U.S. health officials are investigating the latest fatal case of a rare tropical disease typically found in South Asia. The unidentified person, who died last month in Georgia, was the fourth U.S. case this year of melioidosis caused by a bacteria that lives in soil and water, the Centers for…
Bedside, outside-the-room case presentation compared
(HealthDay)—Bedside case presentation is more efficient and results in similar patient knowledge about their medical care compared with outside-the-room case presentation, according to a study published online June 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Christoph Becker, M.D., from the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, and colleagues compared bedside versus…
Sweden tops EU virus case rates
For the first time this year, Sweden’s incidence rate of coronavirus cases has topped European Union figures, the EU’s health authority said Thursday, but associated deaths are among the lowest. The country had a 14-day-notification rate of 577 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention…
First case of COVID Indian variant detected in France: health agency
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Germany detects first case of Brazilian virus variant
Germany has detected its first case of a newly discovered Brazilian coronavirus variant, feared to be particularly infectious, regional health officials in the state of Hesse said Friday. The infected person recently returned from a trip to Brazil and lab tests on Thursday confirmed he had caught the new strain,…
Pacific’s Vanuatu records first COVID-19 case
Vanuatu reported its first COVID-19 case Wednesday, ending the Pacific island nation’s status as one of the few remaining virus-free countries in the world. Health officials said a 23-year-old man who recently returned from the United States had tested positive on Tuesday while in quarantine. As the rest of the…
In rural America, resentment over COVID-19 shutdowns is colliding with rising case numbers
As COVID-19 spreads through rural America, new infection numbers are rising to peaks not seen during this pandemic and pushing hospitals to their limits. Many towns are experiencing their first major outbreaks, but that doesn’t mean rural communities had previously been spared the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Infection rates…
U.S. Daily COVID Case Count Nears Record for Pandemic
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 — The United States on Thursday recorded its second highest daily total of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with 75,000 new infections, while eight states broke single-day records of new cases. Also on Thursday, the antiviral medicine remdesivir became the first drug to gain…
Every COVID-19 case seems different; these scientists want to know why
As scientists around the world develop life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, many are still wondering exactly why the disease proves deadly in some people and mild in others. To solve this puzzle, scientists need an in-depth understanding of how the body’s many types of immune cells respond to SARS-CoV-2, the…
U.S. coronavirus case counts continue to break records, pooled testing approved
(HealthDay)—As yet another record for the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the United States was broken on Sunday, federal health officials prepared to start pooled testing for COVID-19. The strategy could speed results, stretch lab supplies further, reduce costs and expand testing, the Associated Press reported. On Sunday,…
Pupil's mother in Buxton coronavirus case was rushed to hospital
Revealed: Pupil’s mother in Buxton coronavirus case was rushed to hospital alongside her boyfriend in hazmat suits after she was confirmed to have the killer infection which sent the town into lockdown The mother, believed to be the case, has a child at the Burbage Primary School It is understood…