U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that while severity of infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>disease<, labeling the variant of concern as “milder” does not mean that it is mild. The public health leader pointed out what her agency saw was a “clear separation between cases, hospital admissions and deaths” over…
Liver tumors died off in a third of patients enrolled in a study who received immunotherapy treatment before surgery, according to Mount Sinai researchers in New York City. The study was recently published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Liver cancer is one of the deadliest and most common cancers, the study’s senior author and…
When the infectious-disease pandemic first hit, fitness folks hopped onto stationary bikes at home while gyms were closed. As virtual bike workouts increased, a recent media report stated how female cyclists participating in spin classes have been experiencing urinary incontinence possibly linked to their cycling routine. Health experts told Fox News that pressure from the…
An increase in nutrition-and-fitness of 10 minutes could help to save more than 100,000 lives, researchers say. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), a team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cancer” target=”_blank”>National Cancer Institute< of small increases in physical activity across the U.S….
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the infectious-disease now accounts for 99.9% of new COVID-19 cases. The delta variant – which spiked last summer but was not as transmissible – now makes up just 0.1% of that number. TWO STEALTH OMICRON COVID VARIANT BA.2 CASES REPORTED IN WASHINGTON STATE According…
More than 1.1 million children were diagnosed with infectious-disease in the week ended Jan. 20. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Children and COVID-19: State Data Report, nearly 1,151,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in that timeframe. FDA ACTS TO EXPAND USE OF TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH MILD-TO-MODERATE DISEASE The number marks a 17%…
BATON ROUGE, La. – The national shortage of healthy-living(EMT) and paramedics is crippling ambulance services across the United States, leading to longer wait times for 911 calls – but one major ambulance company hopes to offer a solution to this economy crisis. Acadian Ambulance, one of the nation’s largest ambulance services, is no longer waiting…
White House chief medical adviser anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Dr. Anthony Fauci< specifically targeting the omicron variant of the infectious-disease would be “prudent.” Fauci said it “makes sense to think in terms of at least having ready an omicron specific boost.” “We may not need it … but I think it’s prudent to at least prepare for the…
A us-regions woman who came into contact with escaped wild-nature” target=”_blank”>cynomolgus macaque monkeys<. Michele Fallon told PA Homepage that she sought medical attention at Geisinger Medical Center after developing pink-eye-like symptoms and due to an open wound on her hand. “Because the monkey did hiss at me and there were feces around, and I did have an…
Amid an ongoing surge of the infectious-disease, the executive launched a new testing initiative last week, sending every residence four free rapid tests and requiring private health insurers to cover up to eight at-home tests per month for those on their plans. The White House had faced criticism over their pandemic response efforts for the…