Ezri Care Artificial Tears, as well as nine other ophthalmologic brands that create artificial tears or eyedrops, have been linked to dangerous Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people across sixteen different…
25-year-old Maia Stock was excited at the chance to get away from snowy Canada and bask in the warmth of the Puerto Vallarta sun—relaxing at the resort, swimming in the…
A parent never wants their child to endure a medical issue, much less one as serious as bacterial meningitis. Unfortunately, Jay Aston - a singer from Bucks Fizz - has…
A recent article in NewScientist describes Borrelia burgdorferi as a bacterium that is the cause of Lyme disease (borreliosis). The trail of infection begins with wild mice that harbor the…
Also known as Whitmore's disease, melioidosis is a rare and deadly infectious disease. While rare in the United States, melioidosis is considered a public health crisis in northern Australia, Southeast…
Health officials in Long Island, New York are investigating ten reported cases of Legionnaires' disease, which is a severe form of pneumonia. While medical teams are searching the area for…
The CDC has issued a warning regarding melioidosis, a rare bacterial infection that is typically found in tropical climates, as it has reached the United States. At the time of…
A 15-year-old from Sydney, Australia has recently passed away after a battle with pneumococcal meningitis and a positive COVID-19 test. Osama Suduh was admitted to Sydney's Children's Hospital with a…
Earlier this year, Patient Worthy reported on a deadly cholera outbreak which claimed 20 lives the Bomadi and Burutu areas of the state of Delta within Nigeria. Unfortunately, continued struggles,…
The CDC is currently looking into three cases of melioidosis throughout the United States, according to an article published in MSN. This rare, bacterial infection is mainly found in the…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in ten people are carriers of a disease-causing bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. In most cases, they will not experience adverse effects. However,…
70-year-old Trevor Hardie from New South Wales is recovering after almost losing his life to leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that is spread through the urine of mice. He's not the…
To this day, Colleen Sosinski still isn't quite sure how her journey with necrotizing fasciitis began. During summer 2020, she was relaxing and enjoying the sun. Then, as reported by…
Bacterial meningitis is a severe bacterial infection that results in inflammation in the brain. Medical professionals are still trying to fully understand this condition, especially how it interacts with the…
According to Medical Xpress, a team of researchers from The Wenner-Gren Institute at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital has conducted a study that investigates neuronal death in…
A recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology investigates the immune response to bone infections, such as Staphylococcus aureus, that cause osteomyelitis. Their research stands to give medical professionals a better…
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