Are Expired COVID Tests OK to Use?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include expired at-home […]
Some Viruses Make People More Attractive to Mosquitoes
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When a mosquito bites and infects you with a virus like dengue or Zika, it also makes you smell good to other mosquitos, new research suggests. That makes it more likely another one will bite, pick up the virus and carry it to the […]
U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Fourth of July celebrations often include festive picnics and dazzling fireworks, but these holiday pyrotechnics are causing a growing number of injuries and deaths. Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the United States have climbed by about 25% over the past 15 years, the […]
Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Now Widespread in Pigs, Can Jump to Humans
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A strain of the superbug MRSA has emerged in pigs that is highly resistant to antibiotics and a growing cause of human infections. University of Cambridge researchers said this particular strain of MRSA, short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has shown up in livestock over […]
Your Path to Riches Could Shape Your Attitude to the Poor
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – How sympathetic a rich person feels toward those of lesser means may be influenced by whether they were born rich or became rich during their lifetime. And not in the way you might expect: New research found that those who started out poor were […]
Mom-to-Be’s Gum Disease Could Raise Odds for Premature Birth
Latest Pregnancy News WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A small preliminary study suggests that the health of an expectant mother’s gums may affect her likelihood of a preterm birth. The study compared oral inflammation and microbes in 33 women whose babies were born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, considered preterm, with 44 who […]
Where Did 8 Gallons of Fentanyl Go Missing?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include missing fentanyl, […]
Monkeypox Is Getting A New Name. Here’s Why.
If you’ve been seeing monkeypox in the news recently you might have seen pictures of the condition on darker skin. Though the virus is now evident in other parts of the world, monkeypox has become synonymous with African countries, which is why a new name is being considered for the condition. Advertisement The World Health […]
Prediabetes May Be an Independent Risk Factor for MI
Even prediabetes seemed to spell bad news for heart health, according to a national inpatient sample study. Prediabetes — defined as an Hba1c between 5.7% to 6.4% — among hospitalized patients was associated with 41% higher odds for myocardial infarction (MI, OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.35-1.47) in a general model, reported Geethika Thota, MBBS, of […]
An FDA Panel Backed Which New COVID Vaccine?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include FDA advisers […]