BA.2.75 as a dark horse. getty Far from concluding, the Covid pandemic seems to be picking up speed with new variants. The BA.5 variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and North America, potentially… [+9827 chars]
A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported. According to th… [+1633 chars]
Albertans between six and 11 years old can now benefit from treatment with the new cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta, the provincial government announced Monday. Previously, the drug was available to Al… [+1873 chars]
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From March 2020 to October 2021, COVID-19 was a top 5 cause of U.S. death in every age group 15 years and older, according to a research letter published onl… [+1467 chars]
For those who haven't tried it, the thought of acupuncture can be daunting. Newbies, perhaps working off a misunderstanding of Eastern medicine, tend to imagine lots of needles and expensive treatmen… [+8431 chars]
Because of the pandemic, tuberculosis deaths globally have increased for the first time in over a decade. Concerning considering that before COVID, TB was the leading infectious-disease killer in the… [+7678 chars]
Using UT Southwestern's Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, researchers for the first time have captured images of an autoantibody bound to a nerve cell surface receptor, revealing the physical mechan… [+4065 chars]
The global prevalence of fatty liver disease not due to alcohol is considerably higher than previously estimated and is continuing to increase at an alarming rate, report researchers from Canada. Th… [+2999 chars]
Preferred Region How does this work? By Don Redmond Published July 11, 2022 at 12:32 pm Niagara Regional Health acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Mustafa Hirji, was warning that two new subva… [+1555 chars]
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Health care-associated transmission of the monkeypox virus following exposure is low, according to research published in the July issue of Infection Control … [+1613 chars]
The benefits of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are similar whether they are spread throughout the week or concentrated on a weekend, according to a study published online July 5 in JAMA Inter… [+1827 chars]
An investigation by Consumer Reports confirms what many experts have been warning about for years: So-called "natural" over-the-counter supplements can land you in the emergency room. "So right now t… [+2910 chars]
