if there’s available […]
An Australian toddler ended up in the intensive care unit after a case of Strep A was dismissed as “just a fever.” “The GP [general practitioner] said it was just a fever she’s having,” Melbourne mother Sandeep Kaur told Australia’s 7News. However, 16-month-old Girsirat actually had a Strep A infection — which quickly landed her […]
Marina Kremyanskaya, MD, PhD, assistant professor, medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, medical director, Inpatient Oncology Unit, The Mount Sinai Hospital, discusses the safety profile and future implications of rusfertide (PTG-300) in the treatment of patients with phlebotomy-dependent polycythemia vera (PV), as seen in the phase 2 REVIVE trial (NCT04057040). […]
British singer Liam Payne has revealed he was hospitalized with a “serious kidney infection” and will postpone his upcoming tour to focus on his health. The 29-year-old pop star and former member of One Direction shared an Instagram video Friday saying: “Hey guys, this really is the last news I wanted to be telling you […]
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – The Bingham County Abatement District’s mosquito control program, operated by Vector Disease Control International (VDCI), has detected the first West Nile virus (WNV) positive mosquito pool of 2023 in Bingham County. A total of 79 pools (1,687 total mosquitoes) from Bingham County have been tested so far this year, and all […]
Liam Payne is prioritizing his health. On Friday morning, the “Strip That Down” singer, 29, announced he was canceling his upcoming tour of South America after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. “Hey guys this really is the last news I want to be telling you but basically I’ve been a little bit unwell recently […]
A CDC advisory group met this week but did nothing to assuage concerns that it will further roll back protections for patients and healthcare workers in nursing homes and hospitals. As noted in an earlier post, the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee advises the CDC on guidelines for infection control in healthcare settings. HICPAC met […]
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) – Thousands of patients battling cancer, trauma, and other health challenges are in urgent need of your support. During the pandemic, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center saw a massive drop in blood donors and while their operations are starting to get back to normal, they are still in need of […]
Pharmacies across the U.S. are contending with an industrywide shortage of the amoxicillin drug, commonly prescribed to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ailments like ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia. The supply constraint is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and infections spread. A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS Health said […]
Pharmacies across the U.S. are contending with an industrywide shortage of the amoxicillin drug, commonly prescribed to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ailments like ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia. The supply constraint is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and infections spread. A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS Health said […]