A new round of COVID-19 boosters will be available within days as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country. The Food and Drug Administration approved the new shots Monday and a CDC advisory panel recommended the updated boosters for all Americans 6 months or older. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with CDC Director […]
Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses – but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known. Meanwhile, could Covid-19 also be blamed for the increased frequency and severity of colds and flu? Has it damaged our ability to fight off […]
Overnight, more patients were lab-confirmed as being infected with E. coli, bringing the total to 264 people infected in an outbreak linked to daycare centers in Calgary, Canada. A total of 37 outbreak patients have required hospitalization, and 25 remain hospitalized. Of those remaining in the hospital, 22 have been confirmed by Alberta Health Services […]
Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older. The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation. The vaccines could be available this week. The severity […]
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:53 EDT, 12 September 2023 | Updated: 16:31 EDT, 12 September 2023
COVID-19 INFECTIONS affect everyone differently. Some people have mild symptoms or none at all, while others become severely ill. Some feel poorly for just a few days or up to a week, and others have lingering symptoms for months. It all depends on several factors, including your overall health. “The length that someone experiences Covid […]
GALVESTON, Texas (WFLA) — A Texas man died of a deadly bacterial infection after eating raw oysters, according to health officials. Friday, the Galveston County Health District in Texas announced a death from a Vibrio vulnificus infection. Officials said the unusually warm ocean water, seen around states like Texas and Florida, has caused an increase […]
A family is grappling with the unexpected loss of their 5-year-old daughter. Justin Sutton, a Bathurst, Australia resident, recounted how his step-daughter, Cathy Kassis, 5, was taken to the doctor’s office by her mother, Jasmine Worobez. Doctors said Cathy was suffering from a mere cold and would soon recover. But medical professionals later realized that […]
Hepatitis (Adobe Stock 161227058 by Dr. Microbe) This article first appeared on our sister brand, ContagionLive. The CDC has published its Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report – United States, 2021, which details the incidence rates during that period. Although the rates of acute infections decreased for hepatitis A and B, the report’s authors note that the pandemic’s effects […]
A genomic and epidemiologic analysis of data from the 2022 mpox outbreak estimates that 1.3% of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Portugal were infected. Led by researchers from Portugal’s national institute of health, the study involved the sequencing of 54.2% of the country’s 495 confirmed mpox cases. Viral samples were obtained from […]