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The Health Cast > Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease (Page 3)

Many Americans Unaware Of Links Between HPV And Cancers

2025-03-04
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: March 4, 2025
In: Cancer, Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans remain unaware of the cancer risk for both men and women posed by human papillomavirus (HPV), a new Ohio State University poll has found. Most people don’t know much about HPV and its long-term cancer risks, and also have key misperceptionsContinue Reading

Severe Flu Season Raises Concerns About Brain Complications in Kids

2025-02-28
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 28, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Neurological

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As this year’s severe flu season rages across the country, federal health officials are investigating a rise in rare but life-threatening brain complications in children. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says at least 19,000 people have died from theContinue Reading

Second Flu Vaccine Meeting Canceled — What Happens Next?

2025-02-27
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 27, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year’s flu shot has been canceled without explanation. It is the second vaccine advisory meeting that has been canceled or postponed since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, was confirmed asContinue Reading

New Coronavirus Found in Bats, Experts Say It’s No Threat

2025-02-26
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 26, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists in China have discovered a new type of coronavirus in bats that can infect human cells, but experts say it’s not a threat to public health — right now. They reported recently in the journal Cell that they found the virus, calledContinue Reading

Listeria Outbreak From Frozen Shakes Kills 12, Sickens 38

2025-02-25
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 25, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A listeria outbreak tied to frozen shakes served in hospitals and long-term care facilities has sickened at least 38 people and killed 12, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The shakes, which are not sold in retail stores, were suppliedContinue Reading

This Flu Season Is Worst In A Decade

2025-02-21
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 21, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu — the most since the 2015-2016 season, according to the U.S. CentersContinue Reading

FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine

2025-02-18
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 18, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

Vaccine helps protect against the A, B, C, W, and Y serogroups of Neisseria meningitidisContinue Reading

Flu and Stomach Bugs Are Spreading Fast—Are You Prepared?

2025-02-16
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 16, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

SUNDAY, Feb. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Flu season is in full swing, making it more important than ever to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. Dr. Priya Soni, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Health Center in Los Angeles, shares what to expectContinue Reading

CDC: U.S. Influenza Activity in the United States Remains Elevated

2025-02-11
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 11, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

High or very high outpatient respiratory illness activity reported in 43 states in last week of JanuaryContinue Reading

Severe Infections Double Risk of Heart Failure

2025-02-03
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: February 3, 2025
In: Bladder Health, Heart / Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease

MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests. Adults hospitalized for a severe infection are more than twice as likely to develop heart failure years later, according to findings publishedContinue Reading

Americans Still Consider COVID Major Public Health Threat

2025-01-30
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: January 30, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll. Nearly 3 in 4 people (72%) agree COVID is still a serious public health issue, including more than aContinue Reading

COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.

2025-01-29
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: January 29, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America’s health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests. COVID accounted for 3 of 5 (60%) respiratory illnesses among military veterans treated by the U.S. VeteransContinue Reading

Kansas Reports Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History

2025-01-28
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: January 28, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health andContinue Reading

CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low

2025-01-27
By: TheHealthCast Team
On: January 27, 2025
In: Infectious Disease

MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic. However, the agency admits it has “low confidence” in its conclusion and says both a natural origin and aContinue Reading

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