TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials urging more people to get vaccinated. During an interview with Fox News, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. KennedyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-deprived night shift nurses are at greater risk for the common cold and other infectious diseases, a new study says. Shift work and its impact on quality sleep can wreak havoc on nurses’ immune systems, making them more vulnerable to infection, researchers reportContinue Reading
Death marks second fatality in growing outbreak, following the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child in TexasContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sent a team to help local health officials respond. The CDC announced the plan on X, explaining that its Epidemic IntelligenceContinue Reading
Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since JanuaryContinue Reading
Majority of cases presenting in unvaccinated individuals; at least 16 patients hospitalizedContinue Reading
Four cases identified in self-reported vaccinated individuals; 13 patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
All the cases are in unvaccinated residents of Gaines County; nine patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
Gaines County, Texas, has very high number of vaccine exemptions compared with the national averageContinue Reading