Antibiotic-resistant infections could be a new 'hidden pandemic'

Antibiotic-resistant infections could trigger a new ‘hidden pandemic’ once Covid is over, experts warn UK Health Security Agency figures showed infections had fallen 15% last year But they warned this was only because Covid restrictions had limited mixing They warned antimicrobial infections were only likely to have risen this year  Antibiotic-resistant infections could trigger a

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. Michigan had slightly more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week, the first time it

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. Michigan had slightly more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals this week, the first time it

Elderly residents of long-term care facilities benefit from booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Older age is a strong risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to children and younger adults with COVID-19. In addition, older adults infected by SARS-CoV-2 are rarely asymptomatic and experience severe symptoms such as respiratory failure and multi-organ dysfunction that can lead to hospitalization and/or death. Therefore, older adults have been granted

Children and COVID: Youngest Vaccinees Off to a Slower Start

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Just over 1.35 million children under age 12 years have received the COVID-19 vaccine since it was approved on Nov. 2, putting them behind the initial pace set by 12- to 15-year-olds in the spring, based on data from the Centers

This Ina Garten Bread-Freezing Hack Can Save You Money

We love bread. Baguettes, pull-apart bread, country loaves, sourdough boules, you name it. But there is one problem we encounter on a tragically regular basis: bread goes bad quickly, sometimes before we can eat it. If you have a small household or just don’t eat bread that often, it can be hard to finish a

Novel communication route discovered between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and human lung cells

New research from Cleveland State University could lead to improved antiviral treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and similar viruses. An article published this week in the American Society of Microbiology’s Journal of Virology provides significant insights into the host-virus relationship of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The research team, led by Barsanjit Mazumder, Ph.D.,

The One Thing Bobby Flay Never Makes On Thanksgiving

Every year in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving we start frantically planning our menus and wonder how we’re going to get everything done. Think about it – it’s the one day a year for most of us that we turn our kitchen into a restaurant, serving a huge amount of people a huge amount

Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection ups protection for vaccinated

(HealthDay)—For individuals vaccinated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a lower risk for breakthrough infection, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Ph.D., from Cornell University in Doha, Qatar, and colleagues followed 1,531,736