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.…
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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…
FDA approves first treatment for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product indicated for prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients…
Wegovy cuts heart risks by 20% in large trial
In a finding that could change the landscape of heart disease care, the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has proved its mettle in protecting the heart after lowering the risk…
Spread of drug resistant bacteria linked to patient hand contamination and antibiotic use within nursing homes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nursing home residents have an increasing diversity in the level of care required—ranging from short term post-acute care stays that are focused on rehabilitation, to more…
COVID-linked loss of smell, taste found to resolve by 3 years after infection
There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by…
California officials confirm 2 cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness rarely transmitted in US
This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick Murphy Two people in Southern California…
Test detects co-infection by novel species of parasite in severe cases of visceral leishmaniasis
The protozoan Leishmania infantum, which causes visceral leishmaniasis, can affect the spleen, liver, lymph nodes and bone marrow. Credit: Francis W. Chandler/CDC/Wikimedia Commons In recent years, physicians and scientists in…
