FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) – A man and woman from Fairmont have been charged after authorities say a toddler did not receive medical attention for three days after being bitten by a spider. Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office went to Ruby Memorial Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 19 for a 14-month-old toddler that had been […]
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Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby surprisingly played on Sunday despite being listed as doubtful with a knee injury, but Crosby says the knee wasn’t the only issue he was having heading into the game. Crosby said he had to go to the hospital last week for “some infections” that had him “down for the count […]
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Two are facing charges after a toddler was flown to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital with a severely infected spider bite. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were called to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Nov. 19 and learned the 14-month-old female required surgery on one of her legs due to infection. Linsie […]
If you thought that bloodsuckers and parasites were confined to the land, you would be horrifyingly wrong. The oceans are host to any number of stomach-churning parasites. It could be the type isopod which eats and replaces a fish’s tongue, or sea lice which in particularly bad cases can decimate salmon farms and leave the […]
BEIJING (AP) — A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country’s health ministry said Sunday. Recent clusters of respiratory infections are caused by an overlap of common viruses such […]
Trainer Lance Noble has revealed the reason for Aquacade’s costly Counties Cup failure and says it won’t affect her Group 1 ambitions next start. The high-class mare could only finish fourth after looming up to win the $170,000 staying feature at Pukekohe on Saturday, initially disappointing her in-form trainer. But Noble soon discovered why. “Like […]
The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASC), the only organization dedicated to the representation of ambulatory surgery centers in Texas, holds an annual infection prevention seminar. The latest event was held on September 15, 2023, in Irving, Texas. To learn how TASC began holding the seminar, Infection Control Today® (ICT®) spoke with Adam Hornback BSN, […]
If cleanliness is next to godliness, then maybe we should start worshipping Gen Z. A recent survey of more than 1,000 college-age youth reported that 45% of them are “hyperconscious of germs.” And while 47% said that they wash their hands five to 10 times a day, a whopping 32% — nearly a third — […]
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LOS ANGELES — A Southern California family is speaking out about how their beloved pet was diagnosed with a mysterious illness affecting dogs across the country — and the “last-resort antibiotic” that “saved him.” The Oliver family said their golden retriever, Ike, quickly came down with a strange illness while on the road in September […]