Columbia University Irving Medical Center Paxlovid is still a highly effective treatment for most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 and the drug prevents many hospitalizations and deaths from COVID. But for millions of immunocompromised people whose infections may persist for months, the antiviral drug can lose its effectiveness as the virus mutates. Although patients may initially […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it finished. Other news have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. However, some Germans are worried because the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks This is — still — no reason for concern, Professor Stefan Kluge, Director […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it finished. Other news items have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. However, some Germans are worried because the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks This is — still — no reason for concern, according to Professor Stefan Kluge, […]
A late-summer rise in Covid-19 infections is bringing with it a wave of conspiracy theories. As Covid-19 cases have climbed as part of a late-summer uptick, right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists have responded by stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19’s links to world events. “Do they want Covid measures […]
Recently, the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: 2022 Updates, added the guidance “The Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals” document that has been updated from its 2014 version. First published in 2008, it is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA). It is a product of […]
The five-year-old died after several complications and donated three organs. (Representational) A family in Australia has been left devastated after their 5-year-old daughter died of Strep A, initially diagnosed as just a common cold. Cathy Kassis’s illness took a sinister twist when it was discovered that she had fallen victim to Strep A, a bacterium […]
A Perth Now report said that the woman-identified as Tracy Ridout- was bitten by a young German Shephard and on consulting a doctor, she was told that there was nothing to worry about. (Representational Photo) A 53-year woman in Australia died of a rare kidney and liver infection after she was bitten by a friend’s […]
How to prevent contagious respiratory infections | Image Credit: © kwanchaichaiudom – © kwanchaichaiudom – stock.adobe.com. Most respiratory infections present with minor or mild symptoms of the common cold. However, some viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can cause significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in infants.1 Throughout the United States, respiratory illnesses are a […]
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When UF business administration senior Julianna Ciccantelli returned for the Fall semester, she prepared for two things: her classes and sinus infections. “I am very prone to getting them,” Ciccantelli said. “Especially when the seasons change and whenever I move back into the dorms when coming back up to UF.” The 22-year-old experiences symptoms like […]