An international team of experts has published guidelines in CMAJ on treating COVID-19 patients that include "weak" recommendations for using corticosteroids in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and against using corticosteroids for patients without ARDS, convalescent plasma in patients with severe disease, and antiviral drugs in general.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday announced a deadly Listeria outbreak today linked to enoki mushrooms distributed by Sun Hong Foods, Inc.
Two more cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 3,385, according to the latest numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard.
Health officials are still investigating 292 suspected cases, and the number of deaths held steady at 2,232.
Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 3,354 cases, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard.
Health officials are still investigating 488 suspected cases. Also, 3 more people died from their infections, lifting the fatality count to 2,220.
Today the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows 1 new case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raises the outbreak total to 3,206 cases, including 2,143 deaths. A total of 441 suspected cases are still under investigation.
After establishing its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Program in March, today the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) launched a new online CWD Resource Center for educating the public, hunters, medical and public health professionals, wildlife scientists, veterinarians, and policymakers about the disease.
Two case studies today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight the importance of screening for drug-resistant organisms in patients who've had recent medical care outside the United States
Leafy greens from several grocery store chains tested positive for Listeria bacteria, in an experiment conducted by Consumer Reports that's kicked off an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Could climate change have played a role in the emergence of the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris?
All 8 patients required hospitalization, and the earliest case dates back to 2016.
