Category Archives: Infection

Hospitals in Hyderabad see rush of patients as conjunctivitis cases surge

Hyderabad: Many hospitals in Hyderabad are witnessing a rush of patients due to the surge in cases of conjunctivitis in the city following recent rainfall. Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, located in Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, is also seeing a rise in the daily count of conjunctivitis patients. Speaking to reporters, Dr. Najafi Begum, Civil Surgeon RMO of […]

Conjunctivitis cases rise in Delhi, doctors say ‘highly contagious, maintain hygeine’

By Press Trust of India: Amid a rise in cases of conjunctivitis and other eye infections in Delhi, doctors have advised people to take all precautions, especially in crowded places. Doctors at both government and private hospitals said they have been receiving cases largely from the younger population in the city. Cases of conjunctivitis and […]

New way to attack fungal infections discovered

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections. The key is to block fungi from being able to make fatty acids, the major component of fats. Resistance to anti-fungal drugs is increasing and this new approach will be particularly […]

‘Fairly shocking’: Secret medical lab in California stored bioengineered mice laden with COVID

A months-long investigation into a rural California warehouse uncovered an illegal laboratory that was filled with infectious agents, medical waste and hundreds of mice bioengineered “to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus,” according to Fresno County authorities. Health and licensing said Monday that Prestige Biotech, a Chinese medical company registered in Nevada, was operating the […]

Connecting the dots from viral infection to disease

Methodological advances have helped identify viruses as causative agents of disease but this is complicated by heterogeneity in patient outcomes and long-term symptoms. Viruses that infect animals and plants are now well known as aetiologies of disease. However, unlike bacterial pathogens, viruses were not always easily identified as causative agents owing to their small sizes […]

Agricultural fertilizer can increase presence of parasitic infections, study finds

The parasite can grow because hornwart, the natural habitat of the aquatic snail that it most commonly uses as a host, is caused to grow significantly through the use of fertilizers, as runoff from their use in agricultural activities causes its exacerbated growth. The study, taking place across 16 communities over three years, found that […]

The plasma metabolome of long COVID patients two years after infection

Abstract One of the major challenges currently faced by global health systems is the prolonged COVID-19 syndrome (also known as “long COVID”) which has emerged as a consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. It is estimated that at least 30% of patients who have had COVID-19 will develop long COVID. In this study, our goal was […]