Louisiana Resident Hospitalized with 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection After Swimming in Lake

A Louisiana resident is hospitalized after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Unvaccinated COVID-19 Infection Tied to Higher Myocarditis Risk

Children and young adults who were unvaccinated and infected with COVID-19 were at an increased risk of developing ...
Hosted on MSN

How deadly is hantavirus? Breaking down its high fatality rate, rare spread, and real-world risks

Hantavirus, a rare but severe infectious disease, has once again captured global attention after a recent outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean that left multiple passengers dead and several ...
CIDRAP

Researchers probe why 2 Indigenous groups in Bolivia had lowest COVID death rates in world

Two Indigenous groups in Bolivian Amazon had the lowest COVID-19 death rates ever reported in the height of the pandemic—less ...