medicine
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5 Infectious Diseases That Are Evolving Faster Than Medicine
Just has humanity has learned to fight off pathogens — through strategies like sanitation and medicine — those pathogens are learning to fight back. Some infections are now getting harder to treat, as many microbes have evolved ways to survive the drugs that previously vanquished them with ease. According to a recent study, antibiotic-resistant bacterial…
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Rabbits Across the U.S. Are Dealing With Their Own Deadly Viral Disease
Wild and domestic rabbits across the country are dealing with a deadly and highly contagious viral illness that can kill up to 80% of victims. Known as rabbit hemorrhagic disease, cases of a relatively new type of the illness have been spotted in over a dozen different states since 2020. Officials are warning bunny owners…
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U.S. Insurers Wasted Millions on Ivermectin for COVID-19, Study Finds
Researchers analysing insurance claims data estimate that U.S. insurers have paid tens of millions of dollars for ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, despite little good evidence that ivermectin does anything to treat or prevent the viral illness. During a single week in August 2021, private and Medicare insurance plans forked over about $US2.5 (A$3) million…
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The U.S. Had Most Rabies Deaths in a Decade in 2021
Rabies was unusually deadly in the U.S. last year, new data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has found, with at least five people dying from the viral illness in 2021. Rabies can be transmitted to people from infected animals and is almost always fatal without swift post-exposure treatment.