Category Archives: Infection

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/chronic-fatigue-syndro-2.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/chronic-fatigue-syndro-2.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: PLOS Pathogens (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011523″> Credit: PLOS Pathogens (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011523 Professor Maureen R. Hanson of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, has looked into historical outbreaks of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and their association with enteroviruses and other […]

Sept 6 (Reuters) – Moderna (MRNA.O) on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which […]

Wriggling toes in the sand and wearing sandals are warm weather treats, unless you’d rather keep your toes under wraps due to thickened, yellowish nails. Nail fungal infections (known as onychomycosis) are common, affecting up to 14% of the general population. In advanced cases, nails can become brittle, crumbly, or ragged, or even separate from […]

As Kentucky’s fall school year commences it has achieved another first in the nation, first to have two school district closings associated with COVID-19. Politics, inaction and disinformation seem to have paralyzed our COVID response and placed children and teachers in harm’s way.  The myth that children do not have to worry about COVID, along […]

A microscope’s view of the bacteria ‘Vibrio vulnificus.’CDC/James Gathany The media has already dubbed it the “flesh-eating” bacterium. Vibrio vulnificus lives in coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, and U.S. health authorities have warned of its presence in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican Caribbean and the U.S. East Coast. The Centers for […]

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public health officials, hear from the experts in medicine on COVID-19, medical education, advocacy issues, burnout, vaccines and more. Featured topic and speakers Featured topic and speakers COVID […]

Xiaojiao Xu,1,2 Yuheng Shan,3 Yuying Cen,2,4 Jiahua Zhao,2,4 Xiaosa Yang,2,4 Rui Liu,1,2 Qingche Tan,2 Yubao Ma,2 Mianwang He,2 Jiatang Zhang,1,2,4 Fei Yang,2 Shengyuan Yu2 1School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, […]

Enlarge this image Globally, there are more than 400 million UTIs a year. This illustration depicts the most common kind of UTI—bladder (blue) inflammation caused by E. coli (red). TUMEGGY/Getty Images/Science Photo Library TUMEGGY/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Want to pee all the time, or been told to drink cranberry juice because it burns when you […]

Introduction Globally, infectious diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, of which sepsis accounts for the majority of deaths.1 Lower respiratory infections remain one of the leading causes of death in both high- and low-income countries.1,2 Sepsis, a subset of underlying infection with the presence of organ failure, is a syndromic illness associated with […]