People without memory loss will be offered an experimental Alzheimer’s drug that could stop the development of the condition before dementia symptoms emerge.Healthy middle-aged people deemed to have a higher risk of developing the condition will be eligible to participate in the trial, which is being run by an NHS trust as part of an … Read more
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — A Burlington teen died Monday after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, and his family is still seeking answers about how he became infected.Health experts say the illness is seen in fewer than 10 cases a year. The family of Moises Ponce Mendoza says the 17-year-old died at a hospital in Chapel … Read more
A New Hampshire man, at death’s door 1 ½ years ago, said Friday he could now have “decades” left after surviving a record 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney — in a procedure that could offer new hope to countless other patients. When Tim Andrews and doctors first started discussing a pig transplant in … Read more
Scientists in China have identified a previously unknown tick-borne virus that can cause flu-like illness, fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a new study. The newly discovered virus, the Asian longhorned tick nairovirus (ALTNV), which is part of the orthonairovirus group, has also been found to cause thrombocytopenia (reduced blood platelet counts) and laboratory evidence … Read more
A local coroner has said that an infant from the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has died of measles.County coroner Stephen Diamantoni shared the finding Friday after state officials last month announced that two people with measles infections had died. This is the first time the county coroner has confirmed that a child died … Read more
Inside the fight against mosquitoes spreading dengue fever in Florida Tampa Bay TimesSurgeon general urges precautions against dengue FOX 13 Tampa BayHillsborough County leads Florida dengue fever cases as total doubles in 1 week WFLADengue cases in Florida nearly double in one week, here’s where Sarasota Herald-TribuneFlorida Surgeon General Reminds Floridians to Take Precautions Against … Read more
Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted with baby goats that were part of a mobile petting zoo, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. As of Wednesday, 284 people have been evaluated by local health departments, while others have consulted with a … Read more
Lancaster County baby died of measles, coroner saysLANCASTER, Pa. —An infant died from measles in Lancaster County, according to Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni.Video above: Lancaster County commissioner proposes health department.The Pennsylvania Department of Health originally reported that death and another infant death in Lancaster County as “measles-associated.” Some officials had questioned what exactly the … Read more
CHULA VISTA (KGTV)- San Diego County public health officials are investigating four cases of a highly contagious parasite linked to the swimming pools at the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center.The San Diego Public Health Department is investigating four cases of cryptosporidiosis — also known as “crypto” — connected to the resort’s pools. Officials are … Read more
A Pennsylvania coroner has confirmed a second child measles death in the state.The measles deaths are the first reported in the United States this year amid a 35-year high in infections.”Just today, we received a report of another child who died with measles, and we’re in the process of doing an investigation,” Lancaster County Coroner, … Read more