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How to stay safe from the ‘triple threat’ respiratory Illness this holiday season
MSNBC Video at the link – NBC News medical contributor Dr. Vin Gupta warns Ana Cabrera of a respiratory illness ‘triple threat’, and advises what you can do to stay safe during this holiday season.
Dec 19, 2023
Should You Wear a Mask on a Plane This Holiday Season? We Asked the Experts
Conde Naste Traveler Masks on planes: It’s a topic of conversation that has become more and more convoluted in the past year and change. But in the gauntlet of holiday air travel, one of the most challenging factors for fliers to contend with is avoiding getting sick in overcrowded terminals and jam-packed plane cabins. The Christmas season is […]
Dec 19, 2023
Map shows where mysterious dog respiratory illness has spread in U.S.
CBS News A mysterious illness that causes fever, cough and lethargy in dogs has now spread to at least 16 states, the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine said earlier this month. Over the last year, there’s been a rise in the number of dogs getting infected with what vets have named Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease […]
Dec 19, 2023
Winter Illness This Year Is a Different Kind of Ugly
The Atlantic Facing down simultaneous surges of flu, COVID, and RSV, most Americans still aren’t getting the vaccines that could temper the worst effects. Earlier this month, Taison Bell walked into the intensive-care unit at UVA Health and discovered that half of the patients under his care could no longer breathe on their own. All […]
Dec 19, 2023
Prion Disease Rising in the U.S.
MedPage Today Incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease increased, especially among women. The incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a universally fatal prion disease that progresses rapidly, rose consistently from 2007 to 2020, a study of death certificates showed. CJD codes on death certificates totaled 5,882 during that period, with 51.2% of cases occurring among women, according to […]
Dec 12, 2023
Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections spreading in Ukraine amid war with Russia, CDC says
ABC News Dangerous antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are spreading among patients in Ukraine amid the country’s war with Russia, new federal data shows. High rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, along with a rise in traumatic wounds and overwhelmed health care systems, has led to increased detection of multi-drug resistant infections in […]
Dec 12, 2023
China’s Children Battling Pneumonia Shows the Dangers of Drug Resistance
Bloomberg The harm caused by antibiotic drug resistance was clear to see in China’s packed pediatric hospitals. An outbreak of walking pneumonia, normally a mild infection, struck millions of children in the second half of 2023, creating Covid flashbacks and raising fears about another novel pathogen. But doctors say another real danger is the rise of superbugs, […]
Dec 12, 2023
Your questions answered about staying safe from COVID, RSV and flu this winter
PBS Video at the link – As we head into the winter holidays, John Yang speaks with epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina about the current state of affairs with COVID, RSV and flu infections, lagging vaccination rates and how to stay healthy this season. It’s almost become a holiday tradition. Temperatures go down, decorations go up and […]
Dec 12, 2023
Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits
Washington Post Respiratory viruses are rebounding in the United States on the precipice of the end-of-year holidays, with emergency room visits for covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus collectively reaching their highest levels since February. Among the three viruses, covid continues to be the biggest driver of hospitalizations, settling into a familiar rhythm of causing periodic waves […]
Dec 12, 2023
How common are unexplained outbreaks of disease?
BBC Amid reports of a mysterious respiratory illness spreading among children in China, an expert explains how regularly unexplained outbreaks turn up. It began one spring morning in 1993, when a Navajo family pulled into a service station in New Mexico and dialled 911. Their son, a 19-year-old marathon runner, had suddenly developed breathing problems. He […]
Dec 5, 2023