Category Archives: Infection

‘Selling Sunset’ star Amanza Smith ‘almost died’ from spine infection

Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith almost died from spine infection | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Profile Menu Follow Us Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith ‘almost died’ after collapsing at home from spine infection this […]

Drug-Resistant Gut Microbes Could Inform Empiric Treatment of Systemic Infection

Detecting multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization in the gut could inform empiric antibiotic treatment of systemic infection, according to investigators who propose risk-based screening. Evan Zasowski, PharmD, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA and colleagues point out that the gastrointestinal tract can serve as a point of […]

US CDC says new COVID-19 lineage could cause infections in vaccinated individuals

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday (Aug 23) the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received vaccines. CDC said it was too soon to know whether this might cause more […]

CDC warns against kissing small turtles over salmonella risk

by: Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill Posted: Aug 23, 2023 / 03:19 PM EDT Updated: Aug 23, 2023 / 03:19 PM EDT (The Hill) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning people about kissing small turtles, saying the affectionate gesture could lead to salmonella.  In an investigation notice published Wednesday, the CDC […]

US CDC says new COVID-19 BA.2.86 lineage could cause infections in vaccinated individuals

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday (Aug 23) the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received vaccines. CDC said it was too soon to know whether this might cause more […]

Rare mosquito-borne disease that can infect the brain sickens 2, kills 1 in Alabama

A rare, mosquito-spread virus that can inflame the brain recently sickened two people in Alabama, one of whom died. Both cases of the viral disease, called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), occurred in Baldwin County, a coastal county just west of the Florida Panhandle, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported Monday (Aug. 21). One case […]

FDA warns eye drops could cause serious vision-threatening infection

KANSAS (KSNT) – The FDA is warning consumers not to purchase two types of eye drops due to bacterial contaminations, fungal contaminations or both. The FDA is advising consumers to discard Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products ‘Light Eyez’ distributed by LightEyez Limited. The product contains methylsulfonylmethane (MSM); an unapproved drug and illegally marketed in the […]

Pennsylvania resident contracts deadly flesh-eating bacteria: Dept. of Health

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A rare and potentially deadly flesh-eating bacteria that’s causing concerns in the U.S. has been confirmed in a Pennsylvania resident. The Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) infection was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, saying that a resident likely contracted the bacteria in another state and it’s non-contagious. Due to medical privacy […]

BA.2.86 subvariant potentially better at causing breakthrough infections: CDC

The recently detected BA.2.86 COVID-19 subvariant may be more capable of causing infections in people who previously contracted the virus or have been vaccinated, according to a risk assessment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though it remains unclear if this strain causes more severe illness than others. First detected last month, […]