Category Archives: Infection

Photos: Dozens of premature babies evacuated from Gaza to Egypt

A group of 28 premature babies from Gaza have been evacuated from a hospital inside the besieged Palestinian enclave to Egypt to receive treatment, according to Egyptian television footage and a Palestinian hospital doctor. “The babies arrived to me from al-Shifa Hospital. They were in a catastrophic condition when they got here,” said Dr Mohammad […]

Phil Spencer’s mum died of brain injury and infection, coroner says

Getty Images By Daniel Sexton & PA Media BBC News TV presenter Phil Spencer’s mother died from a lung infection and brain injury, a coroner has said. Anne Spencer died after the car she was driving tipped over the edge of a bridge and plunged into the Nailbourne River in Littlebourne, Kent. She was travelling […]

Special titanium alloy lets implants fight off bacterial infections

While titanium implants such as artificial hips can greatly improve patients’ lives, they’re also subject to serious bacterial infections. An experimental new antibacterial titanium alloy, however, could make such problems a thing of the past. When pretty much any manmade object is implanted in the body, there’s a chance that harmful bacteria will colonize its […]

Mammals Consuming Sick Birds Become Infected with Avian Influenza

Austin (Precision Vaccinations News) New research highlights multiple detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus Eurasian lineage H5 clade 2.3.4.4b in wild terrestrial mammals in the United States. This finding, published by the U.S. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023, builds on previous reports of natural infections with HPAI virus in red […]

John Legend’s 5-Month-Old Son Wren Shows Off His Infectious Smile in New Video

John Legend’s little one has the most contagious giggle! How to Watch Watch The Voice Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock.  On November 19, Legend’s wife, Chrissy Teigen, shared the cutest video of their 5-month-old son Wren having a laughing fit. The adorable clip appears in slide six of […]

Information sources shape infection-preventive behavior during pandemic and beyond

When making important decisions about disease prevention, who do you listen to? Medical institutions? Or perhaps the people around you? Your answer might reveal more about your personal circumstances than you would expect. In a study published this month in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, researchers from Osaka University have revealed that, when […]

Angus family claim mould-covered council home is causing infections

An Angus family have been left living in a council home that is covered in mould. Black spores coat the ceiling and walls of Grace Byrne’s property in Balmirmer, just outside Arbroath. She says she has lost several belongings because of the damp problem, and that her three sons and husband are constantly picking up […]

Public warned vs misuse of antimicrobial drugs

MISUSE and overuse of antimicrobial medicines could compromise their effectiveness, which means these life-saving drugs will stop working for people and animals, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. WHO said an estimated 5.2 million deaths will be caused by drug-resistant bacterial infection in the Western Pacific region between 2020 and 2030. Regina Berba, chairman […]