TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A Texas patient who was infected with monkeypox has died, though state health officials said Tuesday it’s too early to say what role the virus may have played in the death. The adult, who died in a hospital in Harris County, was “severelyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The drug tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for treating the symptoms and skin lesions of monkeypox, a small study suggests. Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. It works by limiting spread of the virus in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccines do not increase your risk for stroke, new research shows, but severe COVID infection does, and experts hope the finding will ease the concerns of those who are hesitant to get the shot. “We now know that patients who’ve had aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The days of getting free COVID-19 tests by mail are drawing to a close. The Biden administration plans to stop sending test kits to Americans on Sept. 2 in order to reserve remaining tests for a fall surge. Lack of funding from CongressContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there’s now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most still may not be getting it, a new report shows. Only 10% of the Jynneos vaccine doses have been given to Black people, even though they make upContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A survey conducted among American gay and bisexual men in early August found about half saying they’d cut down on sexual activity — including one-night stands and app-based hookups — in response to the global monkeypox outbreak. The survey, conducted online Aug. 5-15,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – – A total of 84 people across four states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy’s restaurants. “Since the last update on August 19, 2022, 47 more illnessesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21% in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday. This significant decline may signal that the outbreak in Europe is finally waning, the WHO report suggested. WHO reported nearly 6,000Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing negative for COVID-19 and leaving isolation last Sunday, First Lady Jill Biden again tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. “After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has tested positive for COVID-19 by antigen testing,” the First Lady’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fecal transplant treatments could infect patients with monkeypox, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. Since May, an outbreak of monkeypox has been spreading in multiple countries, including the United States. Nearly 16,000 people in the United States have already been infectedContinue Reading