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The number of patients needing hospital care for the flu is rising, fueling the demand for beds by hundreds of children with a respiratory illness and adults suffering from COVID-19. According to the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems , about 220 hospitalized patients had COVID in mid-November. That shot up to about 375 people by Monday. Dozens of them need intensive care, Oregon Health Authority data shows. The agency tracks hospitalization numbers in the Portland area for influenza and an illness known as RSV, respiratory syncytial virus. Health authority data shows that cases of both of those illnesses are going up as well. As of last week, more than than 20 people in the metro area were hospitalized for flu compared with 15 the week before. Another 45 people were hospitalized with RSV in the Portland area, and 35 of them were younger than 5, agency data shows. The virus can infect anyone, but usually children get it. Over the last three years, with many children...

Albania, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro and Serbia all launched nationwide vaccination of adolescents against human papillomavirus (HPV) this year, significantly increasing access to this effective tool for preventing cervical cancer among girls living in middle-income countries in the Region.  HPV infection is an underlying cause of cervical cancer, the fourth most common type of cancer in women globally. Ninety percent of these women live in low- and middle-income countries. Each year in the European Region, more than 66 000 women are newly diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 30 000 die from the disease. Primary prevention of cervical cancer is best achieved by high levels of HPV immunization among girls aged 9–14. WHO urges all countries to introduce HPV vaccines to protect more girls and women from cervical cancer and all its consequences over the course of their lifetimes. Vaccination of boys, where feasible, also increases protection of girls through herd immunity and p...

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Salisbury, N.C. (News Release) – Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care opened a new center in Salisbury today at 910 E. Innes St., located in Town Creek Commons between Town Cross and North Arlington St. next to Starbucks. The new Salisbury location is the first Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care center in Rowan County and brings its total number of locations serving North Carolina to 22. "While the Salisbury community continues to grow, so does the demand for access to high-quality healthcare," said Kevin Corrigan, Medical Director, Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care. "We are thrilled to expand access to affordable, world-class healthcare where people need it most. It is an honor to be a part of this historic community and serve the residents, students and businesses in this neighborhood and the surroundi...

Demographic characteristics and infection types of the imported diseases During 2014–2018, a total of 17,189 travelers with 58 imported infectious diseases were confirmed out of totally 140,210.30 thousand person-times foreign travelers, with an overall incidence of 122.59 per million, which comprised of 14,452 cases reported from CISS and 2,737 reported from NNIDRS (Figure S2). Travelers of male gender, aged 15–44 years, those originating from Asian countries have accounted for a higher proportion of travel related cases than their counterparts (all p  < 0.001) (Table 1). Table 1 The characteristics of imported cases among foreign travelers in Chinese mainland, 2014‒2018 Full size table The respiratory infection (RI) had the highest average incidence of 24.96 per million and showed ascending tendency over the 5 study years (Fig. 1A). Influenza was most frequently seen among all types of respiratory diseases determined from the travelers, with an extraordinaril...

Children's Primary Care Medical Group (CPCMG) and UC San Diego Health have affiliated to better serve the health care needs of families with children in the San Diego region. CPCMG joins a physician network of more than 1,450 UC San Diego Health providers who provide primary, pediatric and specialty care for every stage of life. "We are thrilled to welcome CPCMG to the growing UC San Diego Health network of providers. Together, we will best serve the needs of the community by providing safe, high-quality care in a variety of convenient locations," said Patty Maysent, CEO, UC San Diego Health. "Through this affiliation, and our current pediatric practices, we will improve the health of the community with a focus on the primary care needs of our region's youngest patients." CPCMG is nationally recognized as San Diego's largest pediatric primary care medical group and is integrated with and well respected by both Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego a...

Merck Animal Health , known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA, announces it has reintroduced its Corvac-3 vaccine to help U.S. poultry producers combat outbreaks of avian coryza, an acute respiratory infection of chickens. Corvac-3 provides broad-spectrum protection against disease caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum (coryza serotypes A, B or C) and is approved for use in chickens five weeks of age or older by subcutaneous injection. It has optimum antigen content and provides dependable development of immunity against the disease. "In light of recent outbreaks of avian coryza, Merck Animal Health has relaunched its Corvac-3 vaccine in the U.S." said Jim Stockam, D.V.M. for Merck Animal Health. "This vaccine is prepared from three inactivated strains of Avibacterium paragallinarum belonging to serotypes of A, B, and C and provides comprehensive pro...

Many females receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after the recommended ages, often after sexual activity has started, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open. Didem Egemen, PhD, and colleagues estimated the proportion of females who were vaccinated before sexual debut and examined the association of delayed vaccination with the prevalence of HPV 16/18. The prevalence of cervical HPV-16/18 decreased from 6% in the unvaccinated group to 3% in the group vaccinated after the start of sexual activity and less than 1% in the group vaccinated before the start of sexual activity among 4,727 females ever eligible for vaccination. The prevalence of HPV-16/18 was 89% lower in the preadult vaccination group but was not significantly lower (41%) in the post-debut group versus the vaccinated group. Vaccination before sexual activity was associated with an 82% reduction in HPV-16/18 prevalence compared with post-debut vaccination. Only 21% of vaccinated, routine vacci...

Approximately 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. Even though TB is preventable and curable, over 1.5 million people die from it every year. The bacteria,  Mycobacterium tuberculosis cause TB. TB primarily affects the lungs and can spread from an infected person who expels the bacteria into the air. Most people infected with TB are adults, with men being most affected (56.5%), followed by women (32.5%) and children (11%). The five common risk factors for TB include diabetes, smoking, undernutrition, alcohol use disorders, and HIV infection. About 85% of individuals who develop TB can be cured using a 4 to 6-month drug regime. However, financial and economic barriers can impact access to healthcare for accurate diagnosis of TB and treatment completion. As a result, approximately half of the people with TB and their households suffer devastating costs due to TB disease. Although TB occurs worldwide, the highest burden is carried by 30 countries. The...

A fungus is a type of organism that lives in soil, air, and plants. A fungus can also live in or on the human body—for example, on the skin. Fungal infections are caused by fungi (the plural word for fungus). Some fungal infections are contagious. Many fungal infections are not serious, but some can be harmful. This article will take a look at the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of some of the most common types of fungal infections. Sirisak Boakaew / Getty Images What Is a Fungal Infection? A fungal infection is an infection caused by a fungus. In everyday life, some examples of fungi are mold and mushrooms. However, these fungi do not cause infections. There are millions of types of fungi, but only a small percentage can make people sick. Fungal infections are passed when you inhale or come into contact with the spores from a fungus. The spores can also land on the skin. Some fungi can reproduce through spores. Fungal infections commonly s...

Being your own boss sounds great, doesn't it? There are reasons being a self-employed senior caregiver is enticing, says Sheila Davis, Senior Vice President, Area Operations for Always Best Care. "The independent caregiver can determine their own hours, which clients they take on, and the hourly rate they can charge," she says. "But being an independent caregiver also has its costs that many caregivers are unaware of."  A field like professional senior caregiving comes with high risk, given that someone's health and even life are in your hands — and since you might be one-on-one in a private home. When you're self-employed, you're on your own to get adequate liability coverage and ensure that you're working with individuals you can trust.  Caregiving agencies don't offer as much flexibility and freedom as self-employment, but in turn, they can offer steady work, cost-saving benefits and less personal risk. If...

Introduction Typhoid fever, a systemic infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi ( S Typhi), is transmitted through contaminated food and water. In 2019, there were an estimated 9·24 million cases of typhoid fever globally and 110 000 deaths, with the greatest burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 1 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Typhoid fever—level 4 cause. Increasing antimicrobial resistance, including the emergence of extensively drug resistant isolates, limits treatment options in many settings and has created an urgency to adopt effective preventive measures. 2 Carey ME McCann NS Gibani MM Typhoid fever control in the 21st century: where are we now?. In 2017, WHO recommended routine use of typhoid conjugate vaccine in children aged 6 months and older in endemic settings. 3 WHO Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper, March 2018—recommendations. Since then, excellent typhoid conjugate vaccine efficacy has...