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.
Category: Public Health
California Confronts the Threat of ‘Tranq’ as Overdose Crisis Rages
California officials are stepping up efforts to combat the spread of xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that’s increasingly being used by people, often with devastating results. It’s mostly been an East Coast phenomenon, but ‘tranq,’ as it is known, is beginning to appear in the Golden State.
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.
How to Negotiate With Resistant Aging Parents? Borrow These Tips From the Business World
Negotiation techniques can help health care providers and family caregivers find common ground with older adults who resist advice or support.
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 …
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.
