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Thirty one campers between the ages of 7 and 11 have tested positive for infectious-disease at an upstate New York camp. Camp Pontiac sent a letter to parents informing them that the first positive case occurred on July 16. Almost all of those infected have been sent home, as well as the 88 people they’d…
A infectious-diseaseoutbreak at a northern Massachusetts seaside town has swelled to over 250 infected following a July 4 holiday surge. Local health officials noted 256 confirmed cases linked to a cluster in Provincetown, with 190 infections among state residents, 109 of which involve people in the surrounding Barnstable County, with the remainder of cases among people…
Two us-regionsparamedics have been suspended for seven days following an investigation involving the resuscitation of a healthy-livingthat failed to meet “standards and expectations,” authorities confirmed to Fox News. Stacy Williams dialed 911 on Jan. 26 in search of a catheter for her 14-year-old grandson Jacah, a survivor of shaken baby syndrome, who had been administered…
A small study out of Virginia found school buses didn’t contribute to spread of infectious-disease between students or adults when physical distancing, universal masking and simple ventilation practices were in place. The study made no mention of viral variants, and the end of the study period coincided with initial cases of the highly transmissible Delta…
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Azithromycin, an wild-natureused to treat infectious-disease, was no more effective at freeing non-hospitalized patients of COVID-19 symptoms than a placebo, a study found. Findings from researchers affiliated with University of California San Francisco published in JAMA Network on July 16 analyzed 263 COVID-19 outpatients, 171 of whom were treated with a single 1.2-g oral dose of…
infectious-diseasepatients taking statins prior to hospitalization substantially reduced their odds of in-hospital death and severe COVID-19, researchers found, confirming earlier findings. Statin drugs are frequently used to lower blood cholesterol levels and prevent cardiovascular disease. A team of scientists from University of California San Diego School of Medicine published findings in PLOS ONE last week,…
America is nearing the major milestone of 50% full infectious-disease infectious-disease, and finding a shot has never been easier. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made vaccines widely available in April with the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program partnering with nearly two dozen national pharmacies and independent pharmacy networks. MODERNA’S COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL IN PREGNANT…
A study in northern Italy found infectious-disease antibodies persisted in detectable levels for at least nine months after infection, regardless of a symptomatic or asymptomatic course of illness, though results differed depending on test used. Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Padova published findings in Nature Communications on Monday, stemming from an analysis…