Category Archives: Infection

Kidney Infections: 10 notable signs of this condition | The Times of India

Antibiotics: The healthcare provider will prescribe a course of antibiotics to eliminate the bacteria causing the infection. It’s crucial to take the full course of antibiotics, even if you start feeling better before it’s finished. This ensures that the infection is completely cured.Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers: Over-the-counter pain relievers, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen, can help […]

China hospitals set up ‘homework zones’ for sick students amid respiratory infections outbreak

Young patients have been provided with desks, chairs and a high infusion frame for them to study. In the wake of a severe outbreak of respiratory diseases in China, hospitals have set up “homework zones” for primary and secondary students who have been admitted. The move has become the subject of a heated debate on […]

Antimicrobial resistance: Challenges in preventing hospital infections

Express News Service BENGALURU:  A study in 2022 highlighted the high prevalence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), resulting in increased morbidity and mortality rates among citizens. The Lancet study found that HAI and AMR are interconnected and observed high levels of both in Indian tertiary hospitals. Infections that one develop while undergoing […]

Long COVID symptoms lasted 3 years after infection for half of those infected, study finds

If there’s one thing we know for sure about long COVID it’s that the symptoms can linger. A new study shows just how long symptoms can persist. When researchers looked at 1,359 people who were released from a hospital in Wuhan, China, between January 2020 to May 2020, they found that 54% of them had […]

Dozens of infections and one death linked to contaminated saline. What is Ralstonia and how dangerous is it?

Dozens of infections nationally and a woman’s death in Queensland are suspected to be linked to saline contaminated with the bacteria Ralstonia.  The national medicines regulator has told hospitals and clinics to stop using two InterPharma sodium chloride products immediately, after an outbreak first detected in New South Wales.  There are at least 43 suspected cases […]

Throat Infections: Two-Fold Rise in OPD Patients Due to Rain and Dip in Temperatures | Bhopal News

Bhopal: Number of patients in OPD doubled due to viral infection, according to private and government hospital estimates, here on Monday. Eating out is aggravating the problem, warn health experts. Dip in temperatures and unseasonal rainfall been a trigger for the viral infections. A visible surge has been noticed in hospitals across the state capital. […]

Slower HIV Infection Decline Threatens 2030 AIDS Elimination Goal: Zaliha

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 – The rate of new HIV infections in Malaysia slowed in the past decade compared to the previous decade, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. New HIV cases dropped by 50 per cent between 2000 and 2009, but declined slower in the subsequent decade to 24 per cent between 2010 and […]