How Lyme disease spreads Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is spread through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Infected blacklegged ticks need to be attached for at least 24 hours in order to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Most people get Lyme disease after being bitten by: nymphs, which are about the size of a …
New Jersey – Doctors across the globe are increasingly cautioning against the use of e-cigarettes, even as a means to quit smoking. Dr Petros Levounis, President of the American Psychiatric Association and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School asserts that for current smokers, there are better FDA-approved interventions available. The University of Maryland School …
Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) has reported its first probable human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an adult resident in 2023. WNV is an infection transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. While the risk of getting infected in Toronto is currently low, TPH encourages residents ahead of the August long weekend to take …
Winnipeg – HIV is a significant public health concern in Canada and around the world. The Government of Canada is committed to conducting and supporting research and other efforts to support the global goal of ending sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBI), including HIV, as a public health concern by 2030. Scientists from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National …
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY — Construction is underway on a new Elder care home to be operated by the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, a First Nation community on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. This is part of the Ontario government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 new beds by 2028 and 28,000 …
Florida – Florida is witnessing surge in leprosy cases, according to the recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 20% of reported leprosy cases in the US are are being reported here. The CDC is concerned as several new cases are not showing clear evidence of traditional risk factors or zoonotic exposure.
New Jersey – Health experts have found a salmonella outbreak, particularly in ground beef, in some of the US states. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about it that is spreading in multiple states related to ground beef. It reported 16 illnesses and six hospitalisations – nine in New Jersey, five in New York, and …
London – New research, conducted by researchers from University College London (UCL), shows new fathers should consider having a mental health check-up with their GP in the first year after becoming a parent and stressed for greater awareness for new fathers during this transformative phase. It is because the new fathers also can suffer from postnatal depression. The study studied …
Karachi – An alarming 71 million people globally live with Hepatitis C – a ‘silent’ disease that causes significant liver damage and poses a grave threat to life. It’s a disease that dramatically alters lives and leaves its victims to fight not just the physical strain of illness, fatigue, and pain but also the emotional turmoil, the social stigma, and …
$3 million in funding helping six companies bring Ontario medical innovations to the world HAMILTON — The Ontario government is investing $3 million to help six life sciences companies develop and bring to market made-in-Ontario medical innovations and health-care solutions. These companies are the first recipients to receive support from the province’s Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF), a new, early-stage fund …
