Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. public health officials want high-risk individuals who haven’t been vaccinated for mpox — previously called monkeypox — to do so before a potential resurgence of the virus in the coming months. That surg…
Learn MoreNew Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has provided answers to a mystery involving an outbreak of severe hepatitis in children last year. A total of about 1,000 cases emerged around the world in spring 2022, after the easing of COVID-…
Learn MoreEl calentamiento del clima podría traer una bacteria necrosante a más cuerpos de agua de EE. UU.
JUEVES, 23 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El calentamiento global fomenta la propagación de una letal bacteria necrosante en la costa noreste de Estados Unidos, informan unos investigadores.La bacteria Vibrio vulnificus crece en aguas costeras c…
Learn MoreLos casos de tuberculosis aumentaron en EE. UU. en 2022, según los CDC
JUEVES, 23 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de tuberculosis (TB) aumentaron de nuevo en 2022, anunciaron el jueves las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.Aun así, el aumento de un 5 por ciento, que equivalió a 8,300 casos, no alcanzó a los n…
Learn MoreU.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 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 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 MoreEn casos raros, unos ‘supergérmenes’ resistentes a los fármacos pueden pasar entre personas y mascotas
LUNES, 20 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más malas noticias sobre la resistencia a los antibióticos: una nueva investigación sugiere que las personas y sus mascotas quizá puedan transmitirse gérmenes resistentes a múltiples medicamentos entre sí…
Learn MoreRetiran fórmula para bebés de Gerber debido a la preocupación por una bacteria
LUNES, 20 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Perrigo Co., que fabrica la fórmula infantil en polvo Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula, retiró el producto por la preocupación sobre la contaminación con una bacteria potencialmente p…
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