Rates of severe Covid disease may be staying at relatively low levels in the US, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can capture, reports CNN. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks and federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department has released an advisory to District Health Officers (DHOs) aimed to prevent the increasing cases of conjunctivitis in Karachi and other urban areas of the province. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is on the rise in the city and neighbouring urban regions, according to the Sindh Health Department. Although […]
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde claims the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has “ignored” its evidence and has denied covering up issues with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. And it insists there are no links between deadly infections and the water and ventilation system at the £842million Glasgow site. But its view has been contradicted by NHS […]
It’s back to school for many kids around the nation today and tomorrow (Sept 3 and 4, 2023). And once they hit the classroom, you may notice more runny noses and other symptoms associated with viral and bacterial infections. Mayo Clinic Children’s Center paediatric infectious diseases physician Dr Nipunie Rajapakse says you might not be […]
This photograph shows cells of bacteria. — Reuters/File Officials in Florida started warning the residents of a possible threat of flesh-eating bacterial infections — Vibrio vulnificus — in the state after the hurricane moved on, urging them to take precautionary measures as historical instances show that the threat may cost the lives of those affected […]
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As anyone living with chronic fatigue syndrome knows, it can be an infuriating condition made worse by the lack of understanding and no treatment options. But people might be buoyed by the efforts of researchers like Maureen Hanson, a molecular biologist at Cornell University who has revisited the viral origins of chronic fatigue syndrome (also […]
There has been a steady flow of people turning up at clinics and hospitals in Chennai with symptoms of flu and diarrhoea over the past few weeks. While the flu season is here, sporadic rains coupled with probable water contamination has led to cases of diarrhoea in the city. Doctors — both in the government […]
An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in southeastern Poland has killed 19 people, health officials said on Saturday. The outbreak hit the city of Rzeszow and surrounding areas. Rzeszow’s health department said that all those who died also had other illnesses. Around 160 people in the region have been infected with the bacterium that causes the disease, […]
Hurricane Idalia has moved on, but an invisible threat remains in its wake — health officials are urging millions of Labor Day weekend beachgoers to be aware that floodwaters left over may contain Vibrio vulnificus. The rare and potentially deadly type of flesh-eating bacterium “shouldn’t be taken lightly,” Florida Health Department press secretary Jae Williams […]