Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said though the E. coli outbreak linked to several Calgary daycares remains serious, there is a decrease in patients requiring care in hospital. The government also announced a one-time payment to affected families of $2,000 per child. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said information on how to apply for this […]
With COVID on the rise and new vaccines arriving in pharmacies and doctor’s offices, the vast majority of Floridians believe the shots are safe, help prevent the spread of infections, and reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Those assessments are validated by the overwhelming majority of public health authorities — and, a statewide poll […]
Getty Images By Philippa Roxby Health reporter University students are being urged to use a condom if having sex during freshers’ week to protect themselves against record levels of gonorrhoea. Diagnoses of the sexually transmitted infection have soared, and 15 to 24-year-olds are most likely to catch it, say UK health officials. Gonnorhoea can be […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The Community Blood Center reported blood usage jumping 14% over the summer, creating a shortage of all blood types. “Right now the blood supply is actually very dangerously low,” chief operating officer Kristine Belanger said. Belanger showed Action 2 News their shelves holding blood bags. “They’re pretty bare. Every day […]
A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet has brought to light the alarming impact of lead exposure on both children and adults. The research reveals a direct link between lead exposure in children under five years of age and significant IQ loss. Additionally, the study suggests that lead exposure has been responsible for a staggering […]
An Arkansas resident has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, and health officials have concluded they were likely exposed to it at a country club’s splash pad, authorities announced Thursday. The Arkansas Department of Health announced the death from the Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, causing […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Public health officials have reported an Arkansas resident died after exposure to a rare brain-eating amoeba infection at a Little Rock splash pad. The Arkansas Department of Health stated Thursday that the unidentified person died after exposure to Naegleria Fowleri, a rare amoeba that can cause a brain-tissue-destroying infection. KARK 4 […]
Dr. Thomas K. Lew “Déjà vu, not again,” was my first thought when, as a front-line physician, I recently admitted a patient struggling to breathe with COVID-19. It had been at least a year since I saw someone who had a CT scan as bad as his, with inflammation ravaging every part of his previously […]
A new agreement is poised to accelerate antibiotic access for tens of thousands of patients in regions with the highest rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) and India-based Orchid Pharma Ltd have signed a sublicense agreement to manufacture cefiderocol, an antibiotic to treat certain Gram-negative infections. This agreement […]
