Category Archives: Infection

Britney Spears’ estranged dad, Jamie, ‘severely ill’ in hospital with…

Britney Spears’ estranged dad, Jamie Spears, is battling a serious health issue in the hospital, Page Six can exclusively reveal. “Jamie has been suffering with a bad infection that has required surgery,” a source tells us. “He has been hospitalized for weeks in a special infectious disease facility.” A second insider close to the family […]

COVID-19: B.C. hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks as infections and deaths spike

Article content COVID-19 cases are on the rise in B.C., with the B.C. 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 up, with 24 fatalities in the last week of September, compared […]

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58 per cent in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

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 […]

Infectious disease expert discusses Michigan’s decline in deaths

Infectious disease expert discusses Michigan’s decline in deaths – CBS Detroit Watch CBS News According to data from the MDHHS, as of this summer, the number of deaths in Michigan dropped back to where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, […]

Protein Guard Mechanism May Be Used against Infectious Disease and Cancer

Researchers from the University of Birmingham report they have discovered the lock and key mechanism that controls the attack protein GPB1. The newly discovered mechanism prevents GPB1 from attacking cell membranes indiscriminately, creating a guard mechanism that is sensitive to disruption by the actions of pathogens inside the cells. Their findings are published in Science […]

Thomson man survives brain-eating amoeba that killed local teen

THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It’s been almost three months since Thomson High student Megan Ebenroth died. She contracted a rare amoeba infection of the brain. The CDC says it carries a high death rate of about 97%. A story of survival is rare until now. Ebenroth’s story brought back memories for the Haire family, who […]

Fresno City Council unanimously passes restrictions on infectious disease labs

Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:52PM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno City Council has announced a city ordinance on infectious disease labs. (The video above is from an earlier story and will be updated.) It comes after the discovery of the illegal Reedley lab, which had previously operated in Fresno. Councilmembers Garry Bredefeld, Miguel Arias […]

How COVID and Other Infections Harm Your Heart

Ask most cardiologists what causes heart disease, and the chances are very good that you will be told that it’s bad lipid levels. You know, things like total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. The solution? Statins and/or other drugs to lower blood lipid levels! But what if infections harm your heart? Studies suggest that […]

New Zealand’s Covid-19 response saved 20,000 lives

New Zealand’s restrictions during the pandemic saved the lives of about 20,000 people, according to new research. The paper by 16 leading doctors and scientists, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday, is calling for all serious respiratory infections – including influenza and RSV – to be treated the same way. Lead author […]

Unkillable? Qakbot Infections Fly On Even After Its High-Profile Raid

The Qakbot (aka Qbot) first-stage malware operation is still kicking, even after the “Operation Duck Hunt” raid by law enforcement eviscerated its infrastructure a few weeks ago. It was recently seen distributing the Ransom Knight ransomware and the Remcos backdoor remote access Trojan (RAT) via phishing emails. Evidently, a massive takedown of Qakbot’s botnet infrastructure […]