Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Flu season is here once again. And many questions have formed over the last couple of years about how you can stay safe from both…
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Risk for vitiligo increased for transplant recipients
Transplant recipients, especially those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), have an increased risk for vitiligo, according to a brief report published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Dermatology. Chul Hwan…
Significant benefit seen in Phase III trial of experimental drug for kidney disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a clinical trial of patients with chronic kidney disease, an experimental drug significantly reduced albuminuria—albumin in urine, a sign of kidney damage—for 50% of participants.…
5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported
Cattle roam in Samburu County, Kenya, on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the midst of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more…
Combined antibiotics more effective against Lyme disease: Study
The study findings could pave the way for improved Lyme disease treatments, particularly in persistent cases, said lead researcher Monica Embers, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology. Credit: Paula…
Doxycycline tied to lower risk for C. difficile in pneumonia patients
For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), doxycycline is associated with a reduced risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal…
What happens when the vaginal microbiome attacks
In bacterial vaginosis, bacteria (bottom) attack the surface of epithelial cells in the vagina (top). This phenomenon could help explain why bacterial vaginosis is associated with many poor health outcomes.…
China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens
A man carriers a child walk out from a crowded holding room of a children’s hospital in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2023. A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that…
WHO sounds alarm on mpox cases in DR Congo
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization on Saturday reported 12,569 mpox cases and 581 related deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year to November 12, the…
Study finds significant ‘post-COVID’ resurgence in invasive meningococcal disease
Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (in red) binding to the surface of an epithelial cell (nucleus in blue) infected with influenza virus (viral neuraminidase in green). Influenza infection facilitates diplococci binding to…
