How a college basketball player's common infection led to emergency spinal surgery
Typically, spinal abscesses are decompressed with a surgery called a laminectomy. During this procedure, surgeons remove both ...
Nasal Wash Recalled Due Over Staph Infection Concerns
As flu season trudges on and allergy season approaches, an untimely new recall prompts you to check your frequented medicine ...
Verywell Health12d
What Is a Carbuncle? Symptoms, Treatment, and More
A boil can turn into a carbuncle and have multiple openings where pus comes out. Learn how a provider facilitates drainage ...
Nanoparticles offer enhanced treatment for root canal infection with fewer complications
Apical periodontitis, a chronic and hard-to-treat dental infection, affects more than half of the population worldwide and is ...
Daily Mail16d
Brits issued warning over 'infected' bird feeders - as expert reveals little-known sign yours could be harbouring disease
Gardeners have been issued a warning over 'infected' bird feeders that can pose ... it’s important to clean and remove the feeder for at least two weeks to prevent further transmission.' ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation18d
Bird flu detected at third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north
Agriculture Victoria said the H7N8 strain had been detected near two other infected properties. The property belongs to Kinross Farms, which is the same business that found the virus on two of its ...
Healthline18d
Identifying Infected Bug Bites, Treatments, and When to Contact a Doctor
Infected bug bites may require a course of antibiotics. Seek urgent medical treatment if you develop red skin streaks, the bite area spreads, your pain worsens, or you develop symptoms of sepsis ...
Mamamia18d
'I'm a dermatologist. Here are the chemist products that actually clear blackheads.'
If there's one word that sums up blackheads, it's definitely "Annoying" with a capital A. While they're inevitable, some of us have more stubborn blackheads that never seem to go away, despite all the ...
New York Post19d
Woman, 30, infected by brain worms on trip to Hawaii — the symptoms that sent her to the hospital
The prognosis? Angiostrongyliasis — a parasitic infection caused by Angiostrongylus species, most commonly Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is also known as “rat lungworm.” While rats are ...
Reuters20d
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
The court is reviewing parliament's impeachment of Yoon on December 14 and will decide whether to remove him from office permanently or reinstate him. If he is removed, a new presidential election ...
Associated Press20d
Vatican says the pope has a ‘polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.’ What is that?
(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) LONDON (AP) — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials ...
The Hill20d
Taiwan cheers removal of ‘we do not support Taiwan independence’ from State Department website
Taiwan expressed approval after the U.S. State Department removed a statement on its website that said it does not support the island’s independence. The phrase “we do not support Taiwan ...