Are rising lower respiratory infection hospital admissions linked to dirty air? | Air pollution
The Covid crisis highlighted gaps in our understanding of the role that air pollution plays in infections.A flurry of studies ...
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Man Dies From Rare Infection After Dog Licks Wound; Coroner Issues Warning
A 49-year-old man from Ireland, described by relatives as "fit as a fiddle," tragically died from a rare infection that ...
Symptoms of long COVID can last up to two years after infection, research suggests
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Some 23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long COVID, and ...
Gilead data suggests yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection
Last year, Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with ...
Test identifies prior infection by Zika virus and all four dengue virus serotypes
Credit: Researchers’ archive Brazilian researchers have developed a simple test that almost instantly tells whether a person has been exposed ...
Man Hospitalized With Fever, Recurrent Falls Diagnosed With Rare Infection Linked To Lake Swimming In Iowa
A 77-year-old man's mysterious symptoms, fever, and frequent falls due to fatigue left doctors puzzled for days until they diagnosed ...
US reports first fatal H5N1 infection as avian flu strikes more poultry, cats
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) today announced that a patient previously hospitalized with a severe H5N1 avian flu infection ...
Clinical trial reveals twice-yearly injection reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For oral medications that prevent new HIV infection to be effective, the patient must take certain ...
Zinc deficiency linked to increased risk of lung infection
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria -; a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a ...
Texas Doctors Forced a Miscarrying Woman to Wait Nearly 2 Days Before Receiving Treatment. She Died of a Preventable Infection
A woman in Texas reportedly died from a preventable infection because doctors "had to wait until there was no heartbeat," ...
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