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What’s Going Around: COVID, strep, rashes
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis week, pediatricians at Penn State Health are seeing some COVID, hand, foot and mouth disease, strep throat, pink eye and summer colds. WellSpan...
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: should I be worried if I’m travelling to Japan?
The Conversation· 23 hours agoYou may have heard reports in recent days of a “flesh-eating bacteria” spreading in Japan, referring to an illness that can occur with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Media reports ...
CDC Warns About Having Bearded Dragons as Pets After Salmonella Outbreak
Parents via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDr. Slemp shares telltale signs include: Fever Diarrhea Stomach cramping “Symptoms start between six...
Cat Scratch Fever Pathogen Linked to Schizophrenia
Medscape· 7 days ago"Bartonella may be one of several pathogens that can induce neuroinflammation and neuropsychiatric symptoms," study investigator Edward Breitschwerdt,...
Why Are People Promoting Raw Milk?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“These bacteria are present in the feces of cattle, and the undersides of cattle are highly contaminated with them,” she explains. But that’s not all: E....
Pasteurella bettyae Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men, France
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 1 day agoP. bettyae in Men Who Have Sex with Men
Penis cancer cases increasing: Brazil sees 6,500 amputations in a decade
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"When a man does not expose the glans and fails to clean the foreskin properly, it produces a...
How Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Distorts Your Perception
AOL· 6 days agoAlice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a neurological condition that alters how the brain processes and perceives information. This condition can skew someone's perception of time, hearing, ...
'A totally new kid': Parents push for coverage of controversial IV treatment for brain condition
Detroit News· 5 days agoNine-year-old Jack Stackpoole, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3, developed a host of new ...
New habits, life changes and Lyme disease: The week in Well+Being
Washington Post· 4 days agoAccountability was a common denominator — our goal setters leaned on family members, kept journals and shared their progress with us. For this week’s live chat, I spoke with several readers ...