Photos via the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center. ### The Northcoast Marine Mammal Center is reporting an influx of ailing California sea lions who are coming ashore with their bodies depleted by a potentially fatal disease called leptospirosis. “Lepto is a bacterial infection that attacks the kidneys and can be fatal to these guys,” the nonprofit […]
As socioeconomic status within education, income, employment states, and health insurance improves, researchers from the American Heart Association found in a recent study that these improvements benefit non-Hispanic white individuals more than Black Hispanic and Asian individuals in the US.1 Image credit: Fizkes | stock.adobe.com “The goal of economic interventions and societal policies, such as […]
Rashes caused by Chickenpox infection. (CDC/ K.L. Herrmann/PHIL) India is currently witnessing multiple health crises unfold all at once: on one hand, there are fears of the Nipah virus’ resurgence in Kerala, on the other daily COVID-19 cases are almost touching a hundred after months. Further, there has also been a nationwide surge in mosquito-borne […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston County Public Library system has announced that blood pressure kits are now available to check out at all 18 branches. The free blood pressure monitoring kits include a blood pressure cuff, instructions, and educational materials. You can now visit any of Charleston County’s public libraries to check out a […]
DULUTH — On Friday, Dec. 27, 1974, two men from Hibbing met for the first time. Drummer Bill Berg carried his kit in from the bitter cold to set up at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, where he was booked for a recording session with Bob Dylan. Did Dylan and Berg chat about their shared Iron […]
ATS Quick Hits A Perfect Cloudy Storm Dr. Anne CoatesBarbara Bush Children’s Hospital Dr. Jonathan MathesBarbara Bush Children’s Hospital Case A 22-month old female with trisomy 21 presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of four days of worsening cough, congestion, fever and increased work of breathing. Her past medical history was notable […]
From Sept. 11 to 15, Weber State University students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to donate blood as a part of community outreach with the American Red Cross. Weber State has two annual blood drives one in the fall and one in the spring. The fall blood drive is WSU’s annual Blood Battle with […]
Cardiovascular disease and complex health issues double the risk of infection from Covid-19, according to scientists at University College London (UCL). In a study of over 4,000 adults, individuals with cardiovascular disease and complex comorbidities had an 87 per cent increased risk of Covid-19 infection compared to their healthy peers. The findings are published in […]
West Nile virus activity is apparently increasing across Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile infections for all state regions except the southeast, which is currently in a moderate risk. KDHE says most West Nile infections happen in late summer and early fall. About 20 percent […]
