Bloomberg | | Posted by Parmita Uniyal, New Delhi Oct 06, 2023 06:49 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Common cold symptoms can drag, leaving sufferers with a lingering cough, stomach pain, and diarrhea for weeks, scientists found. Common cold symptoms can drag, leaving sufferers with a lingering cough, stomach pain, and diarrhea for weeks, […]
Britney Spears and Jamie Spears Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic; VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Britney Spears’ estranged father, Jamie Spears, has been hospitalized with an infection, according to multiple outlets. Page Six was first to report on Thursday, October 5, that Jamie, 71, was receiving care for a “bad” health issue. People later confirmed that Jamie is […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when a pregnant mother […]
Scientists say they have found evidence that people may experience “long colds”, acute respiratory infections with long-term symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms include coughing, stomach pain, and diarrhoea more than four weeks after the initial infection. The severity of an illness appears to be a key driver of risk of long-term symptoms. The […]
Singapore is currently experiencing another Covid-19 infection wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Oct. 6 As such, more people are expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks. Ong was speaking at the official opening of the Stepping Stones Rehabilitation Centre and Serenity Centre at the Institute of Mental Health, […]
Britney Spears’ father Jamie was hospitalized with a bacterial infection, PEOPLE can confirm. The 71-year-old was severely ill and was hospitalized with the infection, but he is now in an infectious disease outpatient facility and is on the mend. Page Six was the first to report that Jamie had been hospitalized. A representative for Jamie […]
‘Long colds’ can be just as common as long COVID, scientists have discovered. A study found people experienced prolonged symptoms after having respiratory infections such as colds, flu and pneumonia – in the same way they might after getting COVID. Common symptoms of a “long cold” include coughing, stomach pain and diarrhoea lasting for more […]
Doxycycline can help prevent sexually transmitted infections. Here’s how to use it. As sexually transmitted infections continue to climb in the United States, a promising tool to combat them is drawing more attention. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a draft proposal to recommend the antibiotic doxycycline as a “morning-after” pill […]
Among those who are “best protected” – those who have the minimum of three mRNA shots and a natural infection within the last 12 months – the severe illness incidence rate is about 10 per 100,000 people. For the “least protected” group, or those who have no minimum protection and no recorded infection, they are […]
The coronavirus isn’t the only pathogen that can cause symptoms that last months, or even years, after an initial infection is overcome, a new study published Friday in The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine suggests. In an analysis of data from 10,171 U.K. adults, the researchers found evidence of a “long cold” syndrome that can follow infection with […]