CNN — Tuberculosis cases reported in the United States appear to be returning to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The US incidence of tuberculosis, or TB, increased slightly last year after a substantial 20.2% decline in 2020 and a 9.8% … Read more
CNN — People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines long Covid as new, returning or ongoing health issues more than four weeks after an initial infection. According to the CDC, … Read more
Candida auris is a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most anti-fungal drugs, this fungus causes several deaths worldwide. BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A fungus that is often resistant to drugs has spread at an “alarming rate” through health-care facilities in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images People who caught Covid-19 before they were vaccinated had a weaker immune response to the shots than those who … Read more
It can be hard to decipher when you or your children are suffering from allergies or something more serious. When should you go to the doctor? When should you take medicine, and what should you take? Kathryn Herb, a family nurse practitioner at American Family Care with locations in Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Fuquay-Varina and Wendell, … Read more