Poliovirus Discovered in New York Wastewater – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City’s wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighboring county last month. The New York State Department of Health and the New York […]
Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be worse than ever seen before,” said researchers from Northwestern Medicine in […]
Current Monkeypox Outbreak Is Showing Different Symptoms – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 The monkeypox illness now spreading around the globe is showing some symptoms that are very different from those seen in previous outbreaks, a new study shows. These unique symptoms include rectal pain, penile swelling, solitary lesions and swollen tonsils, researchers report in the July 28 issue of […]
Salmonella Linked to Pet Turtles Has Hospitalized 5, CDC Says
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The agency has linked an outbreak that has infected at least 15 people in 11 states to turtles […]
First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Reported in New York – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County. “Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New York] Department of Health strongly […]
Gene Therapy Makes Inroads Against a Form of Hemophilia
Latest Chronic Pain News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) People with hemophilia B could find their bleeding risk dramatically reduced with just one injection of an experimental gene therapy, a new study reports. Hemophilia B is a rare and inherited genetic disorder in which people have low levels of the factor IX (FIX) protein, […]
3 Key Changes Could Make Roads Safer for Older Pedestrians
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Better lighting and other changes to street crossings could improve pedestrian safety for seniors — the age group most likely to be killed by oncoming vehicles. Researchers pored over four years of Oregon crash data for locations considered dangerous for walkers age 65 and […]
First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Reported in New York – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County. “Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New York] Department of Health strongly […]
25 Million Kids Missed Routine Vaccinations Worldwide in 2021
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) Roughly 25 million children around the world missed critical vaccinations during 2021, as the pandemic continued to disrupt routine medical care, a new report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF shows. “This is a red alert for child health. We are witnessing the largest […]
WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Have Jumped 77% in One Week
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) More than 6,000 monkeypox cases in 59 countries have surfaced since the outbreak began in May, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday. The United Nation’s health agency reported a 77% rise in cases on Thursday, with cases in nine additional countries. So far, the cases […]