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Mpox down but US cities may face outbreaks

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were reported last year, most of ...

Urology Pearls

What is life if not a series of consequential decisions? At every step of the way, there is a fork in the road. Questions present themselves on both the personal and the professional fronts. On the personal front, questions like: “Who should I be with and where should I live?” And ...

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You may have had this experience, it’s a common occurrence. A subtle, pressure-like discomfort is noted from the bottom of your foot, apparently out of nowhere. The same area produces that pressure sensation again a few days later, although it seems more noticeable, more insistent. A week ...

Health officials: No new blasto cases reported

ESCANABA — Public Health Delta and Menominee Counties announced Friday that no new cases of blastomycosis, a fungal infection that has affected more than 100 people who worked at or visited the Escanaba paper mill, have been reported since May 5. To date, there have been a total of 118 ...

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On the last Monday in May we celebrate our annual Memorial Day in the USA. This very special day will be celebrated next week on May 29. It was in 1971 that Congress declared Memorial Day to be a national holiday to always be celebrated on the last Monday in the month of May. It is so very ...

Health matters

Do you have a painful joint? Join the legions of Americans living with some limb or body part causing them significant discomfort on a regular basis. But is this negative sensation that is pain a necessity, a requirement of life and aging? The subsequent question should be “why do you have ...