CNN — Liam Payne is taking a step back from professional commitments for health reasons. The former One Direction member announced on his Instagram on Friday “with a heavy heart” that he has “no other choice but to postpone” his upcoming tour in South America, since he has been in the hospital “with a serious […]
Nearly two dozen participants in a “Tough Mudder” competition, who crawled, climbed and waded through a mucky obstacle course, recently reported developing bumpy, pus-filled skin rashes and fevers. Tough Mudders are miles-long obstacle courses intended to challenge participants’ physical fitness and foster teamwork. On Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, “Mudders” assembled at Sonoma Raceway in […]
Here we go again. A recent spike in local COVID-19 infections has Sonoma County health officials and medical providers warning the public this week about the ongoing threat of the disease. Here are some ways to protect yourself against COVID, according to local officials and the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and […]
A recently published Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) -led study of people with mpox in the 2022-23 outbreak found a high rate of coinfections with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Epidemiologists from the Syndemic Infectious Disease Bureau analyzed surveillance and mpox case investigation data reported to the Chicago Department […]
©BigBlueStudio/AdobeStock Results of a recent study show a broad spectrum of possible clinical manifestations of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination. Manifestations include inflammatory joint diseases (IJD), polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), connective tissue diseases (CTD), and vasculitis, according to the findings published in the April edition of RMD Open. “Since the beginning […]
An Australian toddler ended up in the intensive care unit after a case of Strep A was dismissed as “just a fever.” “The GP [general practitioner] said it was just a fever she’s having,” Melbourne mother Sandeep Kaur told Australia’s 7News. However, 16-month-old Girsirat actually had a Strep A infection — which quickly landed her […]
British singer Liam Payne has revealed he was hospitalized with a “serious kidney infection” and will postpone his upcoming tour to focus on his health. The 29-year-old pop star and former member of One Direction shared an Instagram video Friday saying: “Hey guys, this really is the last news I wanted to be telling you […]
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – The Bingham County Abatement District’s mosquito control program, operated by Vector Disease Control International (VDCI), has detected the first West Nile virus (WNV) positive mosquito pool of 2023 in Bingham County. A total of 79 pools (1,687 total mosquitoes) from Bingham County have been tested so far this year, and all […]
Liam Payne is prioritizing his health. On Friday morning, the “Strip That Down” singer, 29, announced he was canceling his upcoming tour of South America after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. “Hey guys this really is the last news I want to be telling you but basically I’ve been a little bit unwell recently […]
A CDC advisory group met this week but did nothing to assuage concerns that it will further roll back protections for patients and healthcare workers in nursing homes and hospitals. As noted in an earlier post, the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee advises the CDC on guidelines for infection control in healthcare settings. HICPAC met […]