A facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak at the Bracebridge hospital is over. The outbreak at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) lasted eight days, with 17 patients and nine staff testing positive. “Outbreak status is lifted when transmission is under control, and no further cases are unexpectedly detected,” noted a release on the outbreak status being lifted. As […]
Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels Receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, finds a study published by The BMJ today (Nov. 22). The findings, based on data for more than half a million […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Presley family is giving thanks for a lot of things this holiday season. This year feels different, after being in the hospital in Chicago for 16 months, Emily Presley is grateful to be back in Lexington. Up until May of 2022, 46-year-old Emily Presley was completely healthy. A STEM teacher […]
For Nebraska’s Peyton Robb, this year is all about gratitude and unfinished business as he returns to the mat for his final season after a horrifying health scare. In one of the biggest stories from last season’s NCAA Championships, Robb had to medically forfeit out of the tournament after the consolation semis as he came […]
At least four people in four Wisconsin counties have become ill due to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. Two of those people in Wisconsin have been hospitalized. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 43 people in 15 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. […]
Facade of the Department of Health office in Manila. (INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — The nationwide incidence of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes (AMES), including highly fatal neurological infections, rose by nearly half this year to more than 4,600 cases. Based on the latest figures from the Department of Health’s epidemiology bureau, the reported […]
An image of a mother holding a baby Image Credit: Pixabay. One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal tract, which is typically harmless—except when it isn’t. The bacterial infection poses serious and even fatal consequences for newborns, including pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, which can have long-term […]
People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at an increased risk of infections compared with those without T1D, and improved glycemic control may help mitigate infection risk, according to a study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.1 While research emerging in recent decades has shown there are pathophysiological and clinical aspects that make people […]
Stanislas Pol, MD, PhD Credit: APHC An 8-week course of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P) treatment was a safe and effective treatment for adults and adolescents with previously untreated acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting 2023 from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.1 Therapy demonstrated a […]
Hepatitis A cases have been confirmed among Boston homeless individuals, as city public health officials urge healthcare providers to “be vigilant” for signs of the highly contagious liver infection in patients. The Boston Public Health Commission has been notified about two positive cases among homeless individuals over the last week. Both of the unsheltered residents […]