Lower Extremities Have Highest Surgical Site Infection Rates With Mohs Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower extremities have the highest rates of surgical site infections following Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), according to a research letter published online June 24 in the Journal of the American Academy …
Learn MoreSick? You’ll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have told patients who get a negative result after taking a rapid antigen test at home to test again 48 hours later.A new study confirms that’s the right advice. W…
Learn MoreMore Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID: CDC
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – While a little more than half of American adults think they’ve had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5% have been infected at least once, new government data shows.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre…
Learn MoreWhat’s in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
TUESDAY, July 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Under the surface of your favorite swimming pool, beach and lakes, hazards too small to be seen by the naked eye may await.And these bacteria, viruses and parasites can turn a refreshing plunge into a nasty in…
Learn MoreAnother Enemy on the Front Lines in Ukraine: Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
TUESDAY, July 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bacteria found in hospital patients in Ukraine is showing extreme antibiotic resistance, making it harder to treat the wounded and ill in this war-torn country, new research warns.“I am quite thick-skinned and…
Learn MoreIncidence of Foodborne Pathogens Back to Prepandemic Levels
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During 2022, the incidence of pathogens commonly transmitted through food generally increased to prepandemic levels, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Learn MoreUnos mosquitos dan positivo de malaria en Florida
VIERNES, 30 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública continúan investigando los casos de malaria en Florida y Texas, y recopilan mosquitos para hacerles pruebas. Múltiples mosquitos del condado de Sarasota, en Florida, han…
Learn MoreTreatment Failure Down With Standard-Course Therapy in Pediatric UTI
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with urinary tract infection (UTI), standard-course therapy is associated with lower rates of treatment failure, according to a study published online June 26 in JAMA Pediatrics.Theoklis Zaoutis, M…
Learn MoreMosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health authorities are continuing to investigate malaria cases in Florida and Texas, gathering mosquitoes for tests.Multiple mosquitoes from Sarasota County in Florida have tested positive for malaria a…
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