A resident at the Methodist Village Senior Living facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) announced confirmation of the news last week. “We have one resident with a confirmed case of Legionnaires’,” Cat Hamilton, the director of member services for AHCA, which owns the facility, […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Marta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis, “Novel vaccines and antiviral treatments for enterovirus induced infections and disease,” on November 10, 2023. Her main supervisor is Malin Flodström Tullberg (MedH). What is the main focus of your thesis? […]
Don’t call it a tripledemic — yet. Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 are circulating this fall, but not yet at the rate that worried public health agencies a year ago. As we approach the time of winter when these diseases usually peak, around December to February, experts warn that the patterns can change […]
A container of syringes with pre-measured shot doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is pictured. Photo: Jeff Miller The efficacy of mRNA vaccines in reducing disease severity and hospitalization from COVID-19 is well established. Now, new research from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) advances our understanding of how these vaccines protect the […]
The critically wounded in northern Gaza’s largest hospital are seeing their wounds infected with flies and worms because of a lack of medicines and clean water, the facility’s most senior surgeon has warned. Dr Marwan Abusada, head of surgery at Shifa Hospital, also said that they are having major issues with food and water shortages. […]
Open wounds, whether caused by accidents or from medical procedures like surgery, require proper management to speed up healing and prevent infections. While sutures and staples are common wound closure methods, they can cause secondary tissue injuries, potentially leaking fluids and gases and requiring anesthetics. Tissue adhesive glues are a more attractive alternative but often […]
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliations: University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (E.J. Elsmo, S. Hawkins, E.M. Lemley, A.L. Lim); Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (E.J. […]
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Hospitals have reduced healthcare-acquired infections after seeing a significant spike during COVID-19, but facilities still have work to do to improve patient experience, according to the latest safety grades from The Leapfrog Group. In a […]
Michigan hospitals collectively received more “C,” “D,” and “F” letter grades on their safety report cards this fall than last year. While 51 of the 82 assessed hospitals were given an “A” or “B,” 19 health care facilities got a lesser grade than they did in fall 2022, according to the latest evaluation by national […]
Alex Perkins The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes have now been deployed in several trials demonstrating their potential in preventing disease transmission. Now, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have conducted an analysis of the […]