The H3N8 virus, which first appeared on the North American continent, was until now considered capable of being transmitted to horses, dogs and sea lions. It had not been detected in humans until the first two non-fatal cases in China in April and May 2022. The deceased is a resident of Guangdong province in southeast … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, and as scientists and medical professionals continue to race against time to find a cure or vaccine, we are learning more about the virus with every passing day. One of the most devastating consequences of the viral infection is the development of cytokine storms, which … Read more
Norovirus, also known as the “winter vomiting bug,” is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the world, affecting millions of people annually. With its highly contagious nature, norovirus can easily spread through contaminated food and water, as well as person-to-person contact. In recent years, outbreaks of norovirus have increasingly become a public health concern, … Read more
It must be said that the debates have rebounded in recent weeks. The scientific world widely believes that the pandemic started because an animal transmitted the virus to humans, probably in the Chinese market of Huanan. However, researchers and American officials still defend the hypothesis of a laboratory leak, a priori the institute of Wuhan, … Read more
EFE/ Orlando Barria/File The Dominican Republic registered 25 infections of COVID in the last seven days, according to the report offered this Wednesday by the Ministry of Public health. Of the confirmed infections, nine belong to Santo Domingo, seven to Santiago, five to the National District, while the provinces of Espaillat, La Vega, Montecristi and … Read more
For each problem, its infusion. To keep fit, more and more Americans are having vitamins injected directly into their veins. Well-being influencers, but also celebrities like Rihanna or Justin Bieber, have popularized the technique by publicly displaying their sleeves up. Today, vitamin infusions even invite themselves into the living room of Americans. Alice may be … Read more
Cocaine, heroin, fentanyl… The opioid crisis which has killed more than 500,000 people over the past 20 years continues to worsen in the United States. These drugs particularly affect young people and modest backgrounds, because they are easily accessible and highly addictive. Fentanyl in particular, which has wreaked havoc in the United States and Canada … Read more
Enrique Cifuentes García warns about the increase in deaths from drug overdose in the United States, reaching a total of 107,622 deaths in 2021, which represented an increase of 15% compared to the previous year. Fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine are the main substances responsible for these deaths. Cifuentes García, from the Mount Sinai Hospital in … Read more
“I am extremely worried. My wife has respiratory problems. One of the neighbors had cancer,” said a resident interviewed by an American media. “It’s there, in the air, and I guess you don’t want to breathe it… The problem is that no one has done a test to assess potential toxicity.” Some also describe a … Read more
In this third case, it is a man followed in Düsseldorf. As detailed the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, according to the recommendations at the time, the patient started antiretroviral treatment in 2010 which allowed him to control the HIV infection and reduce the amount of virus to undetectable levels in the blood, like most people … Read more