Monthly Archives: November 2023

Dunbar’s Commode Bowl celebrates 75th year of blood, sweat and plungers

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Dunbar’s famous Commode Bowl can be summed up in one sentence: “After the game, we go and have turkey and all that, but during that game, we’re there to kill each other.” Chris Hughes knows the clash between the River Rats and the Hillside Rams is more than a backyard […]

Multiple pathogens cause flare-up of respiratory infections in Beijing

Nurses work at the Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, November 23, 2023. /CFP Nurses work at the Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, November 23, 2023. /CFP A mix of pathogens have conspired to incur a premature outbreak of respiratory infectious diseases in China’s capital Beijing.  According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control […]

CMBC ‘Wolflin Square Blood Drive’ Saturday, November 25

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Coffee Memorial Blood Center is hosting its “Wolflin Square Blood Drive” this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BSA Hospice of the Southwest host coffee, desserts CMBC said donors will receive a Grinch t-shirt, a Cinergy Movie Pass, pictures with the Grinch, and a Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar with a […]

W.H.O. Says China Has Shared Data Indicating No Novel Pathogen

The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses. The World Health Organization said that China had shared data about a recent surge in respiratory illnesses in children, one day after the agency said it […]

Multiple cases of eye syphilis detected in Michigan, CDC reports

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause lesions, rashes, and fevers. Michigan health officials reported a cluster of syphilis infections in the eye. Ocular syphilis is typically rare and occurs in only 1% of patients.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on […]

HA taps into AI in fight against superbug infections

The Hospital Authority will harness the power of artificial intelligence to improve the way it prescribes drugs, and fight the spread of superbugs. The authority pointed out that Hong Kong has seen an uptick in drug-resistant pathogens caused by an increased use of antibiotics during the Covid pandemic. Its chief infection control officer, Raymond Lai, […]

Hong Kong Hospital Authority warns of superbugs, adopts AI to curb antibiotic use

“Also, when Covid-19 patients were hospitalised, they might have been in poor condition with pneumonia. As doctors were worried there could be co-infections, they might have prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics.” Dr Raymond Lai says there has been an increase in the number of patients carrying two types of multidrug-resistant organisms. Photo: Michelle Wong But he explained […]

Association between number of children and incident heart disease and stroke in parents – results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

Sample We used data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) [19]. This longitudinal, harmonized panel contains data on health, socio-economic situation, and social networks of elderly people in 28 European countries and Israel. Our analyses were based on data from waves 1 to 7 of this survey, which were collected […]