Category Archives: Infection

Cantaloupes Linked To Salmonella Infections Sold In Wisconsin | Recent News

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 43 people in 15 states have been infected […]

Flu season has started early — these charts show where infections are rising fastest in the US

Flu season has started early again this year. Cases of the flu are rising throughout the country, especially in southern states. Advertisement Flu season is ramping up just in time for the holidays. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared new flu data, updated on November 17, which showed that cases of respiratory illnesses […]

Mystery illness infecting dogs in LA County; Here’s what is known and how to deal with it

Los Angeles County public health authorities on Tuesday, Nov. 21, urged dog owners and veterinarians to take precautions after a mysterious canine respiratory illness, which has been previously reported in other states, appears to have infected animals locally. Since Thursday, Nov. 16, the L.A. County Public Health Department has received 10 case reports from veterinarians […]

Outpatient stewardship intervention at Mayo Clinic linked to fewer unnecessary antibiotics

dragana991 / iStock Long-COVID diagnoses and long-term symptoms among nonhospitalized adults were tied to 43% and 44% increases in the costs of primary care, respectively, in the United Kingdom, according to a study published yesterday in BMC Primary Care. A team led by University of Birmingham researchers analyzed data in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink […]

Expert explains what you’re doing wrong when you use toilet paper

Experts have revealed that wiping incorrectly can lead to pain and infections Some scientists say we should ditch the toilet paper altogether  READ MORE: Wiping your backside: What you’re doing right and wrong By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:54 EST, 21 November 2023 | Updated: 15:56 EST, 21 November 2023

Two hospitalized after Salmonella found in cantaloupes sold in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. According to the CDC, 43 people in 15 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. […]

Pediatric Nurse Uses Own Breastmilk for Niece’s Ear Infection – Mom Furious But No One Is Taking Her Side

The mom sparked major conversation after asking if she was the a-hole for “banning” her sister-in-law from babysitting or being around her child “unsupervised” going forward. A mother has taken to the internet after her family apparently sided with her sister-in-law in a dispute over, of all things, breastmilk and parental consent when it came […]

Bacteria store ‘memories’ and pass them on for generations, study finds

Bacterial swarm on a laboratory plate. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Scientists have discovered that bacteria can create something like memories about when to form strategies that can cause dangerous infections in people, such as resistance to antibiotics and bacterial swarms when millions of bacteria come together on a single surface. The discovery—which […]

Improvement project curtails risky line infections

Chelsea Malmberg and her daughter Emy, who required chemotherapy to treat a rare ovarian cancer. For Chelsea, looking after Emy’s central line at home provided a needed focus when life felt out of control. Photo by Candace Gillanders Photography. The dressing for Emy’s central line. Photo supplied. Some of the Alberta Children’s Hospital staff involved […]