Category Archives: Infection

The growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics worries doctors and researchers around the world. Now, an international study led by a team at Hadassah-University Medical Center and the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows the potential effectiveness of PASA16 bacteriophage therapy in coping with dangerous Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. The study […]

Breastfeeding has long been used as a method to help keep newborns healthy and protected against a variety of diseases. But certain sugars naturally found in breastmilk could also help prevent infections before a baby arrives. Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have found that these sugars can stop a common prenatal infection in human […]

A new strain of Covid-19 has been designated as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization, although the public health risk has been judged as low. The variant, known as EG.5 or “Eris”, is related to an Omicron subvariant called XBB.1.9.2, and is growing in prevalence globally, with countries including the UK, China […]

FROM caesarean sections to chemotherapy, antibiotics make much of modern medicine possible by keeping bacterial infections at bay. That is why the growing bacterial resistance to those drugs is so worrying. The United Nations estimates that by 2050 infections with drug-proof bacteria could claim up to 10m lives a year, more than double the current […]

FROM caesarean sections to chemotherapy, antibiotics make much of modern medicine possible by keeping bacterial infections at bay. That is why the growing bacterial resistance to those drugs is so worrying. The United Nations estimates that by 2050 infections with drug-proof bacteria could claim up to 10m lives a year, more than double the current […]

A new study explores how using a particular medicine breathed in can help stop severe lung infections. These infections, known as pneumonia, can be dangerous and cause breathing problems. Sometimes, when people get sick with diseases like Covid-19, their immune cells become too active and can damage the lungs. Researchers at the Technical University of […]

A TEM visualization of the phage PASA16 with P. aeruginosa PA14. Credit: Ronen Hazan A new international study conducted by the Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC) led by Prof. Ran Nir-Paz at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center and Prof. Ronen Hazan of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, using phage […]

Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael out of hospital, family confirms Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael out of hospital, family confirms 00:23 CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael, also known by the nickname ‘Mongo,’ is out of the hospital after a sepsis infection and pneumonia, according to his sister. He was admitted to the […]

Sinus drainage, or postnasal drip, occurs when the cavities called sinuses around the nasal passages become swollen and inflamed due to a sinus infection, also known as sinusitis. It is the dripping of excessive mucus in the back of the throat. Sinus drainage can result from an infection, cold, allergies, or other underlying medical conditions. […]