FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Two people have been charged after a 14-month-old child was flown to the hospital with an infected spider bite. On Nov. 19, deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were called to Ruby Memorial Hospital for a 14-month-old girl who had been flown via an air medical service due to infections, […]
Category Archives: Infection
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative way to block infection by a variety of alphaviruses, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause joint and brain infections in people. The study, led by Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, and Daved […]
27
Nov
Nov
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed the “increasing rate of tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Walter Mulombo, expressed the concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola, Adamawa State capital. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed an “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the organisation’s concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
.currentProgramWidget{ padding:0.5em 0 !important; } .currentProgramWidget .sc-list-item.item{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .currentProgramWidget a.socastPlayerBtn.sc-list-img { order: 2; } .currentProgramWidget .sc-list-content.sc-list-info.program-info { order: 1; margin-bottom:0.5em;} .sc-image-border, .currentProgramWidget .sc-image { border: none !important; width:100%; } .currentProgramWidget{ background: #1a1a1a !important; } .currentProgramWidget, .currentProgramWidget a:link, .currentProgramWidget a:hover, .currentProgramWidget a:visited{ color:#fff !important; } .currentProgramWidget:not(.sc-img-overlay) .current-timeslot{ font-weight: 500 !important; } .currentProgramWidget […]
This article first appeared on our sister site, HCPLive. 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. […]
Health officials are scrambling to trace contacts of a person infected with a new form of swine flu, after the UK detected its first human case of H1N2. Fifty human cases of the strain have been reported globally since 2005. The new case is the first to be detected in the UK and is unrelated […]
Copyright 2023 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Beta Terms By using the Beta Site, you agree that such use is at your own risk and you know that the Beta Site may include known or unknown bugs or errors, that […]
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise nationwide and in Oregon, with public health officials encouraging sexually active individuals to get tested because some people can have an infection without being aware. The overall number of reported STIs has been increasing nationally since 2014, with no sign of slowing, according to the Centers for Disease […]
27
Nov
Nov
Air filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested. Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) looked at the effectiveness of air filtration technologies, germicidal lights, and ionisers in reducing the risk of catching airborne respiratory or gastrointestinal infections. […]