The PAWS medical staff are following a highly infectious, upper respiratory illness that is affecting dogs here in Maine closely. Symptoms are similar to kennel cough and the cause is still to be determined. It seems to be spreading rapidly and has popped up across the country. Most exposures happen in settings like doggy day […]
One of the more interesting emerging developments in medicine is the connection between rapid diagnostics and de-escalating antibiotics to enable optimal outcomes with quicker resolutions. A group from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center studied this clinical care scenario. Specifically, they conducted a retrospective, observational study comparing patients with Streptococcus spp bacteremia over two 6-month periods. […]
A recent report published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggests that creating a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central line insertions can significantly reduce the risk of patients developing bloodstream infections. The report, authored by infection preventionists at UNC Health, shows that implementing a dedicated team led to a 47% […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Shelby County has moved to No. 2 nationally in the number of HIV infections, Shelby County Commissioners were told today during a monthly committee meeting. In response, the Shelby County Health Department presented a resolution that, if passed by the full body, would fund $845,000 for new 13 staff positions. Commissioners voted […]
The “Love Leander: KVUE Cares Blood Drive” will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5. LEANDER, Texas — KVUE is partnering with We Are Blood and the City of Leander to host a regional blood drive in an effort to fill the need for donations ahead of the holiday season. The “Love Leander: KVUE Cares Blood […]
This has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. A blood drive is slated for Friday, Dec. 8, at the First Christian Church in Houston on East Highway 17. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 44 area […]
Detective Dillion Stewart was killed in the line of duty 18 years ago, but his legacy lives on through an annual blood drive at the 70th Precinct. Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams The extended family of slain Brooklyn Detective Dillon Stewart continued […]
A mystery disease which has killed up to 17 people in Uganda has been confirmed as anthrax, health officials said. The outbreak striking Kyotera district has seen infected patients suffer rashes and swollen limbs before dying. As many as 40 are thought to have fallen ill in recent weeks. Africa Centres for Disease Control and […]
In 1897, a massive outbreak of Sekiri, or “red diarrhoea”, in Japan killed more than 20,000 people within six months. Epidemics of dysentery were common in 19th Century Japan and elsewhere, but had been documented since biblical times, with the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates coining the term dysentery (bowel trouble) to describe the cramping rectal […]
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will be donating blood this Friday at South Texas Blood and Tissue to encourage people to give. As part of the Double Your Impact initiative, Nirenberg will be donating blood to raise awareness of the need for blood during the holiday season when blood donations are at […]