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Researchers evaluated the speed and extent of in vitro killing of canine urinary tract infection pathogens by ampicillin, cephalexin, marbofloxacin, pradofloxacin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Results showed that marbofloxacin and pradofloxacin killed more bacterial cells, and faster than other agents. Significant differences were seen between drugs for killing  Escherichia coli ,  Proteus mirabilis ,  Enterococcus faecalis , and  Staphylococcus pseudintermedius  strains. At the maximum urine drug concentrations, significantly more  E. coli  cells were killed by marbofloxacin than by ampicillin , cephalexin, and TMP/SMX and by pradofloxacin than by cephalexin and TMP/SMX. The goal of this research is for practitioners to consider drug selection for short course therapy in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in dogs. For more information, click on the link below: In Vitro Killing of Canine Urinary Tract Infection...

Letter from Trump's Washington History According to Trump: The President and the 1917 Pandemic That Wasn't The President's repeated reference to a "1917 flu" may well go down as a Trump classic, a pointless and unnecessary screwup. Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Content View Iframe URL As the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted his Presidency, Donald Trump has often complained about the terrible hand that history has dealt him. This "deadly scourge" that crept up on him and disrupted a golden age of prosperity for America is "something the world has not seen for a long, long time," as Trump put it on Monday, in one of his by now familiar riffs. "You could probably go back to 1917, where it was a terrible period of time," he added. "You all know what happened in 1917." On Tuesday, he returned once again to the theme of his once-in-a-century bad luck. "Even if you go back into 1917," Trump said at a White House ev...

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant first detected in Africa. The variant has not yet been detected in Georgia. "[The] DPH is aware of and is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron," says District 2 Public Health Public Information Officer Natasha Young. "We will keep you updated as new information becomes available. Testing and vaccination [are] still the most important ways to reduce community spread. District 2 Public Health encourages anyone who is aged 5 and older to become fully vaccinated and if eligible, get a booster dose." Scientists are currently studying the Omicron variant to determine how it spreads, whether or not it causes more severe illness and how well the current COVID-19 vaccines protect against it. Cases caused by the Omicron variant have been identified in South Africa, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium.  "What is known is that COVID vaccination helps stop transmission of inf...

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BOSTON — In fiscal year 2020, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) contributed nearly $1 billion in Community Benefits for residents of Massachusetts, according to reports published today by Attorney General Maura Healey's Office. The contributions made by these organizations include significant investments in health equity and social determinants of health. "The COVID-19 crisis has placed enormous strain on our health care system, exposing and exacerbating existing health inequities," said AG Healey. "In the face of these challenges, hospitals and HMOs found ways to not only sustain investments in their communities, but to expand them to address heightened needs during the pandemic." A total of 57 hospitals filed Community Benefits reports for fiscal year 2020, covering the period from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. Of those, 47 non-profit acute care hospitals reported a total of $746 million in Community Benefit...

By  Barry C. Fox, M.D. ,  University of Wisconsin Bacteria is also responsible for causing harmful skin infections such as, flesh-eating bacteria or necrotizing fasciitis in humans. It's said that flesh-eating bacteria are responsible for 10 percent of deaths in the United States. What are the causes and symptoms of such life-threatening bacterial skin infections? The medical designation for flesh-eating bacteria is necrotizing fasciitis. (Image: Nephron/Public domain) The Lymphatic System Anatomically, within the dermis layer of the skin are channels of the body that help return extra fluids to the heart. This is known as the lymphatic system. Think of the lymphatic system as a giant spider web all over your body, which slowly helps move any fluid that's outside the arteries and veins back to the heart.  This fluid is clear and yellow in color and resembles the fluid from the inside of a simple blister in its...

The teammates were all-hands-on-deck, helping to load vehicles that came through. The Eagan Police Department, headed by Chief Robert New, also participated in the event and delivered carloads of meals to community organizations that included the Dakota Woodlands shelter. Rookie tackle Christian Darrisaw, who recently took part in a STEM activity with Minneapolis students, has been proud to join a position group that prioritizes making an off-field impact. "It's my first year being here, but it's [noticeably] a culture that's been passed down from the players, and [Brian has] carried it on," Darrisaw said. "This is important to the offensive line to come out here and give back." Vikings center Garrett Bradbury called it a "special" event to do together as a position group. "It's something that the o-line, I think, historically has done here, and unfortunately we couldn't do it la...

This paper reviews the status of physician assistants/associates, an essential component of the US health care workforce. The evidence of their clinical performance and utilization trends are illustrated. ABSTRACT The introduction of the American physician assistant/associate (PA) was predicated on the belief that the nation's health care needs had outpaced the supply of physicians. The notion that the medical experience of veterans could be utilized in the civilian sector was at the forefront of discussion. From 1965 to the third decade of the new century, the PA has become established in this role and has become an integrated part of society. As of 2021, more than 125,000 PAs are in clinical practice; most (76%) are female, with a mean age of 41 years. PAs work in 65 distinct areas of medicine and surgery, with a quarter in the primary care disciplines. The most visible practice settings are family medicine, surgical subspecialities, emergency medicine, and orthopedics. ...

A multifaceted approach focused on enforcing basic infection prevention practices and promoting education about Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) transmission led to a reduction in the number of infections in a hospital setting. A series of interventions promoting frontline education about the transmission of Clostridioides difficile infections in hospital settings helped reduce cases of hospital-onset C difficile infections (HO-CDIs), according to a report published in the American Journal of Infection Control . Cases of transmission of C difficile are often attributed to contaminated environmental surfaces, equipment, and hands. Preventive practices proven to prevent organism transmission, like proper hand hygiene (HH), appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and effective cleaning and low-level disinfection are effective in halting infection transmission. Although many health care facilities have policies stating these best preventive practices, staff, visitor...

In 1925, when an outbreak of diphtheria in a small Alaskan village threatened to become an epidemic, dog sled teams from around the state mobilized to transport life-saving serum hundreds of miles, staving off a public health disaster. That "Great Race of Mercy" went on to be commemorated every year as the Iditarod dog sled race. Nearly 100 years later, physician and scientist Michael Bruce, M94, MG94 (MPH), faced another outbreak that threatened to overwhelm far-flung Alaskan villages. As head of the Arctic Investigations Program (AIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bruce knew full-well the risks a disease like COVID-19 could bring to the state's Indigenous communities. "Much of our population lives in very remote regions, sometimes in crowded housing," said Bruce, noting that 20 percent of homes in Alaska's rural regions lack indoor plumbing. "You can imagine how difficult it is to isolate and quarantine." When the pande...