by Elana Gotkine The percentage of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections decreased during the pandemic, but has increased since September 2023, according to research published in the Feb. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Chris Edens, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used data from...
A research review in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the growing concern over cannabis use disorder, exacerbated by increased cannabis potency and usage. This disorder, affecting a significant portion of Americans, particularly young adults, is often accompanied by other psychiatric conditions. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
by Holly Moody-Porter, University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Yash Lucid from Pexels The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are associated with a rise in cannabis-related psychiatric conditions, according to a new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) review article that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine....
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE In 1986, in Britain, cattle started dying. The condition, quickly nicknamed “mad cow disease,” was clearly infectious, but the particular pathogen was difficult to identify. By 1993, 120,000 cattle in Britain were identified as being infected. As yet, no human cases had occurred and the UK government insisted that cattle...
by Morayo Ogunbayo Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cases of flesh-eating bacteria, which refer to any tissue-destroying infection, rise in summer when more people are cooling off in bodies of water. The most common bacteria, vibrio, is often found in seawater and has the potential to be deadly. The infection can come from swimming in waters...
