IL-6 and CRP offer limited boost for predicting infections after lung cancer surgery
While IL-6 and CRP rise early after lung cancer surgery, new research shows their added value for infection prediction remains ...
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US adds 17 more measles cases as Georgia, Iowa report new infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 17 more measles cases today in its weekly update, bringing ...
Maternal obesity linked to increase in childhood infections
A new long-term study published in BMJ Medicine suggests that children born to very obese mothers (those with a body ...
Colorado confirms 3 more infections in airport-linked measles outbreak
The Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPH) and their partners in El Paso and Arapahoe counties have reported three more ...
The new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 is driving infections in Australia. A virologist explains what you need to know | Lara Herrero for the Conversation
As we enter the colder months in Australia, Covid is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of ...
Study: In low-income countries, few patients with highly resistant infections get the antibiotics they need
New research suggests only a fraction of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are being treated with ...
Indwelling devices, prior antibiotic use tied to higher risk of bloodstream infections in infants
A study by US and Indian researchers suggests that the presence of indwelling devices and prior antibiotic exposure are associated ...
Cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global infections, modeling study finds
Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID A new modeling study published in The Lancet HIV journal highlights ...
Trial links probiotics to fever reduction in kids with respiratory infections
Zoonar J. Wachala / iStock In its latest biannual update on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia yesterday, ...
The Medical Minute: Ear infections and kids
Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels An earache can turn a happy, energetic child into a cranky, uncomfortable one in no ...
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