ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Aug 24, 2023 05:08 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Just like skin/stomach infections, urinary tract infections are common too during monsoon. Here are foolproof tricks to keep UTIs at bay and lead a healthy life While you celebrate the monsoon and enjoy the relief from the heat, it is important […]
Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith has shared an update after undergoing surgery to treat an infection that spread from her bloodstream to her […]
A new strain of the coronavirus is spreading around the world and causing concern – and some countries are already recording upticks in infections and hospitalizations. More stories: “We don’t know if the new strain causes more severe illness, but it probably has a lot of new mutations, and it has started to rear its […]
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that spreads seasonally. A new drug and several vaccines that prevent the infection have recently come to market. Here’s what you need to know about the three new shots — two vaccines and one injectable drug — that were recently approved by the Food and […]
Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) No additional people who visited an indoor water park in New Taipei where a woman is believed to have contracted a deadly brain-eating amoeba last month have reported any symptoms of infection and therefore monitoring has concluded, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Thursday. In a call with reporters, CDC […]
If you or someone you know now has COVID (often again), you’re not alone. Infections are ticking back up, with the 7-day average of confirmed and probable infections recorded by the city breaking 700 around mid-August for the first time in months, along with a corresponding increase in hospitalizations. That’s the bad news, but the […]
Experts looked at how effective non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – not drugs or vaccines – were when applied in packages that combine a number of measures that complement each other. The Royal Society report, called Covid-19: Examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions, reviewed the evidence gathered during the pandemic for six groups of NPIs and their effectiveness […]
Q: What should people know about the new COVID-19 EG.5 variant? A: This is a relatively new World Health Organization-designated variant of interest, joining with some of the other currently circulating Omicron subvariants such as XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.5. EG.5 seems to be outcompeting the XBB subvariants and rising as a share of infections. There’s no […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A health advisory has been issued for those who competed in the popular Tough Mudder obstacle race at Sonoma Raceway last weekend, a race that has participants crawling through mud and swimming in muddy water. Many participants have contacted authorities saying they are dealing with possible staph or serious bacterial infections. […]
August 24, 2023 Michayla Savitt, Connecticut Public Radio facebookEmail Several people along the East Coast have contracted a rare “flesh-eating” bacterial infection that scientists say is exacerbated by climate change. At least a dozen people have died from the Vibrio vulnificus infection outbreak this summer, including two in Connecticut, and others in New York and […]