U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tuberculosis cases climbed again in 2022, U.S. health officials announced Thursday.Still, the 5% increase, which amounted to 8,300 cases, didn’t reach higher pre-pandemic numbers, according to the U.S. Cent…
Learn MoreHydrocortisone Linked to Lower Risk for Death in Severe Pneumonia
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), hydrocortisone is associated with a lower risk for death by day 28, according to a study published online Mar…
Learn MoreWarming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Global warming is fostering the spread of a deadly flesh-eating bacteria along the northeastern coast of the United States, researchers report. Vibrio vulnificus bacteria grow in warm shallow coastal waters…
Learn MoreBidirectional Association Seen Between Worry, Insomnia During Pandemic
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a bidirectional association between worry and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online March 4 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public…
Learn MoreGlobal Review Finds Vaccination Cuts Odds of Long COVID in Half
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A review of studies from around the world finds that getting vaccinated halves the risk of long COVID-19.For the review, a team led by researchers from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom lo…
Learn MoreNew Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters, and Might Pose Threat to People
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A rare strain of the parasite Toxoplasma has killed four sea otters along the California coast, raising concerns about a potential public health risk. “The appearance of this lethal type of Toxoplasma in co…
Learn MoreDeath Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eye Drops
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa had led t…
Learn More‘Muted’ Immune Response May Explain Why COVID Is Tougher for Obese People
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is a well-known risk factor for severe COVID-19, and researchers think they’ve uncovered a possible reason why.Obese folks appear to have a blunted inflammatory response to COVID, leaving their imm…
Learn MoreSe propagan los casos de unas peligrosas infecciones fúngicas resistentes a los medicamentos
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La popular serie de HBO, “The Last of Us”, presenta un apocalipsis zombi provocado por una infección fúngica que se apodera del cerebro humano. Pero en el mundo real hay una amenaza fúngica emergente que…
Learn MoreFrom a Lock of Hair, Beethoven’s Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer’s death in 1827 — as well as evidence of a family scandal.The analysis revealed that Beethoven su…
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