ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Medical Inc., a veteran-owned medical solutions company, is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the consequences of Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) and reduce SSIs in medical centers across the country. Spartan Medical, Inc. is leading the industry in the drive to prevent surgical site infections, […]
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By Adam S. Levy and Ashleigh Gray and Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:07 EDT, 5 October 2023 | Updated: 21:54 EDT, 5 October 2023
Jamie Spears, the father of pop legend Britney Spears, has reportedly been hospitalised. The 71-year-old was reportedly admitted for a severe infection and is undergoing treatment for that and a slew of other health issues, it has been claimed. Now, the Spears family patriarch must undergo surgery to remedy the issue, a source close to […]
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BRITNEY Spears’ father, Jamie, has been diagnosed with a severe infection. Jamie is suffering from health issues, and is being hospitalized for treatment. Britney Spears’ dad, Jamie, is being hospitalized for an illnessCredit: AP Jamie was Britney’s conservator for 13 years until he was ousted in 2021Credit: Getty The 71-year-old Spears patriarch’s infection has worsened […]
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Infants Under 2 Months Had Less Frequent SARS-CoV-2 Infections Versus Other Respiratory Infections
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Children under 2 months of age have had less frequent and less severe SARS-CoV-2 infection than other viral respiratory infections, according to recent findings.1 These findings resulted from a recent study from France conducted to improve upon the lack of published data regarding COVID-19 burden relative to other types of respiratory tract diseases resulting from […]
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A new study has found that people differ in how vulnerable they are to different mutations in emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. This is because the variant of SARS-CoV-2 a person was first exposed to determines how well their immune system responds to different parts of the virus, and how protected they are against other variants. […]
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks. The centre says in its latest update that deaths due to COVID-19 are also trending upwards, with 24 fatalities in the last week of September, compared to […]