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CDC: Hospital fungal infections have increased 8.5% since 2019
COVID-19 is a "substantial risk factor" for patients contracting certain fungal infections, and new data reveals the effect that risk factor had inside hospitals. New CDC data shows since 2019, hospital fungal infections have increased by 8.5 percent. -
Officials struggle to track down patients at risk of fungal meningitis: 3 updates
Public health officials are having a hard time trying to track and test nearly 200 people in the U.S. who may be at risk for fungal meningitis tied to cosmetic procedures performed at two clinics in Mexico, NBC News reported June 12. -
6 mpox updates you may have missed
Minnesota is the first U.S. state to report mpox cases this summer, with two confirmed infections, the state's department of health reported June 9. -
Missouri man dies after infection linked to raw oysters
A 54-year-old Missouri man died from an infection contracted after eating raw oysters, the St. Louis County Health Department said. -
C. auris tied to 34% death rate: CDC
In a new report, the CDC analyzed 192 hospitalizations associated with Candida auris and found an estimated crude mortality rate of 34 percent. -
HHS unveils nation's first STI plan: 3 notes
HHS shared a national framework for addressing rising rates of sexually transmitted infections June 8. -
CDC updates clinicians on fungal meningitis outbreak
Women who traveled to Mexico primarily for cosmetic procedures are at the center of the CDC's investigation into a multinational fungal meningitis outbreak, the agency reported June 8. So far there have been three deaths, and the agency is monitoring more than 200 individuals who could be infected. -
Viewpoint: Hospital-based programs key to reducing gun violence
Medicaid should cover hospital-based community violence prevention programs for gunshot patients and other violently injured victims enrolled in Medicaid, according to an op-ed published on amNY. -
Woman who refused TB treatment detained, will be quarantined for up to 45 days
A woman in Washington has been detained after more than a year of refusing treatment for an active case of tuberculosis and repeatedly failing to appear in court, NPR reported June 3. -
Viewpoint: Healthcare can — and should — stop adding to the climate crisis
Healthcare might have bigger problems right now than the planet's climate crisis, but clinicians should recognize that the medical decisions they make today will affect the world tomorrow. -
Healthgrades creates LGBTQ+ care designation
Healthgrades has partnered with a nonprofit organization to create a new LGBTQ+ Affirming Care Designation on its website. -
5 viruses experts are keeping watch on this summer
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a record low at the end of May — this, after a hectic winter and spring that brought a surge in respiratory syncytial virus, flu and invasive strep. -
7 updates on brain-eating amoeba cases in the US
Cases of the bacteria that causes brain-eating amoeba infections, Naegleria fowleri, are continuing to increase in several U.S. states. Now, Indiana is the most recent place to report new infections, WBIW radio reported June 6. -
CDC: Drug costs keep millions from taking medications as prescribed
Newly released data from the CDC shows more than 9 million U.S. adults who were taking at least one prescription medication in 2021 reported skipping doses, taking smaller doses or delaying refills because of cost. -
Even before COVID-19, US life expectancy was declining: Report
In the years leading up to the unexpected events of March 2020, U.S. life expectancy was declining, according to a June 1 report published in the American Journal of Public Health. -
Black, non-English speaking children more likely to acquire central line infections: Study
Pediatric patients who are Black or speak a language other than English acquire central line-associated bloodstream infections at a rate higher than non-minority children, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics on May 30. -
Weight-loss surgeries on the rise among children
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. are not where they need to be affecting nearly 20 percent of children and adolescents, according to the CDC, and weight-loss surgeries are increasing in children as a result. -
6 fatal infectious disease outbreaks in 2023
Infectious disease threats are growing and can have fatal consequences for patients and the public. -
AdventHealth: Test closes gap in race to detect brain-eating amoeba
AdventHealth's Rapid Amoeba PCR test, which can confirm a brain-eating amoeba infection in as little as three hours, is a "game changer" and could mean the difference between life and death for patients, Jose Alexander, MD, clinical microbiologist and director of microbiology, virology and immunology for AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.), told Becker's. -
COVID hospitalizations reach all-time low in US + 4 other updates
It took three years, two months and 19 days since the declaration of the pandemic, but COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit a record low in the U.S., CDC data shows.
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