An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus. /REUTERS At least 157 children have died in a new measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first r… [+1715 chars]
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered what they describe as a "weak spot" in all of the major variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 a revelation they believe c… [+3905 chars]
The studycovered in this summary was published in Preprints with The Lancet and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways <ul><li>Across sites in the UK and Ireland, there was an increase in ne… [+3041 chars]
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a syndrome characterized by rapid progression of hearing impairment over seconds to days. While no universally accepted definition exists, it is often def… [+16716 chars]
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis cause substantial illness, with about 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019, according … [+1754 chars]
Article content The 40-year-old unidentified man had the red spot checked out by his doctor, who dismissed it as a sunburn. A few days later, the lesion began to turn black and pus-filled sores beg… [+2060 chars]
Taiwan researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of swine flu vaccine, in a plant in ... [+] Taichung, on June 18, 2009. Taiwan is set to mass produce swine flu vaccine in October, as th… [+12807 chars]
The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world's populationat least 50 million people. But it wasn't the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths. An analysis of … [+6391 chars]
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis cause substantial illness, with about 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019, according … [+1754 chars]
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a syndrome characterized by rapid progression of hearing impairment over seconds to days. While no universally accepted definition exists, it is often def… [+16716 chars]
Newfoundland and Labrador is expanding eligibility for vaccination against monkeypox thanks to an influx of more doses of Imvamune a vaccine used for smallpox that also provides protection from monk… [+3966 chars]
Changes in temperature, heavy rainfall, and plankton blooms are factors that could stimulate the growth of toxins that cause food poisoning.
