Now that the U.S. government has stepped back from issuing vaccines, long-term care operators have yet to start administering shots to protect one of the most vulnerable populations. “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She […]
VistaPharm LLC is voluntarily recalling one lot of Sucralfate Oral Suspension because of possible contamination due to Bacillus cereus. >> Read more trending news According to the company, there is a “reasonable probability” that those who are immunocompromised could suffer “life-threatening infections. VistaPharm said they have not received any reports of adverse events related to […]
Media Advisory Wednesday, September 27, 2023 NIH-funded study identifies managing maternal stress as a possible way to lessen impacts of prenatal infection on infant socioemotional and cognitive development. What For mothers who experience high stress during their pregnancy, prenatal COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increased risk for impaired attention and delayed socioemotional and […]
While catching the flu can be miserable, it’s usually not life-threatening for the otherwise young and healthy. But a 14-year-old Sumner County boy’s bout with the virus this summer led to an extremely rare blood infection that ultimately forced doctors to put him on dialysis and later amputate both of his feet and hands. Mathias […]
Some people continue to experience symptoms long after a covid-19 infection Jikaboom/iStockphoto/Getty Images If you are infected with the coronavirus, how likely are you to develop long covid? It is an important question, as the answer could affect individuals’ decisions about taking precautions against the virus, such as whether to wear a mask, and decisions […]
The following is a summary of “Impact of a multipronged approach to reduce the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections in hospitalized patients,” published in the June 2023 issue of Infection Control by Katzman et al. The objective is to reduce Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) in hospitalized patients, effective strategies are required. Researchers report data from […]
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound […]
Representational Image (IANS) The risk of post-COVID-19 infections has been likely exaggerated with overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition, according to a global team of researchers. In the paper published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, the team […]
Public health officials are slowly identifying more students with E. Coli infections in an outbreak associated with Huntley High School in Illinois. The outbreak was identified on Sept. 17 and now includes nine confirmed patients and several suspected patients. The McHenry County Department of Health has not reported whether any of the students are hospitalized. […]
The number of reported cases of so-called swimming pool fever in Japan has reached a decade high, according to a survey by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Cases of pharyngoconjunctival fever, a summer cold that is common among children and is often spread in swimming pools, have increased to levels warranting alerts in Osaka […]