It’s time for a national movement to combat hospital-acquired infections. Hand hygiene alone, if implemented correctly, would prevent up to 60% of Hospital Acquired Infections. Think of a hospital. The smell of disinfectants fills the air, nurses in gloves rush from patient to patient, and doctors are seen at handwash stations in scrubs and masks. […]
Jul 22, 2023 Coverage this week included how COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer fared; analysis of non-COVID-19 adult vaccines; a company is developing a platform to enable engineering of the first recombinant human polyclonal antibody therapies with the goal of creating a functional cure for hepatitis b; and how a hospital modified testing for […]
ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Jul 22, 2023 04:43 PM IST Share Via Copy Link From itchy skin to vaginal yeast infections, a host of dermatological issues can affect skin health in the monsoon season. Rainy season provides much-needed respite from sultry summers, but it also brings a flood of fungal infections. Besides causing new health […]
After contracting an incredibly rare infectious breast disease, an Ohio woman was shocked to self-discover that it came from contaminated water. “It was me that found the test to result the bacteria, and it was me leading the way to find out how I contracted it,” Tami Burdick, of Cincinnati, told Fox News Digital. Burdick […]
WHEN healthy Rachael Stewart started suffering from discomfort when breathing, she thought it was an innocent chest infection – and her GP backed this up. But when her chest pain got worse ten days later in February 2019 – after five days of antibiotics – her doctor sent her to A&E. Rachael Stewart, 28, from […]
By Sola Ogundipe The so-called “super dodgers,” who get COVID-19 but show no symptoms, may have a hereditary advantage. According to a recent study done by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, they are more than twice as likely to have a particular gene variation that aids them in killing the virus. The […]
ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Jul 22, 2023 01:23 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Soaps to flip-flops, here’s a list of personal hygiene items you should not be sharing with your friends, roommates or family members to prevent infections. It’s raining infections this monsoon as cases of gastrointestinal diseases, cough and cold, skin allergies, eye […]
India has logged 60 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,479 from 1,460 a day ago, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The Covid case tally been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,224). Image Source: Reuters/Representational
About a dozen possible exposure sites have been identified after two new cases of measles were confirmed in New South Wales. Authorities in the state issued a public health alert on Friday after the two family members recently arrived back in Sydney having spent time abroad. NSW Health said both infections were acquired overseas. The […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread across the globe, causing significant impact on various aspects of human life. To combat the spread of infectious diseases and reduce transmission rates, epidemiological surveys are crucial in identifying high-risk individuals. However, conducting these surveys manually can be time-consuming and burdensome for epidemiologists. Therefore, there is a need for […]