Aug 20, 2023 News Article This week: the FDA accepts NDA for investigational antibiotic; mRNA COVID-19 vaccines update protections; counseling families on nirsevimab; and how antibiotic actions on gut microbes of patients might affect the microbiome of housemates. Related Videos Related Content Related Content
Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area because of a flesh-eating bacterium known to lurk at beaches, Florida officials reported. According to Florida Health, the vibrio vulnificus bacterium’s natural habitat is in warm, brackish seawater because it requires salt to live. The bacteria typically grow more quickly in warmer months. Infections are rare, but health officials […]
Increasing COVID-19 infections may prompt the thought: Should I get a booster shot? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Americans need to stay current on their vaccines against the virus. “Vaccination remains the safest strategy for avoiding hospitalizations, long-term health outcomes, and death,” according to the CDC. Commercial pharmacies, hospitals, and physicians’ […]
The mortality rate hit 50 percent, with three deaths out of six Listeriosis illnesses in a recent Washington State outbreak blamed on milkshakes. The Washington State Health Department reports that between February 27 and July 22, 2023, six Washington State residents (five from Pierce County and one from Thurston County) developed severe illness due to […]
Another case of rare “locally acquired” malaria, this one in the Washington, D.C. area, has been reported amid a string of such infections since May, officials said Friday. The unidentified patient had not traveled recently outside the United States, the Maryland Department of Health said in a statement. The person was hospitalized and is recovering, […]
Researchers tested the effect of a prostate cancer drug called proxalutamide The team found the drug limited the number of cells the Covid virus invaded By Eve Simmons Published: 17:55 EDT, 19 August 2023 | Updated: 18:12 EDT, 19 August 2023
LEHI, Utah — Lehi City has determined a recent outbreak of E. coli is tied to the use of pressurized irrigation water for drinking and other recreational uses. The Utah County Health Department has reported a total of 12 cases of E. coli there. In a news release Saturday, Lehi said it has determined the […]
Five people in Tampa Bay are killed by flesh-eating bacteria as officials warn locals NOT to enter sea with any cuts or grazes on their skin There have been 26 reported infections of vibrio vulnificus in Florida so far this year and it is known to lurk in brackish seawater as it requires salt to […]
Vibrio vulnificus, commonly referred to as the “flesh-eating bacteria”, has claimed the lives of five people in Florida this year, as reported by the state’s health department. Across the US, the infection has resulted in the deaths of at least a dozen people in the year 2023. This bacteria has also claimed lives in the […]
Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for Aug. 19, 2023. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin said the iconic Barton Springs pecan tree, “Flo”, has been diagnosed with the wood decay fungus Kretzschmaria deusta, also known as brittle cinder fungus. The city said the disease weakens roots and wood at […]