Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Deadly Clostridioides difficile infections may not result from transmission, but from within the infected patient themselves, a new study shows. Hospital staff spend a significant amount of time working to protect patients from acquiring infections while they are being […]
A canine disease that has rarely been reported in humans has been identified in two individuals in the U.K. Brucellosis caused by Brucella canis was previously only seen in dogs imported into the U.K. but since 2020 has been spreading between local dogs, a report by the Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance group released […]
CNN — Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for disorders such as gestational hypertension and preeclampsia with blood pressure monitoring throughout the pregnancy, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended Tuesday. The recommendation, published in the medical journal JAMA, is for all pregnant people and particularly those without a “known diagnosis of a hypertensive […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving Northeastern University $17.5 million over the next five years to head an innovation center designed to help detect and prepare the United States for the next outbreak of infectious disease, especially in rural areas. Called “EPISTORM: The Center for Advanced Epidemic Analytics and Predictive Modeling Technology,” […]
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