CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (TND/WGME) — There is sad news about a deer in Maine that mysteriously appeared to turn purple. The deer had large, bulbous masses on its chest and jaw, while its face and neck, the top of its head, and other places became either deep purple or a lilac shade. Despite first thinking […]
Paulo Costa is currently hospitalized and will need a third surgery to address a staph infection that ultimately led to his removal from a fight with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. Tamara Alves, Costa’s partner and manager, told MMA Fighting on Wednesday afternoon that the one-time UFC middleweight title challenger is not medically cleared to […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/the-prevalence-of-mala.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/the-prevalence-of-mala.jpg" data-sub-html="Prisma flow diagram. Credit: Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.09.010″> Prisma flow diagram. Credit: Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.09.010 The prevalence of malaria infections among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa is considerably high (8%), while Asian and Latin American migrants have a much lower prevalence, according to a study by […]
US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc Two stroke centers in Canada and the United States saw a significant reduction in monthly hospital presentations and workflow speeds in the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a study published today in Scientific Reports. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Calgary […]
US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc Two stroke centers in Canada and the United States saw a significant reduction in monthly hospital presentations and workflow speeds in the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a study published today in Scientific Reports. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Calgary […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A “cluster” of illnesses infecting more than ten people across Utah is reportedly associated with drinking raw milk, officials report. The bulk of the infected individuals are in Salt Lake County where ten people have become infected with campylobacteriosis. Of the infected individuals, eight confirmed they drank raw milk before getting […]
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, trends in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) among pediatric populations have varied, suggesting associations between stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and ARIs, according to study results published in Paediatric Respiratory Reviews.1 Despite the low risk of severe disease and mortality associated with COVID-19 infection in children, the benefits of shielding children from infection […]
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, prophylactic antibiotics resulted in significantly lower rates of first-occurrence urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants with vesicoureteral reflux. 2. The groups did not differ in kidney scarring, kidney filtration function, or hospitalization rates due to UTI. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Infants with vesicoureteral reflux are at an elevated […]
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nursing homes that use a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin, and an over-the-counter antiseptic to clean the nose, prevent serious infections and reduce the amount of antibiotic-resistant organisms in the nursing home setting, according to the findings of researchers at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the University of California, Irvine, and […]