Two patients treated in September at the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake were diagnosed with Legionella infection (Legionnaires’ disease). These cases are considered possible healthcare-associated infections. One of these patients has been discharged home and one patient remains admitted. Extensive testing of the water in the medical center has been negative for Legionella. […]
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Experts are warning of a rise in cases of strep throat, which caused severe complications—and even death—for some children in the US during the 2022-2023 cold and flu season. According to data […]
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DULUTH, MN. (Northern News Now) – Thank you! The Northern News Now Fall Blood Drive broke a record for total donations for our drive. So many of you signed-up early, we knew we had a lot of people willing to give. Our partner Memorial Blood Centers called in reinforcement from the Metro-area to help take […]
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While the 5-year results of the PARTNER 3 Low-Risk trial and the 4-year results from the Evolut Low-Risk trial both showed excellent results for TAVR, Grubb said the real test will be the data from these trials at the 10-year mark. Surgical valves were believed to have superior durability, but the TAVR data presented at […]
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Michael J. Fox has been open about his health battles, including his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis at age 29, but now he’s revealing other medical setbacks he’s experienced over the years. While speaking with Town & Country magazine, in an interview published Thursday, the Back to the Future actor shared that he has broken his arm […]
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A sudden restriction of blood flow to the brain. That’s how scientists have traditionally explained why people faint. But several mysteries remain: What causes someone’s blood flow to spontaneously change? And what parts of the brain play a key role? New research in mice, published this week in the journal Nature, offers a closer understanding of […]
Infection
‘Alarming’: Unexpected pathogen spead by infected chiggers found for 1st time in North Carolina
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Wildlife researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro found a novel pathogen for the first time in North Carolina that is carried by chiggers. Bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi causes the disease scrub typhus, which is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers, according to the Centers for Disease […]
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A New Jersey man fatally stabbed his elderly parents, leaving behind a chilling scene including blood stains on the front door, prosecutors say. Suspected killer son Michael Mulgrew, 34, was arrested Thursday near the family’s Lincoln Avenue home in Barnegat Township, where he is accused of murdering his mom, Cheryl Mulgrew, 69, and dad, Eugene […]
Infection
CDC advisers support masks in update to hospital infection guidelines, but critics say draft doesn’t go far enough
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious, including for patients with endemic, or regularly occurring, respiratory infections. This […]
Cardiovascular
Is high urinary albumin linked to sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes?
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Advances in non-invasive imaging have allowed clinicians to assess both the structure and function of coronary arteries. Investigators who recently used positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging found that in individuals with type 2 diabetes without any symptoms of cardiovascular disease, elevated albumin in the urine may be linked with […]