CT cerebral angiography ED headache diagnosis more effective
CT cerebral angiography makes emergency department (ED) diagnosis of headache more effective, researchers have found.
A team led by Dustin Mark, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, CA, reported that use of the technique was associated with “fewer lumbar punctures and higher detection of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, with no significant change in missed diagnoses of subarachnoid hemorrhage or bacterial meningitis.” The results were published April 19 in JAMA Network Open.
The investigators conducted a study that included data from 198,109 encounters at 21 emergency departments that involved the us...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
A lab chief's sentencing for meningitis deaths is postponed, extending grief of victims' families
A 12-year saga over a fatal national meningitis outbreak still isn't over (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Use of the Pfizer Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine Among Persons Aged ≥10 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2023
This report describes recommendations for using Pfizer pentavalent meningococcal vaccines among people ages 10 years and older. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Meningococcal WA: One dead and two in hospital as deadly disease strikes
The state's Department of Health on Thursday announced the three infected older adults are the state's first cases this year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New and Improved Option for Detecting Neurologic Pathogens? New and Improved Option for Detecting Neurologic Pathogens?
A new test appears to be better than current options for diagnosing pathogens that cause meningitis, encephalitis, and other neurologic infections.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak
The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria First Country to Introduce 'Revolutionary' Meningitis Vaccine
[UN News] Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a "revolutionary" five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: In World First, Nigeria Introduces New 5-in-1 Vaccine Against Meningitis
[WHO] In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. The vaccine and emergency vaccination activities are funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which funds the global meningitis vaccine stockpile, and supports lower-income countries with routine vaccination against meningitis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US
Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Courtesy: CDC A rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory for healthcare providers. "Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis. About 1 in 10 people are natural carriers of the bacteria, and it can spread to others by sharing respiratory secretions," says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Serogroups B, C&helli...
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 11, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Bacteria That Cause Meningitis Are Spreading Again, C.D.C. Warns
More than 140 cases have been reported so far this year, far exceeding last year ’s pace, federal health officials said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Meningitis Bacteria Deaths (Fatalities) Antibiotics Brain Infections Source Type: news
CDC Reports Rise in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- There has been a rise in invasive meningococcal disease, mainly attributable to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y, according to an alert issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.There were 422 cases... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rare but severe cases of meningitis are on the rise, CDC warns
The agency is reporting a spike in bacterial infections that can cause potentially life-threatening inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
CDC alerts doctors to watch for rare bacterial infection that's killing one in SIX people and appearing with unusual symptoms
The CDC issued an alert Thursday to doctors about increased cases of a form of invasive meningococcal disease, which is caused a strain of the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis known as ST-1466. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Warns of Spike in Bacterial Illness That Can Cause Meningitis
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- There has been a troubling rise in cases of a rare bacterial illness that can cause meningitis, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.In an alert issued to doctors, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
