Infectious Disease - Page 222

Meat contaminated with E. coli could cause half a million urinary tract infections each year, study finds

March 24, 2023

Meat contaminated with E. coli could cause half a million urinary tract infections each year, study finds

Raw meat contaminated with E. coli could be the culprit behind nearly half a million bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the U.S. each year, a new study found.

Maine chief justice says case backlogs 'hurt her heart'

March 23, 2023

Maine chief justice says case backlogs 'hurt her heart'

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill said Thursday that the Pine Tree State's post-pandemic surge in backlogged court cases "hurts her heart."

Wife of Connecticut Democrat involved in COVID fraud scheme gets 6 months

March 23, 2023

Wife of Connecticut Democrat involved in COVID fraud scheme gets 6 months

Lauren DiMassa, wife of former Democratic Connecticut state Rep. Michael DiMassa, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for her role in a COVID-19 relief scam.

GOP mom fed up with crime seeks to oust Democratic socialist on AOC's turf

March 23, 2023

GOP mom fed up with crime seeks to oust Democratic socialist on AOC's turf

Republican New York mom Kelly Klingman says soaring crime and poorly performing schools in her neighborhood pushed her to take on 'defund the police' Democratic Councilwoman Tiffany Caban for her Astoria, Queens seat.

CDC focused on developing DEI training amid peak school shutdowns, documents show

March 23, 2023

CDC focused on developing DEI training amid peak school shutdowns, documents show

CDC leadership was focused on internal equity trainings in March 2021 while Americans waited to hear when their kids would be back in the classroom, new records show.

Lonely Chinese inventor creates creepy kissing machine after lockdown barred him from seeing girlfriend

March 23, 2023

Lonely Chinese inventor creates creepy kissing machine after lockdown barred him from seeing girlfriend

A Chinese inventor teamed up with a company to unveil a kissing machine that came about when the inventor was unable to see his girlfriend during coronavirus lockdowns.

Former Connecticut city employee sentenced to over a year in prison for role in COVID-19 fund theft

March 23, 2023

Former Connecticut city employee sentenced to over a year in prison for role in COVID-19 fund theft

John Bernardo, a former city employee in Connecticut, has been sentenced to over a year in prison for his role in a COVID-19 fund theft case. He was also ordered to pay almost $59,000 in restitution.

This Florida approach to an alarming teen crisis is a paradigm shift

March 23, 2023

This Florida approach to an alarming teen crisis is a paradigm shift

42 percent of high school students experienced depression, or persistent feelings of sadness, and 22 percent seriously considered suicide.

Eyedrops tainted with drug-resistant bacteria linked to 2 more deaths, additional vision loss cases

March 23, 2023

Eyedrops tainted with drug-resistant bacteria linked to 2 more deaths, additional vision loss cases

More deaths and vision losses have been linked to EzriCare and Delsam Phama’s recalled eyedrops tainted with a bacteria resistant to standard antibiotics.

This will be the end to Fauci's NIH as we know it

March 23, 2023

This will be the end to Fauci's NIH as we know it

Dr. Fauci used his position to finance gain-of-function experiments on bat coronaviruses in China, bypassing a security protocol to screen out projects that posed too much risk.