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A Benign Fatty Tumor Made an 81-Year-Old Man's Heart Look Like It Had Ballooned into an Aneurysm

A scan during a pneumonia workup found what looked like a thin-walled bulge on an 81-year-old's heart. Surgery revealed a benign fatty tumor instead.

Medical Daily · Sep 21

6 Reasons the Annual Flu Shot Matters More When You Have Diabetes or Asthma

Your immune system is already working harder than it shouldChronic inflammation is the baseline state in both diabetes and asthma. In type 2 diabetes, persistently high blood glucose blunts the function of neutrophils and macrophages, the white blood cells that reach an infection site first. In asthma, the airways are…

Times Life · Sep 12

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx

The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towers

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

7 Dangerous H1N1 Warning Signs for People With Diabetes

Flu can begin suddenly. One moment you may feel fine, and the next you are dealing with fever, cough, body aches and extreme tiredness. For someone living with diabetes, however, the bigger concern may be what happens behind those familiar symptoms. Illness can make blood sugar harder to control, while…

MyLifeXP · Sep 3

An Iowa priest vowed to build a shrine if he survived pneumonia; after recovering, he spent 42 years using over 100 train carloads of stone to create it

The Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, owes its existence to a young seminarian's promise made during his illness. Initiated by Father Dobberstein, the monumental structure took an astonishing 42 years to complete. Utilizing a variety of geological elements, over 100 train carloads of stones were involved in…

The Times of India · Sep 2

Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system

A First Nations man went to remote health services several times in the lead-up to his death from pneumonia at the age of 31, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Sep 1

New York City's Upper East Side Legionnaires Cluster Ends with Eleven Deaths and No Source Tower Named

Two more deaths bring the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster to 11 deaths and 94 cases. A City Council oversight hearing is set for Wednesday.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

A sick European to 7,044 deaths: How influenza became notifiable disease in Delhi over a century ago

Influenza claimed over seven thousand lives in Delhi city during the 1918 pandemic. Archival records show the disease spread rapidly after an initial mild outbreak. British India administration declared influenza an infectious disease in Delhi in 1920. This declaration brought the illness under municipal control provisions. Today, H1N1 is a…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

Actor Samuel Monroe Jr Dies at 52 After Months in Hospital with Meningitis and MRSA Pneumonia

Samuel Monroe Jr died at 52 after months hospitalized with meningitis and MRSA pneumonia. Here is what is confirmed and what is not.

Medical Daily · Aug 29

Washington Places Its First Order Under a Federal Contract to Stockpile an Antibiotic for Resistant Infections

BARDA exercised a $36.9 million option to buy cefiderocol for national preparedness. Here is what the antibiotic treats and who it helps.

Medical Daily · Aug 28