Hospitals in England have been “hit by a surge” of norovirus – the winter vomiting bug – adding to mounting pressure on the NHS, health officials say. Data shows there were 784 patients a day in hospitals with the virus last week. This is up almost 80% on the same period the year before. Health … Read more
Getty Images A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences – often closing hospital wards, taking children out of school … Read more
Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela visited people who were hospittalised in Kembhavi town, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As many as 53 residents, including 15 children, of Janatha Colony at Mudanur (B) village in Shorapur taluk of Yadgir district suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea from Friday evening, after consuming suspected contaminated drinking water. According … Read more
NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: “We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today’s data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued … Read more
Runny noses. Stomach aches. An itchy rash. These are a few of the typical ailments that occur in children everywhere. But what if something more serious develops, like a fever above 103 degrees or a stiff neck? You may not know whether to rush to the emergency room, call the doctor, or simply wait it … Read more
But at four months following diagnosis, when no more COVID remained in their lungs, nearly 13% of patients continued to shed viral RNA in their feces. About 4% still were shedding viral RNA in their feces seven months out from their initial diagnosis, researchers found. Bhatt was quick to note that the … Read more
Feb. 11, 2022 — At the center of the emerging science on the unintended consequences of daily long-term use of marijuana lies a paradox. For years, medical marijuana has been used to ease nausea from cancer chemotherapy and GI conditions. Now, with greater legalization comes growing awareness that chronic use of marijuana — also known … Read more