Facade of the Department of Health office in Manila. (INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — The nationwide incidence of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes (AMES), including highly fatal neurological infections, rose by nearly half this year to more than 4,600 cases. Based on the latest figures from the Department of Health’s epidemiology bureau, the reported […]
The long-term use of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may increase a person’s risk of significant cardiovascular issues, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.[1] “The use of ADHD medication has increased greatly in both children and adults during the past decades,” wrote first author Le Zhang, PhD, with the department of medical epidemiology […]
Health Canada has granted approval to lift a ban on blood donations from people who lived or travelled in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for long periods of time in the 1980s and 1990s, Canadian Blood Services said Wednesday. The ban was adopted more than two decades ago by blood agencies in many countries […]
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Remember a decade or so when almost everyone was scared to shop online? The idea of putting credit card numbers on the internet was frightening, and many people swore they’d never do it. Just about all of those people do at least some Christmas shopping online. According to a recent study […]
Vitalant held a series of blood drives at the VFW over the month, gathering donations from Cody locals in the midst of a national blood shortage. Throughout the recent shortage, it has been emphasized how vital blood drives are, considering the role they play in helping hospitals save lives.
An image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay. One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal tract, which is typically harmless—except when it isn’t. The bacterial infection poses serious and even fatal consequences for newborns, including pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, which can have long-term […]
People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at an increased risk of infections compared with those without T1D, and improved glycemic control may help mitigate infection risk, according to a study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.1 While research emerging in recent decades has shown there are pathophysiological and clinical aspects that make people […]
Stanislas Pol, MD, PhD Credit: APHC An 8-week course of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P) treatment was a safe and effective treatment for adults and adolescents with previously untreated acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting 2023 from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.1 Therapy demonstrated a […]