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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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …