A bacterial infection implicated in a surge in respiratory illnesses in China is on the rise in the community in Ireland, authorities have confirmed. An outbreak of mycoplasma pneumoniae notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) last month was the first in “a number of years”, it said. A recent spike in respiratory illness […]
A four-year-old girl lost both her legs and five fingers after contracting a severe strep A infection. Initially, Aiyla Mota complained of a sore throat, but her condition rapidly worsened leading to septic shock and an induced coma for three weeks. Her mum, Eulanda Griffith, 27, from Hillingdon, north west London, said: “Sepsis stole so […]
A man carriers a child walk out from a crowded holding room of a children’s hospital in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2023. | Andy Wong/AP By Associated Press 11/26/2023 05:47 PM EST BEIJING — A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the […]
Health Canada has issued a nationwide recall involving two prominent cantaloupe brands, stemming from an outbreak of salmonella affecting five provinces this month. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is working with federal and provincial health partners, along with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) and the U.S. Food […]
This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore to normal function tissues and organs that have been damaged by disease, […]
China has said its outbreak of a respiratory illness stems from the flu and other known pathogens – while questions about its origins rise. A spokesperson from China’s National Health Commission said clusters of respiratory infections across the country are caused by an overlap of common viruses. They cited the influenza virus, rhinoviruses, the respiratory […]
The mysterious illness that has caused dogs in more than a dozen states to get extremely sick may — just may — show promise of containment. A 5-year-old golden retriever named Ike got sick during a dog road show, and this was way back in September. The owners rushed Ike to the vet, and he […]
A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country’s health ministry said on Sunday. Recent clusters of respiratory infections are caused by an overlap of common viruses such as the […]
An estimated 16,996 persons are living with HIV in the Volta Region. Out of the estimated HIV population, 68 percent are spread among nine municipalities and districts, including Ho, Hohoe, Keta, Ketu South, and Kpando municipalities, as well as Ho West, North Tongu, Central Tongu, South Tongu districts. Meanwhile, 72.2 percent of the estimated people […]
Researchers in the United States (U.S.) have intentionally infected humans with the Zika virus for the first time, which could help advance our understanding of the disease and accelerate efforts to develop treatments and vaccines. Namely, researchers have found a way to safely and effectively infect human volunteers with the Zika virus for the first […]