When Cities Get a Pro Sports Team, Flu Deaths Rise
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bringing a professional sports team to a new city often includes a big taxpayer-funded stadium subsidy, but new research shows that has a health downside: a spike in flu deaths. “Most, if not all, of the spor…
Learn MoreAumenta la lepra en Florida: una experta responde a sus preguntas
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una ola de casos de lepra en Florida ha llevado a las autoridades de salud pública a concluir que la bacteria que provoca la enfermedad quizá se encuentre naturalmente en ese estado. En el pasado, la ma…
Learn MoreTres muertes en el condado de Los Ángeles muestran que el tifus transmitido por pulgas está en aumento
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En el condado de Los Ángeles están ocurriendo más casos de tifus transmitido por pulgas, y en 2022 se reportaron 171 casos y tres muertes, informaron el jueves las autoridades de salud. Anotaron que se …
Learn MoreCDC Recommends RSV Shot for All Infants
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants younger than 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).The…
Learn MoreLeprosy on the Rise in Florida
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had bee…
Learn MoreBody Mass Index Affects Risk for Rheumatic Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk for rheumatic disease and is a stronger risk factor for psoriatic arthropathy and gout in women, according to a study recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatolo…
Learn More3 LA County Deaths Show Flea-Borne Typhus Is on the Rise
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths reported in 2022, health officials reported Thursday. That’s a big rise, they noted: Since 2010, when only 31 cases…
Learn MoreLeprosy on the Rise in Florida: An Expert Answers Your Questions
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had bee…
Learn MoreJeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Anthony Fauci, M.D., well known for his wo…
Learn MoreDr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Dr. Anthony Fauci, well known for his work on…
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