A new case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in East Sussex, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. First detected in central Africa, this variant of the virus appears to transmit more easily between people. Symptoms include pus-filled lesions, fever, headaches and low energy. The individual is now under specialist care at […]
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., causing a spike in online searches for symptoms of the virus. There have been more than 60 bird flu infections in people across the country since March. Nearly all have resulted in mild illness. Google searches for bird flu symptoms […]
This issue has become so emotive because people on both sides see it as a threat to their very identity. The most recent census found there were 19,990 people in Scotland who were trans, or had a trans history – under 0.5% of the adult population. The figure for England and Wales is also around […]
The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages include graphic warnings showing the impacts of smoking. The court declined to hear the case, the case order from Monday said. Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds brought the case to the Supreme Court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
The CDPH said that while Clade I cases had tended to cause more severe illness than Clade II in the past, “recent infections from Clade I mpox may not be as clinically severe as in previous outbreaks”. Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox but is usually much less harmful. […]
U.S. health officials confirmed on Saturday the first case of a more severe strain of mpox that infected an individual who recently traveled to Africa. California health authorities identified the first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. through laboratory testing. The person was treated in San Mateo County, according to the California […]
The patient developed flu-like symptoms on 22 October and a rash two days later. An mpox rash of pus-filled lesions can last for up to a month. Other symptoms include fever, headaches and low energy. The infected UK patient is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital’s specialist high consequence infectious diseases unit in London. […]
The medical condition of the babies also fitted with the lab results. In both cases, the babies’ blood sugar levels had plummeted, which is what you would expect to see with insulin poisoning. And while no-one saw Letby poisoning either of the two babies, she was there when they started experiencing symptoms. Of all the […]
Federal and state health officials said they have confirmed a third human case of bird flu in California and identified an additional two new possible cases. The case was identified in a Central Valley dairy farm worker who had contact with infected cattle, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. To date, […]
The Supreme Court decided not to hear arguments in a case involving Texas that could have provided an answer about whether a state abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency care law. The decision is a significant victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and comes just three months after the court dismissed a […]