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Introduction When you were a child, it seemed like an ingenious plan: Splash hot water on your face and stagger into the kitchen, letting out a moan that could make angels cry. One touch of your flushed forehead would convince your parents to diagnose a fever and keep you home from school. No matter how […]
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GPs have been reminded to prescribe antibiotics only when necessary after latest figures showed a rise in antibiotic resistant infections in 2022, following a sharp fall during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Emma Bower
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New Delhi: Though Delhi recorded a brief improvement in air quality last week, city hospitals continue to report a rise in the number of patients visiting hospitals for respiratory issues, prolonged coughing, throat infections and eye irritation. The national capital experienced ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ air quality for two weeks starting October 28 with a […]
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A recent study has revealed that Paxlovid, a medication used to prevent severe cases of COVID-19, may significantly increase the likelihood of experiencing a rebound infection. While approximately 1 in 5 individuals who took Paxlovid initially tested negative for COVID-19, they later received positive results and began shedding live and potentially contagious virus—a phenomenon known […]
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The number of people dying from antibiotic-resistant infections increased last year – and experts have said the rise in antibiotics not working is “concerning”. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic-resistant infection in 2022 – a 4% increase on 2021. Of those, 2,202 died as a result […]
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Over 20% COVID-infected people taking Paxlovid experience viral rebound: Study, ET HealthWorld <section class="container article-section status_prime_article single-post currentlyInViewport inViewPort" id="news_dtl_105211211" data-article="0" page-title="Over 20% COVID-infected people taking Paxlovid experience viral rebound: Study" data-href="https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/over-20-covid-infected-people-taking-paxlovid-experience-viral-rebound-study/105211211" data-msid="105211211" data-news="{"link":"/news/industry/over-20-covid-infected-people-taking-paxlovid-experience-viral-rebound-study/105211211","seolocation":"/news/industry/over-20-covid-infected-people-taking-paxlovid-experience-viral-rebound-study/105211211","seolocationalt":"/news/industry/over-20-covid-infected-people-taking-paxlovid-experience-viral-rebound-study/105211211","seometatitle":false,"seo_meta_description":"People not taking Paxlovid experienced the viral rebound phenomenon only about two per cent of the time, the researchers at the Mass […]
An estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2022. A majority of those—7.5 million people—were diagnosed with the airborne lung disease for the first time. This is significant because once you have had TB, you are more likely to get it again. The World Health Organization said this was the highest annual record of […]
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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A deadly and highly infectious strain of coronavirus that killed 8,000 cats in Cyprus has made its way to the UK, scientists have said. A cat that was brought to the UK from […]
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A Sacramento father of three is clinging to life at UC Davis Medical Center after a common strep infection developed into something much more serious. SACRAMENTO, California — The family of Matt Gilbert, a former pole vaulter at Sacramento State University, has been at his side since he checked into the emergency room last Wednesday. […]