A pop-up Covid-19 testing tent in Manhattan. Photo: Gabby Jones for The Wall Street Journal Don’t count Covid-19 out just yet. Covid-19 infections are rising in the U.S.—ahead of the autumn months when respiratory illnesses typically surge—as another offshoot of the Omicron variant gains momentum. The continued evolution of the virus is a reminder that […]
Paramore cancels last two shows of North American tour after frontwoman Hayley Williams’ body ‘just gave out’ due to lung infection By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 11:13 EDT, 10 August 2023 | Updated: 11:38 EDT, 10 August 2023
In a recent study published in The Lancet Microbe, a group of researchers determined the impact of vaccination on inflammation levels in individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Dynamics of inflammatory responses after SARS-CoV-2 infection by vaccination status in the USA: a prospective cohort study. Image Credit: Ninc Vienna/Shutterstock.com Background […]
Credit: Dr_Microbe/ iStock Research conducted by the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, has revealed that the gut microbiome can have a significant impact on the acquisition of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) infections as well as on the course of the disease. Reporting in Nature Biotechnology, scientists created a […]
Health First “It got a little scary tonight,” Williams shared after their Seattle show. “I’m so sorry for all the chaos this has caused some of you. I really tried to kick this shit.” The North American leg of Paramore’s This Is Why tour has come to an end sooner than anticipated. Following a performance […]
Paramore have cut short their North American tour behind This Is Why so Hayley Williams can recover from a lung infection, the frontwoman wrote on her Instagram story. Two weeks ago the shows in question—in Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah—had been postponed until this week, but this time, those dates were canceled altogether. […]
This summer, like every summer since COVID-19 arrived on the scene, the U.S. is experiencing a spike in infections and hospitalizations. Only this time, there’s good news: The number of infections hasn’t increased as much as in past summers. Plus, most people with COVID-19 are reporting mild symptoms, and hospitalizations in the U.S. are significantly […]
COVID-19 infection associated with fetal demise | Image Credit: © Mustafa – © Mustafa – stock.adobe.com. According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, COVID-19 infection is associated with fetal demise. COVID-19 has caused over 4,300,000 deaths across 552,000,000 confirmed cases since December 2019, with poor maternal outcomes associated […]
CINCINNATI — Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been found in the Cincinnati area, the Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) announced Wednesday. The CHD conducts regular testing of mosquitoes in the area, and recently, the CHD has found additional ones that are infected after finding some in early July. In 2023, the CHD has tested […]
(Adobe Stock 475748700 by AGPhotography) Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today. Each column explores the Bug of the Month’s etiology, the infections it can cause, the modes of transmission, and ways to fight its spread. The pathogen profiles will span bacterial, […]