Category Archives: Infection

New info system in Japan connects GPs with infectious disease

Top Japanese manufacturer Shimadzu Corporation has come up with a prototype of a medical information system to support infectious disease management. It is claimed to be the first such system in Japan for facilitating consultations, contracts, and payments between attending physicians and infectious disease specialists. The consultation system was developed in collaboration with Tokai National […]

Nipah alert sounded in Kerala after two ‘unnatural’ deaths: All you need to know

ByManjiri Chitre Sep 12, 2023 07:56 AM IST Share Via Copy Link The first-ever Nipah virus outbreak in south India was reported from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in 2018. The Kerala health department on Monday night sounded a health alert in Kozhikode after two people who died due to “unnatural” deaths in the district were […]

US approves updated Covid vaccines as infections increase

US President Joe Biden’s administration has consistently pushed for annual Covid boosters for most Americans and it is expected the CDC will offer similar guidance. – AFP file photo WASHINGTON (Sept 12): The United States on Monday approved Covid vaccines with formulations that more closely target currently circulating variants, as infections are once more on […]

Even healthy people are getting sick with pneumonia this year

More people have been sick this year with pneumococcal infections that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, according to health data from a number of states. Key points: Experts say more people with health immune systems have been sick with pneumonia this year Circus performer and mother Caitlyn Larsson had pneumonia for three months this year While total infection are up […]

COVID boosters are back: what scientists say about whether to get one

Health officials moved forward the start of an autumn COVID-19 booster campaign in England from early October to 11 September.Credit: Dinendra Haria/LNP/Shutterstock Across the Northern Hemisphere, public-health officials are rushing to roll out autumn COVID-19 vaccination campaigns to guard against a fresh batch of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In England, officials moved the start date for administering […]

Increasing Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections Demand for Alternative Therapies for UTIs Treatment Market: Future Market Insights, Inc.

NEWARK, Del, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As per Future Market Insights’ latest industry analysis, the valuation for the global catheter-associated urinary tract infections treatment market was around US$ 1.26 Billion in 2022 and is projected to exhibit a CAGR growth of close to 3.0% over the forecast period, with an estimated valuation of US$ […]

Fresh round of shots OK’d as cases surge: When will new COVID vaccines be available?

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines aimed at more recent viral variants. The move has been expected since earlier this summer, when an advisory committee recommended the move. A different advisory committee meets Tuesday to recommend how the vaccine should be used. COVID-19 infections have been rising since early July, […]

SARS-CoV-2 infections may trigger islet autoantibodies in kids at risk for diabetes

Bacila Vlad / Unsplash Eleven of 100 mpox patients also had eye-related conditions such as conjunctivitis and eyelid lesions, researchers at a single center in Mexico report. The observational study took place at an HIV clinic in Mexico City from September to December 2022. The researchers reported the results late last week in The Journal […]

Flesh-eating bacteria linked to raw oysters may be spreading. Here’s what to know

In recent months, infections with a flesh-eating bacteria have made headlines and spooked raw-oyster lovers around the United States. The culprit? Vibrio — specifically, vibrio vulnificus, and becoming infected with it, a condition called vibriosis, can lead to life-threatening complications. Some experts are concerned that vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm coastal waters, is expanding […]