Heading Back to the Workplace? Here’s Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Freaked out about trading Zoom meetings and the privacy of working at home for a return to the office? You’ve got plenty of company. As more workplaces reopen, stress about health risks and new routines is front and center. The Center for Workplace […]
Melioidosis Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis & Transmission
Facts you should know about melioidosis Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis infection commonly involves the lungs. Melioidosis is diagnosed with the help of blood, urine, sputum, or skin-lesion testing. Melioidosis is treated with antibiotics. The overall mortality rate is 40%. What is melioidosis? What causes melioidosis? Melioidosis, also […]
Woman Develops Tiny Blood Spots on Her Body After COVID Shot
A 39-year-old woman presents to her community hospital concerned about tiny blood spots that cover most of her body. She explains that she has had muscle aches and has been feeling fatigued for the past 2 days. She has no flu-like symptoms and her sense of taste and smell are normal. The patient notes that […]
Necrotizing Fasciitis Treatment, Symptoms, Pictures, Diagnosis & Causes of Flesh-Eating Disease
Facts you should know about necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) Picture of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) in the lower leg Necrotizing fasciitis refers to a rapidly spreading infection, usually located in fascial planes of connective tissue that results in tissue death (necrosis). Different types of bacterial infection can cause necrotizing fasciitis. The majority of cases begin […]
More Data Support Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses
Patients with small renal masses avoided interventions in 70% of cases during about 3 years of active surveillance that had a standard protocol to identify progression requiring intervention, investigators reported. During 31-34 months of follow-up, 37 of 123 patients met criteria for intervention, and 29 of the 37 underwent delayed intervention. The cohort had a […]
Body size, digestive systems shape ungulate foraging
Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to forage conditions and water availability. Saeideh Esmaeili, who graduated from UW’s Program in Ecology in December 2020 and is now a postdoctoral assistant […]
Smallpox Vaccine, Symptoms, History & Incubation Period
Facts you should know about smallpox Smallpox was the first disease to be eliminated from the world through public health efforts and vaccination. Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by the variola virus. Smallpox was the first disease to be eliminated from the world through public health efforts and vaccination. Smallpox still poses a threat […]
House Hearing Grapples With COVID Origin and ‘Lab-Leak’ Theory
Experts fielded questions about the possibility that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a “lab leak” in Wuhan, China, during a hearing of a subcommittee for the House Committee on Space, Science and Technology, on Wednesday. Two microbiologists explored a range of theories, with neither ready to scrap the possibility of a “lab-associated mechanism.” One of […]
Doctors Go Unpaid for a Month of Work
About 10 emergency physicians still haven’t been paid for the shifts they worked in April at two hospitals in New Hampshire, staffing firm owners told MedPage Today. They’re owed nearly $140,000 for hours worked at Lakes Region General Hospital and Franklin Regional Hospital — part of the former LRGHealthcare, which went bankrupt and was bought […]
Too Much, Too Late: Health Groups Pan OSHA Rule on COVID Precautions
Too much, too late: that’s what healthcare groups are saying about a new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19. “This rule is long and complex, and would require changes in hospital policies, procedures, and structures,” Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public […]