A Missouri University of Science and Technology scientist will soon travel to South Africa to study how powdered glass could heal wounds and prevent infections. Mark Towler, a chemical and biochemical engineering professor at the university, has for years worked to investigate how powdered glass can stop bleeding in injuries caused by car accidents, gunshots […]
Government advisers have called for a vaccination programme to target the growing threat of a biblical disease that has hit a record high in the 21st-century. The latest NHS data shows that there were more cases of gonorrhoea, the ancient sexually transmitted infection, in England in 2022 than at any time since records began more […]
A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry examined the patterns of splatter contamination created by rotary instruments and irrigation during oral surgery. This study is the first to examine rotary instrumentation splatter created during oral surgery procedures, and its findings provide several key suggestions for the future of oral surgery and […]
Judd Walson, MD, MPH, has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as chair of the Department of International Health and as professor in the Department’s Global Disease Epidemiology and Control program. He assumed the role on November 14, 2023. Walson, whose work focuses on low- and middle-income settings, comes from the University […]
Economy 16 November 2023, 12:05pm The flu season generally peaks between the 7th and 10th week of the year, but the highest figures can vary greatly from one year to another. The coronavirus pandemic, for instance, put a serious dent into the spread of the flu (see graph below). On the 45rd week, a total […]
Fungal infections on marijuana can produce dangerous toxins, according to a new study. Other common, and federally legal, crops have been bred to resist fungi. Scientists still have more questions than answers about the dangers of marijuana use. Can marijuana make you sick? After Tuesday’s vote in Ohio, nearly half of U.S. states have legalized […]
Infections, including common ones such as urinary tract infections, have been linked to a risk of delirium and dementia. But with increased awareness, prevention strategies and available treatments, people can significantly reduce their risk, researchers say. Urinary tract infections are uncomfortable but largely treatable. If left untreated, though, UTIs can have dramatic and potentially long-lasting […]
Scientists from Colorado State University and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have created a versatile and efficient antimicrobial material suitable for coating medical devices intended for internal use in the body. Membrane films containing metal-organic frameworks like those shown here that produce nitric oxide could provide antibacterial properties in medical devices. Image Credit: […]
Share this article TriVerity is intended to be used for patients with suspected acute infection and sepsis in emergency department settings. Credit: Inflammatix. Inflammatix has concluded the technical development for its TriVerity Acute Infection and Sepsis Test System, which comprises the Myrna instrument and the TriVerity cartridge. TriVerity is designed for use in emergency department […]
According to the US CDC, along with a runny nose, other possible COVID symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea.