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Could a Cheap, DIY Air Filter Help Rid Your Home of Viruses?
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – A cheap, do-it-yourself air purifier is powerful enough to effectively protect a home from free-floating flu and COVID-19 viruses, according to test results from the U.S....
Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers' doorsteps within an hour. "We're taught...
Cache Valley Virus: Another Mosquito-Borne Illness Making Inroads in U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – A potentially deadly infection carried by mosquitoes may be more prevalent than once thought, U.S. health officials report. Named the Cache Valley virus after the Utah area...
Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is...
Pandemic Control Practices Cut Health Care-Acquired Infections
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – Strict infection prevention and control (IPC) measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant decrease in many hospital-associated infections (HAIs),...
IDSA: Wastewater Surveillance Allows Monitoring of Viral Infections
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Wastewater (WW) surveillance allows monitoring of endemic respiratory viral infections, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases...
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease: What Every Parent Needs to Know About This Common Illness
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 - Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease that’s highly contagious. Common in children, it spreads quickly at day care centers and schools. This guide will tell y...
Local Rates of Flu, RSV Show Up in a City's Wastewater
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Toilet bowls reveal much about the health of a community, alerting scientists to coming outbreaks of flu and other seasonal viruses, researchers say. “Just one flush can h...
Most Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Are Aged ≥75
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Most respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations among seniors aged ≥60 years occur in those aged ≥75 years, and although RSV is less common among seniors, it...
Flu Shot Season Is Here: Why You (and Your Kids) Need One
SATURDAY, Oct. 7, 2023 – It’s time to get the flu shot. They’re important not just for adults, but also for children, and keeping the whole family safe, according to an expert in pediatrics. “You nev...
Antiviral Meds Could Help Ease or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – Recent research has suggested that viruses could play a role in the loss of pancreatic beta cells, which triggers type 1 diabetes. Now, a new trial finds antiviral...
Scientists Gain Insight Into How COVID Harms the Heart
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – New research shows the COVID-19 virus can directly infect coronary arteries, inflaming fatty plaque inside them, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. This...
Is the First Cure for Advanced Rabies Near?
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death. But researchers now...
Blood Tests for Long COVID Could Lead to Better Treatments
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 – People who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found. In a new...
Bats Don't Get Cancer, and Scientists Are Closer to Understanding Why
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Bats have an extraordinary ability to avoid cancer and handle infections, and researchers now think they might know why. Specific genetic adaptations caused by rapid...
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