A new antibiotic has proven as effective as the last remaining recommended treatment for gonorrhea, helping to assuage mounting fears among public health experts about the emergence of drug-resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection. Gonorrhea is the second most common STI in the U.S. and has developed resistance to all antibiotics used to treat […]
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From 2020–2022, there were 56 cases of congenital syphilis in St. Louis and St. Louis County, whereas between 1999–2019 there were only 47 cases. ST. LOUIS — Health department officials in St. Louis and St. Louis County on Thursday released a public health alert warning residents of increased incidents of syphilis and HIV co-infections among […]
Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infections experienced by women. Previously, scalp and facial hair in men have been shown to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Here we hypothesize that having hairy genitalia might protect women from UTI. This study investigated grooming habits and occurrence of UTIs in the past 12 months […]
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11/3/2023 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email In a recent article in Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Buetti et al. evaluated the infection risk from different types of intravenous catheters in place for more than 10 days and the risk factors associated with infection. The investigators analyzed data from four randomized controlled trials that had been conducted to […]
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Fruits et Légumes Gaétan Bono is recalling whole cantaloupes in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports that the cantaloupes were distributed in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, with the possibility that there was wider distribution. The Malichita brand cantaloupes were sold between Oct. 22 […]
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The two largest children’s hospitals on Long Island are reporting an uptick in the number of young patients with RSV, a contagious respiratory virus that caused an early and serious surge in illnesses last year. Dr. Lorry Rubin, chief of the division of pediatric infectious disease at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park […]
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Medical experts are warning about the 1-2-3 punch of respiratory infections that could soon fill our emergency rooms — flu, COVID-19, and RSV. The potential for a tripledemic has doctors reminding people there is still time to get vaccinated for all three. Nine-year-old Penelope Wood just tested positive for RSV, […]
In this photo from 2012, a doctor holds Truvada pills in her office in San Francisco. Studies show the anti-AIDS treatment also cuts the chances that someone who’s still healthy becomes infected from risky sex or injection drug use. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) A rise in newly diagnosed HIV cases in Alaska is driving local […]