According to an analysis of pathogens during the coronavirus pandemic, Listeria and E. coli infections returned to expected levels quicker than Salmonella cases. Researchers looked at the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak response on gastrointestinal infection trends using surveillance data from six national UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) coordinated systems. Following decreases during the first […]
Listen to this article Several New Jersey hospitals are reinstating mask mandates in response to a recent increase in respiratory illness and COVID-19 hospitalizations. While the current number of cases does not approach peak rates, there has been an uptick in the past few weeks, according to the official state COVID-19 Information Hub. As of […]
10/4/2023 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Foot infections are the most frequent complication related to diabetes that requires hospitalization and the most common precipitating event leading to lower extremity amputations. But timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent the worst effects of these infections. Éric Senneville, MD, PhD, a specialist in infectious diseases at France’s Gustave Dron […]
Global level In 2019, 6.94% (3.80–10.12%) of under-5 LRIs deaths were attributable to SHS globally, with an under-5 mortality rate of 7.02 per 100,000, a decrease of 5.77% since 2010. In addition, 6.95% (3.81–10.13%) of under-5 LRIs DALYs were due to SHS, with a rate in under-5s of 619.36 DALYs per 100,000, a 5.77% decrease […]
During the 2022 Omicron wave, Novavax’s protein-based COVID shot had an estimated 50% vaccine effectiveness (VE) against symptomatic infection in fully vaccinated people and a VE of 31% in those who were partially vaccinated, an Italian study has determined. The vaccine was slightly less effective in preventing any notified infection to the country’s COVID-19 surveillance […]
COVID vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection may play a small role in migraine worsening, preliminary data suggested. While some patients reported migraine worsening after either vaccination or infection, headache diaries did not reflect significant differences in migraine frequency, reported Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD, of Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, and co-authors. “Our preliminary data point […]
Infections of the new COVID-19 variant, nicknamed Pirola, have been reported in Pennsylvania. Credit: Kylie Cooper Pennsylvania is one of 10 stateswith reported infections of the new COVID-19 variant, BA.2.86. BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, was classified by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” States other than Pennsylvania with detected samples of the variant […]
Benjamin Bartalone’s death was suspected to have been caused by bacterial meningitis, but autopsy results ruled that out. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A 5-year-old boy who died in Monroe County Friday has been identified. The coroner says Benjamin Bartalone attended Rogers Elementary in Bloomington. He died at IU Health Bloomington Hospital early Friday morning. Bartalone’s death […]
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed new guidelines this week to try to curb the cases of sexually transmitted diseases on the rise right now. Experts are now endorsing a ‘morning after’ pill to try to slow the spread. It’s a simple antibiotic, but when taken within a short […]
The News In a bid to stem the resurgence of sexually transmitted infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to recommend doxycycline, a widely used antibiotic, for use after an unprotected sexual encounter. The antibiotic would be taken only by gay and bisexual men and transgender women who have had an S.T.I. within […]