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Warming Climate Linked to Rise in Flesh-Eating Bacteria in U.S. Waters

Scientists warn global warming is causing an increase in life-threatening infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm, salty waters.

CDC Warns of Rare Bacterial Infections from Dental Waterlines

The CDC issues a health advisory after an outbreak of bacterial infections in children who recently visited the dentist.

Most People Infected with Omicron May Not Know It, New Study Finds.

Many people with the Omicron variant may not be aware they have COVID, researchers say.

Why Are Cancer Rates Higher in Men Than Women?

Researchers say biological rather than behavioral differences may explain why men face a greater risk of most types of cancer.

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09 Jun
FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers

FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve an RSV vaccine for infants and some toddlers.

The monoclonal antibody shot would protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants born during or entering their ...

08 Jun
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics

CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics

U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who've recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.

Those at risk had procedures done under epidural anesthesia between Jan....

31 May
4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain's Oldest Known Case of Plague

4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain's Oldest Known Case of Plague

Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old.

The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersinia pestis -- the bacteria that causes the plague -- ...

25 May
More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence

More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence

U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states.

On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

19 May
FDA Panel Backs First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

FDA Panel Backs First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

The first vaccine designed to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by vaccinating their mothers during pregnancy has been backed by a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

On Thursday the independent committee of experts voted u...

18 May
FDA Panel to Vote on First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

FDA Panel to Vote on First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

The first RSV vaccine designed to protect infants is under consideration by a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

An independent committee of experts will vote Thursday on whether to recommend the shot for pregnant mothers at 24 to 36 weeks gestat...

12 May
Cleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert

Cleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert

Months before U.S. health officials warned that tainted eye drops were causing vision loss and even death, a Cleveland woman lost the sight in her eye in a case that puzzled her doctors.

The 72-year-old went to an outpatient eye clinic last November complaining of blurry...

09 May
Uptick Seen in Mpox Cases in Chicago

Uptick Seen in Mpox Cases in Chicago

While the mpox outbreak has been waning since last summer, it hasn't disappeared yet.

Howard Brown Health, a LGBTQ-focused health clinic in Chicago, recently reported seeing an increase in mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases, with eight diagnosed since April 17, co...

04 May
Dangerous Infections in 'Preemie' Babies May Begin in the Gut

Dangerous Infections in 'Preemie' Babies May Begin in the Gut

About half of extremely preterm babies have at least one life-threatening bacterial infection in their bloodstream after 72 hours of life.

Now, new research points to the babies' own gut microbiomes as the source.

Knowing that the most common bacteria in bloodstr...

03 May
FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine

FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine

The first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in seniors aged 60 and older.

Arexvy, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is expected to help prevent lower respiratory tract infections caused b...

28 Apr
CDC Reports No New Mpox Cases in Over a Week for First Time Since Outbreak Began

CDC Reports No New Mpox Cases in Over a Week for First Time Since Outbreak Began

For the first time since the mpox outbreak began last spring, no new cases have been reported in more than a week, fresh government data shows.

At the peak of the outbreak, there were 500 new infections reported daily, but by late last year that number was 16,

27 Apr
FDA Approves First Pill for Fecal Transplant Therapy

FDA Approves First Pill for Fecal Transplant Therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first pill form of fecal microbiota -- similar to what's known as fecal transplant therapy -- to treat the bacterial infection Clostridioides difficile, one of the most common and deadly infections found ...

26 Apr
USDA Cracks Down on Salmonella in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products

USDA Cracks Down on Salmonella in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to get tougher on Salmonella bacteria found in breaded, stuffed raw chicken products, the agency announced Tuesday.

About 1.35 million people are infected with Salmonella bacteria each year in the United States, according to the ...

25 Apr
RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma

RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma

Kids who were infected with respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, in their first year may be at greater risk for asthma, according to researchers.

Their

20 Apr
Strep Infections Surged This Winter

Strep Infections Surged This Winter

This past winter delivered a surge in strep infections, including more serious cases, a new analysis shows.

After two years of very low levels of strep infections during the pandemic, the number of strep infections is now almost...

20 Apr
Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home

Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home

A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals.

Children who had COVID-19 with moderate symptoms or preexisting high-risk conditions could be t...

19 Apr
Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics?  Many Experts Think So

Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics?  Many Experts Think So

Health care facilities remain one of the last places left in the United States with COVID-era mask requirements still in effect.

It's time for that to end, experts say.

A prestigious collection of infection disease experts and epidemiologists say universal masking ...

17 Apr
Bird Flu in Chilean Man Shows Virus Adapting to Human Spread

Bird Flu in Chilean Man Shows Virus Adapting to Human Spread

Tests done on a Chilean man infected with bird flu showed signs that the virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals. However, the public health risk still remains low, U.S. health officials say.

“Those genetic changes have been seen previously with past H5N1...

12 Apr
No Sign Mild COVID in Pregnancy Can Harm Infant Brain

No Sign Mild COVID in Pregnancy Can Harm Infant Brain

Molly E. came down with COVID last February when she was 36 weeks pregnant.

“My symptoms were mild, and after speaking to my obstetrician, I felt reassured to hear that if anything, my baby would maybe have some antibodies,” said the New Jersey resident, who did not ...

11 Apr
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

In the early days of the mpox virus outbreak in the United States, vaccines got to the states that needed them but distribution was unequal across racial groups, new research reveals.

Black and Hispanic patients had to travel significantly farther for doses than white pe...

07 Apr
CDC Issues Warning as Two African Countries Fight Spread of Marburg Virus

CDC Issues Warning as Two African Countries Fight Spread of Marburg Virus

Two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg virus in Africa prompted U.S. health officials to issue an alert on Thursday for doctors to be on the lookout for any cases that might surface in the coming weeks.

06 Apr
New RSV Vaccine May Prevent Illness in Infants, Seniors

New RSV Vaccine May Prevent Illness in Infants, Seniors

An RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer provides safe and effective protection in both seniors and newborns, clinical trial results show.

The vaccine is 86% effective in protecting older adults against RSV infections severe enough to cause three or more symptoms, according to...

04 Apr
FDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant

FDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant

U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eyedrops have uncovered a laundry list of problems.

An outbreak of eye infections involving prod...

03 Apr
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service

Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service

Pope Francis was back delivering Mass on Palm Sunday, just one day after he was released from the hospital following a three-day stay for bronchitis.

Francis, 86, celebrated in St. Peter's Squ...

03 Apr
CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Flour

CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Flour

U.S. health officials are investigating a Salmonella Infantis outbreak that is likely linked to raw flour. It's not clear what brand of flour is the culprit.

Investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food a...

03 Apr
Iguana Bite Left Vacationing Toddler a Medical Issue Months Later

Iguana Bite Left Vacationing Toddler a Medical Issue Months Later

A family vacation to remember, but maybe not for the best reasons.

Doctors report on an unusual case where a hungry iguana bit a vacationing toddler's hand, passing on an infection with a germ called Mycobacterium marinum.

A 3-year-old girl named Lena Mars...

31 Mar
Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks

Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks

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 surge could be worse than last year, federal modeling has foun...

31 Mar
New Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids

New Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids

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-19 lockdowns.

Children in about 35 countries, including...

23 Mar
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC

U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC

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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The message is...

23 Mar
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters

Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters

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 and can infect a person via a cut or insect bite durin...

20 Mar
Gerber Baby Formula Recalled Due to Bacteria Concerns

Gerber Baby Formula Recalled Due to Bacteria Concerns

Perrigo Co., which makes Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula, has recalled the product over concerns about contamination with a potentially dangerous bacteria.

Cronobacter sakazakii was possibly present between Jan. 2 and Jan. 18 at the compan...

20 Mar
In Rare Cases, Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' Can Pass Between People & Their Pets

In Rare Cases, Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' Can Pass Between People & Their Pets

In more bad news about antibiotic resistance, new research suggests that people and their pets may be able to transmit multidrug-resistant germs to each other.

Still, cases of cross-transmission are rare and it's not clear if pets are giving germs to people or people ar...

17 Mar
COVID Origins Tied to Raccoon Dogs Sold at Wuhan Market

COVID Origins Tied to Raccoon Dogs Sold at Wuhan Market

A new theory about the start of the COVID-19 virus points to illegally traded raccoon dogs at a market in Wuhan, China.

Genetic data from swabs connected to these fox-like animals with a raccoon face offers tangible evidence of the virus' possible origin, according to an...

17 Mar
Tick-Borne Illness Babesiosis Spreads to New U.S. States

Tick-Borne Illness Babesiosis Spreads to New U.S. States

Cases of a parasitic disease spread by ticks have been on the rise, particularly in states in the Northeast that had previously seen few cases, U.S. health officials reported Friday.

Between 2011 and 2019, more than 16,000 cases of babesiosis were reported in the United...

15 Mar
Bird Flu Outbreak Killed New England Harbor Seals, Raising Alarms for Humans

Bird Flu Outbreak Killed New England Harbor Seals, Raising Alarms for Humans

A strain of avian (bird) flu appears to be killing seals off the New England coast, heightening fears among scientists that mammal-to-mammal transmission could be happening.

If so, it would be a step towards something health experts have long dreaded: A strain of H5N1 ...

15 Mar
Looking for Accurate Info on Mpox? Maybe Avoid TikTok

Looking for Accurate Info on Mpox? Maybe Avoid TikTok

Don't rely on TikTok for accurate health information about mpox, the virus once known as monkeypox, a new study says.

An international group of researchers who watched and analyzed videos about mpox on the social media site found them to be often inaccurate, incomplete a...

10 Mar
New York City Rats Can Carry COVID Virus

New York City Rats Can Carry COVID Virus

Rats can become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study that found many rodents in New York City's sewer system and elsewhere had been exposed.

Rats collected in the study tested positive for alpha, delta and omicron variants of the SARS-Co...

08 Mar
Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today

Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today

Some people may have a gene that helps protect them from respiratory diseases like COVID-19 -- and helped their ancestors fight the plague.

It comes at a cost.

This same gene variation may be linked to an increased risk of autoimmune disease, including rheumatoid a...

07 Mar
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks

Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks

U.S. Federal health officials have issued recall notices for two more brands of eyedrops.

In the latest round of recalls, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted notices after the companies voluntarily pulled several lots of their eyedrops from the market.

The...

06 Mar
1 in 4 U.S. Parents Lied About a Child's COVID Status

1 in 4 U.S. Parents Lied About a Child's COVID Status

Public health officials offered a lot of advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, but some parents apparently tuned it out.

About 1 in 4 misled others about their child's COVID status, vaccination and related details, a nationwide survey found.

...

06 Mar
Following Infection Outbreak, Experts Offer Guidance on Safe Use of Eyedrops

Following Infection Outbreak, Experts Offer Guidance on Safe Use of Eyedrops

An outbreak of serious bacterial infections in 13 U.S. states linked to use of artificial tears has prompted experts to offer tips for keeping dry eyes safe.

Five of the 58 people infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa had vision loss, and one person died, leading...

03 Mar
Florida Man Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

Florida Man Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

A brain-eating amoeba has killed a Florida man, state health officials reported.

The man may have acquired this very rare infection after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County said in a

02 Mar
Two Bird Flu Cases in Cambodia Did Not Spread Person-to-Person

Two Bird Flu Cases in Cambodia Did Not Spread Person-to-Person

Two cases of bird flu in Cambodia, in a girl and her father, were not spread from one to the other.

Both got the virus from poultry, according to health officials, easing concerns about a potential public health crisis, the Associated Press reported.

The 1...

27 Feb
CDC Warns of Rise of Drug-Resistant Shigella Bacteria

CDC Warns of Rise of Drug-Resistant Shigella Bacteria

Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria shigella.

About 5% of shigella infections reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year were caused by the drug-resistant XDR strain. That compares...

27 Feb
Is it COVID or Flu? FDA Approves 1st Home Test for Both

Is it COVID or Flu? FDA Approves 1st Home Test for Both

A new at-home test will help people struggling with upper respiratory symptoms figure out whether they have COVID-19 or the flu.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lucira under an emergency use authorization (EUA) on Friday.

“Today's authorizatio...

22 Feb
Mpox Can Be Fatal for People With Advanced HIV

Mpox Can Be Fatal for People With Advanced HIV

The mpox virus -- formerly known as monkeypox -- often causes severe illness and death in those with advanced HIV infection that is not under control, researchers report.

What does that mean? All people diagnosed with mpox should also be tested for HIV, the investigators...

22 Feb
Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study

Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study

Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women?

It might, new research indicates.

The experimental form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is des...

16 Feb
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV

Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV

Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there's been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season's wretched “triple-demic.”

Until now.

Two major pharmaceutical companies publi...

16 Feb
'The Last of Us': How Likely Is a Fungal Apocalypse?

'The Last of Us': How Likely Is a Fungal Apocalypse?

HBO's hit series “The Last of Us" envisions a world decimated by a fungal apocalypse.

A real-life insect fungus called Cordyceps makes the leap into humans, turning those stricken into violent zombie-like creatures that spread it to others through bites. Socie...

14 Feb
How Worried Should the World Be About Bird Flu in Humans?

How Worried Should the World Be About Bird Flu in Humans?

A highly infectious strain of avian influenza is tearing through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, causing egg prices to rise as sick chickens are culled across the United States.

Now, some experts are worried that the H5N1 avian flu might become humankind's next p...

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