infections
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
The head of the Egyptian Cabinet’s Crisis Management Chamber Mohamed Abdel Maksoud anticipates that Egypt will enter the third stage of…
Coronavirus cases rise to 59 in Egypt
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus cases rise to 59 in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced that the number of positive coronavirus cases in Egypt reached 59 on Monday. Four…
Vietnam battles dengue outbreaks with 42 percent more cases
World
August 18, 2017
Vietnam battles dengue outbreaks with 42 percent more cases
Vietnam has been battling raging dengue fever outbreaks with more than 10,000 new infections reported over the past week stretching…
Runners battling infections are less likely to finish a race
Health & Fitness
May 6, 2017
Runners battling infections are less likely to finish a race
Light, localized illnesses like a runny nose may not affect distance runners’ performance, but racing within days of an acute,…
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
Health & Fitness
July 25, 2016
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure…
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
Egypt
May 27, 2016
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to…
Antibody shields monkeys from ‘HIV’ for months
Health & Fitness
April 29, 2016
Antibody shields monkeys from ‘HIV’ for months
Just one shot of a lab-produced antibody protected macaques against a sort of monkey HIV for nearly six months, said…
Scottish nurse, who suffered from Ebola, discharged from hospital
Health & Fitness
February 29, 2016
Scottish nurse, who suffered from Ebola, discharged from hospital
A Scottish nurse, who recovered from Ebola but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her brain, was…
More patients may be able to safely shower after surgery
Health & Fitness
January 2, 2016
More patients may be able to safely shower after surgery
Many patients may be able to shower just two days after their operations without increasing their risk of infections around…
Antibiotic resistance threat to patients: study
Health & Fitness
October 23, 2015
Antibiotic resistance threat to patients: study
Spreading antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or chemotherapy, a study said Thursday. In the United States,…