Pneumonic Plague: The plague becomes “pneumonic” when infected droplets are inhaled. It presents as fever, weakness, cough ...

For decades, the Q-tip has been a bathroom staple for ear cleaning, almost instinctively used to remove earwax. Yet, health ...

Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what ...

In the summer, many of us try to find a way to be in or near the water. Kids are taking swimming lessons and going to pool parties. Families spend weeks at the beach. Unfortunately, we can bring home ...

Musgrove Park Hospital is one of three hospitals in the South West urged to review their processes following the death of a man back in May 2022.

Three hospitals in Devon and Somerset have been urged to review procedures for sharing files and managing patients being ...

JUST hours after doctors sent her son home from hospital with an ‘ear infection’, Kayleigh Kenneford held his hand as he died. Little Theo Tuikubulau passed away from sepsis on July 8, … ...

Middle ear infection (otitis media) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children remains among the highest globally. 2 "It can often start in early infancy without any obvious symptoms which is ...

1 Introduction Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection of the external auditory canal that extends beyond the cutaneous lining, beginning as cellulitis ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is characterised by an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear behind an intact tympanic membrane, without the symptoms or signs of acute infection. Since most cases ...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear cavity, common amongst young children. The fluid may cause hearing loss. When persistent, it may lead to behavioural ...