(Image Credit: AdobeStock/ink drop) A free ophthalmic surgery campaign held on September 4 in Amapá, Brazil has led to numerous patients suffering eye infections, or worse. At the Mais Visão program in Macapá, 141 people total were attended to, with 104 of them (nearly 75% of patients) reporting postoperative complications. The event lasted a total […]
Can a glass powder that was developed to stop bleeding after gunshot wounds and other body trauma also serve as an antibacterial and help stave off infections? Dr. Mark Towler, a Doshi Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology hopes to soon answer that question – and he says […]
The following is a summary of “Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin in Bacterial Infections of the CNS: An Updated Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression,” published in the October 2023 issue of Critical Care by Biasucci et al. Researchers started a retrospective study to assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procalcitonin for CNS […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the rapid spread of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli air bombardments that have disrupted health, water, and sanitation systems. The WHO in a statement on Wednesday said that as deaths and injuries in Gaza continue to rise, intense overcrowding and disrupted health, water, […]
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases are up nation-wide Doctors blame online learning for stymying sex ed READ MORE: Australia’s clap capital By Zak Wheeler For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:03 EST, 9 November 2023 | Updated: 05:03 EST, 9 November 2023
By Australian Associated Press Published: 04:27 EST, 9 November 2023 | Updated: 04:28 EST, 9 November 2023
The following is a summary of “Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study,” published in the July 2023 issue of Neurology by Chien et al. Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients have a 10% to 20% risk of myasthenic crisis (MC), especially infection-triggered MC with poor outcomes and lack of prognostic […]
Hyderabad: Cases related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the common viruses which is typically seen between June and September months, are not only being seen now but the virus is also resulting in severe cases in infants requiring critical care. With the season prolonging well into November, child care specialists are seeing at […]
LOS ANGELES — For the past two and a half years, Rick Turpin has worked at Men’s Health Foundation in West Hollywood as a community embedded disease intervention specialist (CEDIS). His goal — to educate, test, and treat folks in the LGBTQ+ community when it comes to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). What You Need To […]
Doctors are warning Australians to be vigilant amid a concerning rise in the number of cases of two sexually transmitted infections, particularly in young people. Gonorrhoea cases up have shot up by 45 per cent, according to National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) data. There has also been a 24 per cent rise in chlamydia […]