Category Archives: Infection

An intravenous (IV) form of immunoglobin (Ig) significantly reduced the risk of severe infections in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing treatment with an anti–B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) bispecific antibody, according to study authors who recently published their findings in Blood Cancer Discovery. Although anti-BCMA bispecific antibodies had previously shown efficacy among patients with heavily pretreated […]

Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature Master Carve Half Ham, Natural Juices Boneless Smoked Half Ham sold at Costco stores because of potential Listeria contamination. The recalled product was available for purchase Sept. 26-29, 2023. The recalled product was sold at Costco stores in Northern California, the Bay Area and in western Nevada. […]

Global health officials were spooked last year when mpox, a disease formerly known as monkeypox, began spreading beyond the parts of Africa where it is endemic. Its reach rapidly extended across Europe and America, mainly through sexual contact. Mpox can cause flu-like symptoms, painful blisters and, in very rare cases, death. This year cases have […]

For two decades, the dominant idea in HIV research has been that antiretroviral therapy effectively wipes out active viruses that cause devastating infections but leaves behind a reservoir of infected cells seemingly invisible to the immune system — until treatment is stopped. Then the virus comes roaring back. Now two new studies reveal that the […]

Scott County has agreed to pay $12.2 million to a Minneapolis man who had to have both arms amputated after jail staff ignored his pleas for medical help. Attorneys for Terrance Winborn said Wednesday that the settlement is likely the largest amount ever paid in Minnesota in a “deliberate indifference” case involving a jail. Shakopee […]

A new study sheds light on why some people with pre-existing conditions may be at higher risk of a heart attack or stroke after a serious COVID infection. The good news: Vaccination cuts the risk. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A new study tells us that the virus that causes COVID can infect plaque cells in the […]

BLOOMINGTON – The Monroe County Health Department (MCHD) was notified on September 29, 2023, by the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) of a possible case of meningococcal disease in a Rogers Elementary student.   Clinical presentations of meningococcal disease may include bacterial meningitis or other serious infections such as bloodstream infections. The patient’s symptoms were […]

NSW Health has issued an alert for airline passengers to be alert for symptoms of measles after a person flew into Sydney from overseas with the infection. The adult caught the disease in Africa and was infectious on an international flight into Sydney. Passengers on Qantas flight QF128 from Hong Kong to Sydney, which landed […]