Recurring and persistent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caused by bacteria hiding in the wall of the bladder to avoid medication, a study suggests. It is thought the ability of bacteria to stow away in the bladder could explain why some women suffer from symptoms even after completing a course of antibiotics. Scientists from […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research published in Science Advances is the first to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections. The findings suggest that the “one size fits all” approach to diagnosis and treatment currently used in most health […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Certain strains of bacteria are capable of “hiding” in the wall of the bladder, explaining why some people suffer from recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), researchers have said. The study suggests a […]
gorodenkoff / iStock Maintenance immunosuppressive drugs, including steroids, used for organ transplant patients are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalization in solid-organ transplant recipients, according to new findings. The study, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, was based on findings among a cohort of 60,456 solid-organ transplant recipients in France. The average age […]
Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell. Credit: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the U.S., have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. “When the temperature rises, the virus’s genetic […]
People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have a higher risk of severe infections requiring hospitalization compared with the general population and their siblings, according to study findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Arising from the accumulation of fat in the liver, NAFLD and its more severe form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), are responsible for […]
Nearly 1 million chickens in Minnesota have contracted the bird flu in one flock there, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported this week and under federal guidelines, will be killed in an effort to prevent the disease from spreading. The highly-contagious avian influenza virus was mainly found at a farm in Wright County, located in […]
NIAID / Flickr A large proportion of mpox patients in Chicago last year and early this year also had other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV, predisposing them to severe mpox and potentially contributing to spread of the virus, finds a study led by Chicago Department of Public Health researchers. The findings, published today […]
Many parents across the U.S. are stretched thin to take care of sick children: Not only are COVID-19, the flu and RSV circulating, but doctors say cases of strep throat are on the rise.Video above: Reasons why you keep getting strep throatData shows a steady increase in strep throat cases in the U.S. starting in […]
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) face an increased number and severity of infections due to their disease, as Dr. Jennifer Woyach explained during the CURE® Educated Patient® CLL Summit. Woyach, a hematologist-oncologist specializing in treating patients with blood cancers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and […]