COVID-19 isn’t quite done with the world yet. Small surges of cases in the U.S., as well as upticks in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the summer, and new variants that weren’t around even three months ago, remind us that SARS-CoV-2 is still a health threat for the coming fall and winter. The U.S. Food and Drug […]
Several people in California’s Sonoma County have fallen ill after competing in a Tough Mudder race — a collaborative obstacle course challenge in muddy terrain — on August 19 and 20 at the Sonoma Raceway. Their symptoms were so severe, ranging from skin rashes to vomiting, that it prompted the county health department to issue […]
Death rates from acute COVID infections have fallen at this point in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot of worry about long COVID. And if you’ve been looking at recent headlines, you might assume that long COVID should very much be a concern for the average person today. A new study is out in […]
Liam Payne reveals he’s been hospitalised with a ‘serious kidney infection’ – forcing him to cancel his South American tour By Laura Fox For Mailonline Updated: 13:06 EDT, 25 August 2023
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Image: The Ray 1 hyperspectral imaging device (Photo courtesy of Frontiers in Medicine) Identifying a wound that is becoming infected has long posed challenges for medical professionals. The signs and symptoms are often vague, and methods of detecting bacteria are time-consuming and not always accessible. Consequently, diagnosing a wound infection can be subjective, depending upon […]
Following a recent outbreak of eye infections linked to contaminated eye drops earlier this year, which resulted in serious and sometimes life-threatening infections, federal regulators are now warning about bacterial and fungal contamination that have impacted two other brands of eye drops, including bottles sold under the Dr. Bernie’s and LightEyez labels. The U.S. Food […]
Amanza Smith’s costars were supporting her like family as she underwent two invasive spinal surgeries this summer. The 46-year-old interior designer was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in early June, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae, leaving her hospitalized for a month. While recovering, her longtime friends and Selling Sunset […]
APIC Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (Used with Permission) The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Argentum, the leading association for senior living communities, have created a course to educate frontline healthcare professionals in infection prevention and control (IPC) in assisted living communities. The Infection Prevention and Control […]
