As whooping cough cases are surging globally, some may wonder if it’s necessary to get a booster. Cases of the childhood respiratory disease also known as pertussis are surging internationally and in parts of the U.S., according to a recent report. Bordetella pertussis is a type of bacteria that causes a very contagious respiratory infection
The Health Ministry doesn't plan to buy vaccines against the disease.
The number of young people with a gonorrhea infection continues to soar, with an increase of 31% over the last year, latest figures from public health institute RIVM have shown. Some 13,853 cases of the sexually transmitted disease were registered in 2023 following a 33% rise in 2022. The rise is most dramatic among women, the RIVM said, with a 78% increase. Some 2,598 women were found to have gonorrhea in 2023 compared to 1,468 the year before. Women should
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Monday, the Supreme Court began a case considering whether cities can punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go. Homelessness has risen 12 percent nationally, and it's also on the rise in parts of Luzerne County, according to experts. The City of Wilkes-Barre []
Once eradicated in the United States, measles is making a comeback. According to the CDC, cases have been reported in at least 17 states, including Louisiana.
Once eradicated in the United States, measles is making a comeback. According to the CDC, cases have been reported in at least 17 states, including Louisiana.
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.
Whooping cough outbreaks in Europe, Asia and parts of the U.S. should be a reminder to get vaccinated, experts say. Since January, cases of whooping cough have risen sharply in the U.K. and Europe, the largest surge since 2012. China logged more than 15,000 cases in January of this year, a 15-fold increase over the same time period last year. This month there have been small clusters of reported cases among high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area and several isolated cases in Hawaii....
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has today reported a further rise in confirmed cases of the JN.1 Covid variant in Ireland
Concerns that rare sleep disorder is being used as an ‘escape route’ in sexual offence trials prompt calls for safeguards to protect victims and the publicExperts and lawyers involved in sexual offence cases in Britain have warned that suspected rapists are evading justice by claiming to have a rare sleepwalking disorder that causes them to engage in sexual activity while asleep.They said there had “definitely” been cases where guilty people had been found not guilty, and warned of the potential...
Dr Fauci said that he has been ‘extensively’ threatened by anti-vaxxers, but that doctors can’t be afraid to give out factual advice.
As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how much warming will result from a certain increase in CO2 is under study. The relationship between CO2 and warming, known as climate sensitivity, determines what future we should expect as CO2 levels continue to climb.