Beijing lifted pandemic restrictions in December 2022. Weeks later, satellite images captured cars swarming parking lots outside funeral homes across the country. A photo of a funeral house in Beijing before the restrictions were lifted. Around two weeks later, there’s the lot filled with cars. A funeral home in Southeastern Zhejiang looked relatively empty in […]
At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters, or raw shellfish, officials confirmed Wednesday. Two people in Connecticut became infected with Vibrio vulnificus and died after swimming in two separate locations on Long Island Sound, according to Christopher […]
Locked in turmeric’s molecules is the bioactive compound curcumin, which is the primary source of turmeric’s health potency. Curcumin delivers a host of health benefits, including stopping inflammation, boosting immunity, and staving off cancer. So will just drinking turmeric powder and “turmeric lattes” really bring any health gain? Things like infection, pollution, and excessive stress […]
Why do people now drink–from the glass–what was once confined to the status of seasoning for salad or fish and chips? Vinegar would have to offer powerful health benefits to offset its bitter assault on the taste buds. Today on #VitalSigns we’re going to explore what those are and what die-hard vinegar drinkers may need […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saw a rise in rare but serious meningococcal infections among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2022, according to preliminary data published on June 15. A total of 29 meningococcal disease cases in the United States were reported among persons with HIV in 2022, accounting for approximately 9.8 percent […]
Pope Francis will spend several days in hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection that has caused breathing difficulties, the Vatican said in a statement on March 29. The Vatican said the 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, had complained of breathing difficulties in recent days and was taken to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of an increasingly drug-resistant emerging fungus that the health agency says presents a “serious global health threat.” Candida auris is a rare fungal disease that is easily spread through contact with contaminated surfaces or from person-to-person and can cause severe illness in hospitalized patients and those with […]
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said. The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed the death Thursday. The agency had previously issued an alert last month, warning residents about the Naegleria fowleri infection. “I can confirm the infection unfortunately […]
WINTER PARK, Fla.—An 11-year-old Florida boy died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection, family members said. Jesse Brown, a fifth grader at Lakemont Elementary School in Winter Park, was injured while using a treadmill last month, his cousin, Megan Brown, told local news outlets. Winter Park is located just […]
Capitol police have said they did not see footage of Paul Pelosi being attacked on security cameras. A lawsuit has been filed for poll workers to have jab mandates in one county. With the midterms coming up, several propositions are up for vote on the ballot. We’ll break down what each one is about. Family […]
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Sunday that he’s been diagnosed with a bacterial infection in the midst of his campaign ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 8. O’Rourke, 49, confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter and said he planned to take a break from the campaign trail to recover. “After feeling […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said allegations from FBI whistleblowers show there is a “political infection” within the bureau following the agency’s unprecedented raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Grassley demanded information about alleged bias among high-ranking officials. “Starting on May 31, 2022, I’ve written three […]
One of the former U.S. officials who led the COVID-19 response during the Trump administration said July 22 that COVID-19 vaccines were not expected to protect against infection. “I knew these vaccines were not going to protect against infection. And I think we overplayed the vaccines. And it made people then worry that it’s not […]
A beach in Iowa is closed after a rare life-threatening infection of the brain was confirmed in a visitor who recently went swimming there. The beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County will be closed temporarily to swimmers, the Iowa Department of Public Health said Friday. “The closure is a precautionary […]
Pfizer announced Friday that a recent large, late-stage trial found that its COVID-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, failed at preventing symptomatic infection of people living with a person who has the disease. The trial enrolled 2,957 participants aged 18 and older who live in the same household as another person who has COVID-19 with symptoms. They were given either […]
Hong Kong reported 986 new coronavirus infections on Thursday as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak which medical experts warn could see 28,000 daily cases by the end of March. The rise in cases, up 10-fold since Feb. 1, is proving to be the biggest test for the global financial hub’s “dynamic zero” policy of […]
CLEARWATER, Fla.—The prosthetic-tailed dolphin that starred in the “Dolphin Tale” movies may be fighting a gastrointestinal infection, officials said. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said in a news release on Sunday that staff members noticed on Nov. 1 that Winter was not eating and was acting abnormally. Initial bloodwork showed the possible infection. The aquarium’s care […]
People who have previously recovered from COVID-19 have been observed to have better protection against the Delta variant of the CCP virus compared to those who received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, according a study from Israel. “This analysis demonstrated that natural immunity affords longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease, and hospitalization due to […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Albuquerque’s municipal zoo says a 48-year-old female gorilla has died after being stricken by a bacterial infection. ABQ BioPark Zoo officials say Huerfanita was euthanized Saturday once it became clear she wasn’t going to recover from a digestive tract infection after being treated with medications. The 48-year-old western lowland gorilla had the same type […]
The effectiveness of widely used COVID-19 vaccines against the Delta strain becomes weaker within three months of inoculation, said a study from Oxford University, which also said that two doses of the vaccine provided as much protection as “having had COVID-19 before through natural infection.” The preprint survey, carried out by the University of Oxford and the […]
