By George HerdBBC News Jones family Nesta Jones died more than a month after being admitted to hospital A hospital consultant was “duty bound” to rely on the conclusion of specialists that a patient’s knee was not infected, an inquest has heard. Nesta Jones, 77, died in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Gwynedd, after developing pneumonia […]
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By John Ely Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:00 EST, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 11:05 EST, 29 November 2023
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Newborn babies could be at a higher risk of a deadly bacterial infection carried by their mothers than previously thought. Group B Strep or GBS is a common bacteria found in the […]
Patients having surgery at Valley Regional Hospital (VRH) will get a sense of warmth and comfort through specialized warming systems being used to enhance patient safety and care. The initiative stemmed from Nova Scotia Health’s participation in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), which collects information on patients 30 days after their surgeries and […]
Scarlet fever and streptococcal infections – What are they? What is a Streptococcal infection? These infections are caused by several strains of bacteria – the most common are streptococcus A and streptococcus B. These infections are extremely common and frequently responsible for sore throats experienced by millions of us every year. Most group A streptococcal […]
11/29/2023 Scientists Believe They Can Use One Vaccine to Study Others Each year, tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infectious disease, falling out of the top spot only temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Director of the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., works with colleagues in the lab. […]
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Results of a surveillance study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection showed that the overall rate of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) colonization and subsequent infection is high among infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with extremely low gestational age, extremely low birth weight, and vaginal delivery identified as risk factors for colonization. […]
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Ruth Awori, Dr. Nelson Musooba, Jacqueline Mukokha and Dr Steven Watiti during the press briefing. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1st, the country faces a significant challenge due to the high number of new infections, posing a threat to the goal of […]
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Although the ongoing outbreak may have raised fears that a new pandemic like COVID-19 is emerging, it has not been caused by a new pathogen, and experts say we shouldn’t be concerned. (Image credit: d3sign via Getty Images) In mid-November, news broke of an outbreak of respiratory illness in China, raising concerns that another pandemic […]
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Infection Intel: Revolutionizing Infection Monitoring for Chemotherapy Patients With iTempShield
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For patients undergoing chemotherapy, infection risks are a critical concern. To help address this point, AION Biosystems has developed iTempShield, a skin-wearable device and software system that tracks temperature remotely and accurately. It helps patients and clinicians stay ahead of infections, especially for high-risk populations. iTempShield is a small, quarter-sized wearable device that can be […]