The FDA has retracted its statement that the cyclospora outbreak is linked to Taylor Farms, the supplier of Taco Bell lettuce, The Wall Street Journal reported July 20. Here is what to know. 1. On July 17, the CDC said…
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Most patients treated at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital during South Carolina’s recent measles outbreak were children 10 or younger, and at least 73% were unvaccinated, the health system’s physicians reported. In a research letter published in The New England…
The CDC has linked a five-state cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell and warned the public not to eat it, but the agency has not publicly named the supplier. The agency’s July 16 notice covers Taco…
Seven American aid workers are quarantined in the new U.S. isolation facility in Kenya, the first known people to use the facility, Reuters reported. The U.S. government is building the 50-bed bio-isolation unit designed for asymptomatic Americans exposed to the…
Health systems in some of the areas hardest hit by wildfire smoke are reporting varied effects on emergency department volumes: A few have seen a modest uptick in patients with respiratory symptoms, while others said an anticipated surge has yet…
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A coalition of nine civil rights and healthcare advocacy organizations released a report Wednesday warning that federal funding cuts and new enrollment barriers will cause historic health insurance losses across the U.S., according to a news release shared with Becker’s.…
The New York City Health Department is investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has hospitalized 53 people so far, and identified 76 water towers that have tested positive for the bacteria. On June 27, the health department identified the first…
As a summer cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across 34 states, some hospitals have pulled leafy greens and salad bar items from their cafeterias, while others are leaving food offerings in place and watching for cases. The moves come as case counts…
Michigan’s cyclosporiasis outbreak has surpassed 2,600 cases, state health officials said July 13, making it the hardest-hit state in a national outbreak that has strained hospital lab testing. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 2,640 total cases…
The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from returning to the U.S. on commercial flights, a White House official told Becker’s. On July 13, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy signed an updated Title 42…