The federal government plans to build a massive Alzheimer's research database capable of tracking the long-term health of up to 90 percent of the population, according to an exclusive April 3 report from Reuters.
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Candida auris infections are increasingly on the rise across the U.S. — something the CDC has cited as "an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat." Now, the fungus has induced infections across dozens of states.
The FDA is planning to make another COVID-19 booster that targets omicron available for high-risk individuals, The Washington Post reported April 3.
The New Jersey Health Foundation awarded Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health almost $477,000 in grants, according to an April 3 HMH press release. The grants will be used to support research efforts and community health projects throughout New Jersey.
The new SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant XBB.1.16 has spurred increased hospitalizations and deaths in some countries. In the U.S., the dominant variant is still XBB.1.5, but health officials say other variants are on the rise.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the strain of drug-resistant bacteria that has been found in eye drops and ointment imported from India, has never been found before in the U.S., the CDC said.
Physicians are experimenting with a numbing procedure which may restore or improve smell and taste disorders in people with long COVID-19, NBC News reported March 31.
The World Health Organization added XBB.1.16 to its list of variants under monitoring on March 22. The omicron subvariant has been reported in 22 countries, with most cases detected in India.
Earlier this month, seven CDC investigators studying potential health risks associated with the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, briefly fell ill, experiencing symptoms including headache, sore throat, coughing and nausea, according to a March 31 report from CNN.
Twenty-three national health associations are speaking out after a Texas judge struck down the ACA provision that required insurance companies to provide coverage for preventive services.