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Report: Healthcare workers with chronic conditions miss more workdays from COVID-19 than flu
Healthcare workers who developed COVID-19 and had at least one underlying medical condition missed more days of work than those who had the flu, or a SARS-CoV-2 infection without symptoms, according ...
Dangerous fungus spreading in US hospitals has ‘rapidly increased'
Experts warn that Candida auris, a fungus that can be life-threatening to sick individuals, is spreading at a rapid rate in U ...
Kansas reports measles outbreak with 23 cases, Ohio with 10 as infections rise across U.S.
Kansas health officials have confirmed 23 measles cases, marking an outbreak for the state as infections in at least 17 ...
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Rare flea-borne disease could be resurging: CDC
CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today.  Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi ...
3 NC cities have among the highest STD rates in the country, study says. See the full list
The South continues to struggle with high infection rates in its metro areas, though there is evidence of positive change, ...
Pastor’s heart implant infection caused by feral pig meat gift, Florida doctors say
More than four years after a 77-year-old man walked into a Florida hospital with pain in his chest, a new report says preparing and eating feral pig meat was the likely cause of the man’s yearslong ...