Category Archives: Infection

The effectiveness of antibiotics for treating childhood infections is alarmingly low worldwide, with a study revealing that essential drugs are now often below 50 percent efficacy. The urgent call for updated treatment guidelines and increased research investment underscores the critical situation of antibiotic resistance, which is particularly severe in South-East Asia and the Pacific and […]

NEW YORK (WABC) — Health experts are sounding the alarm about a so-called tripledemic as the flu, RSV and COVID are all threats as we head into the cold winter months full of holiday gatherings. Officials at Northwell Health say there is a new test that can detect all three with one swab. Patients can […]

CNN  —  Amid scrutiny and protest, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing ahead on its process to update guidelines hospitals use to control the spread of infectious diseases. Some health care workers say they’re worried the changes focus on flexibility for hospitals while putting frontline workers at greater risk. On Thursday and Friday, the CDC’s […]

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/viral-impostors-breakt.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/viral-impostors-breakt.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: ACS Nano (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07767″> Credit: ACS Nano (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07767 Pseudoviruses resemble impostors: Although harmless, they are designed in such a way that they can hardly be distinguished from their dangerous relatives. This makes them an invaluable tool in virus research. They can be used to precisely analyze infection pathways […]

ByRhythma Kaul Nov 03, 2023 06:12 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Based on current trends, these four types of viral pathogens are collectively set to kill 12 times as many people in 2050 as they did in 2020, warns the research team Four types of zoonotic infections (those that travel from animals to humans) […]

Reconstruction of an intravitally acquired z-stack of the renal cortex of a mouse 4 hours post infection by Candida albicans. The 3D reconstruction is virtually clipped to expose the fungal cells growing between tubules and a hyphal cell penetrating a tubular epithelial cell. Prior to infection, non-filamenting cells constitutively expressing red fluorescent protein yEmRFP were […]

The FDA has updated the list of over-the-counter eye drop products sold at major stores and pharmacies that people should stop using due the risk of eye infections that can lead to vision loss. These products are marketed under the following brands: CVS Health Leader (Cardinal Health) Rugby (Cardinal Health) Target Up & Up Velocity […]

A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk. C. diff infections can be deadly, and they are often acquired by hospitalized patients taking broad-spectrum antibiotics. Advertisement More than 450,000 C. diff infections are reported in the United States each year, leading […]

The discomfort of sinus infection is something that many of us are all too familiar with as the seasons change and our noses begin to sniffle. Our everyday lives can be disrupted by several common illnesses, leaving us yearning for relief. To assist in managing this all-too-common medical condition, we will examine what sinus infections […]