Sick Restaurant Workers Fuel Many Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Providing sick leave to restaurant workers could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness because ill workers are key drivers of outbreaks at restaurants, a new government report shows.The U.S. Centers fo…
Learn MoreViruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian’s guts.“This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the l…
Learn More4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain’s Oldest Known Case of Plague
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old. The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersi…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Xacduro for Difficult-to-Treat Bacterial Pneumonia
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xacduro (sulbactam for injection; durlobactam for injection) as a new treatment for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial …
Learn MoreU.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Record Low
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Learn MoreGrilling Plant-Based Burgers This Memorial Day? Safe Cooking Temperatures May Change
SUNDAY, May 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The last thing you want to invite to your Memorial Day cookout is foodborne illness. An expert from Virginia Tech offers some suggestions for keeping it at bay, even when cooking something you may have less exp…
Learn MoreLa FDA otorga la aprobación completa a Paxlovid para tratar la COVID-19
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses con COVID-19 han estado tomando Paxlovid desde su aprobación para el uso de emergencia a finales de 2021. Hoy, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. otorgó la …
Learn MoreUnos expertos crean una lista de síntomas para ayudar a definir la COVID prolongada
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores desarrollaron una definición y una lista de síntomas de la COVID prolongada, basándose en los hallazgos iniciales de un estudio de casi 10,000 estadounidenses. El estudio identificó un…
Learn MoreAllowing Bedside Nurses to Order C. Difficile Testing Cuts Time to Results
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Allowing bedside nurses to independently order stool testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) significantly decreases the amount of time to receive test results versus requiring physician approval, a…
Learn MoreCould Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young?
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why.A new study suggests the microbiome — the community of microorganisms in the body — may play a role. “Younger peo…
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