Nigeria: Govt Sets Up Emergency Taskforce to Contain Diphtheria Outbreak in 14 States
[Premium Times] Diphtheria cases have been detected in 14 states, with Kano as the epicentre.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Consumer Health: Do you know the symptoms of prostate cancer?
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer will affect 1 in 8 men, according to the American Cancer Society. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the U.S. More than 288,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year, and more than 34,000 people will die of the disease. The prostate is a small walnut-shaped gland in…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

The One CSI Detail Even Hardcore Fans Can Miss
Learn More The One CSI Detail Even Hardcore Fans Can Miss "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" chronicles the lives and careers of detectives who specialize in solving some pretty unusual cases. The stories focus on the forensics aspect of the job, which requires the investigators in question to pay…#csi #season7untilseason9 #nataliedavis #jessicacollins #natalie
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cost May Lead Many to Skip COVID Testing: Why That's a Problem
Amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations, there’s a concern we don’t know the true extent of the disease if people avoid testing because of the cost.
Source: WebMD Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. cancels or curtails half of its Antarctic research projects
Marine biologist Michelle Shero had every reason to expect this to be a better year on the Antarctic ice. Since receiving a 5-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2019 to study the reproductive success of Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, Shero has been sent down for just one, truncated field season. But in January NSF had assured Shero that her team would be deployed in October for a full 4 months, and by June she had packed up and shipped out some $200,000 in equipment and supplies. So Shero, a tenure-track assistant scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was stun...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Suspected Legionella Transmission from a Single Donor to Two Lung Transplant Recipients - Pennsylvania, May 2022
This report describes two cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in patients who each received a lung transplant from the same donor.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 14, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Diseases & Conditions Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis) MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

How big is YOUR region's Pirola outbreak? As cases of mutant strain jump to 42 and virus hospitalisations reach five-month high, map reveals UK hotspots
UK health officials have now spotted 42 cases of the new Pirola Covid variant, with 37 in England and 5 in Scotland. High levels in England are down to a massive outbreak in a care home in Norfolk.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

My Care Labs Earns Union City Award for Outstanding Pandemic Support and Expands Services Globally
My Care Labs has recently been recognized by Union City for their exemplary support during the COVID pandemic. As COVID-19 cases surge, they continue to provide cost-efficient, rapid testing in the Tri-City area. Moreover, they are expanding their service range to include Wellness Panels,...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Salt and sugar tax would tackle UK's bulging waistline and prevent 2MILLION heart disease, cancer and diabetes cases, health group says
A 'snack tax' charging food manufactures per kilogram of salt and sugar in their recipes could help prevent 2million cases of ill health in the UK and save the country billions, a coalition of charities claims.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigeria Diphtheria Outbreak Worsens, With 5,898 Suspected Cases Reported
[WHO] Since epidemiological week 26, ending 2 July 2023, Nigeria has recorded an unusual increase in cases of diphtheria across several states. From 30 June to 31 August 2023, a total of 5,898 suspected cases were reported from 59 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 11 states. In week 34 (ending 27 August 2023), 234 suspected cases have been reported from 20 LGAs in five states, with one Lab confirmed case from the 22 samples collected. Eighteen of these cases were epidemiologically linked 2 and 141
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nikola CEO Terms Truck Fires A ' Setback ' , Says It Won ' t Affect Hydrogen-Powered Truck Deliveries
Nikola Corp NKLA CEO Steve Girsky on Wednesday termed the several cases of fire reported with its battery electric trucks a ‘setback’ and detailed the measures being undertaken to fix the issue. Several incidents of fire have been reported with Nikola battery electric trucks (BEV) since June, and…#nikolacorpnkla #stevegirsky #nikola #bev #girsky #coolidgearizona #coolidge
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

HHS: Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Service Programs or Activities
Notice of proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) proposing new provisions that clarify existing requirements under section 504 prohibiting recipients of financial assistance from HHS from discriminating on the basis of disability in their programs and activities. Among other things, the proposed rule includes new requirements prohibiting discrimination in the areas of medical treatment; the use of value assessments; and web, mobile, and kiosk accessibility. This proposed rule would also update the definition of disability and other provisions to ensure consis...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 14, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Federal Court Blocks N.M. Governor ' s 30-Day Ban on Gun Carrying in Albuquerque Area
In Wednesday's Nat'l Ass'n for Gun Rights [and companion cases] v. Grisham, Judge David Herrera Urias (D.N.M.) issued a temporary restraining order blocking the ban. The court's reasoning was simple: In Bruen, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment generally protects a right to carry…#natlassn #davidherrera #supremecourt #secondamendment #stateofnewmexico #fourteenthamendments #federalcourt #guncarrying #reasoncom
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Firefighters fear PFAS in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October…#boston #danielranahan #bostonfiredepartment #pfas #ppe #edwardkelly #3mco #wlgoreassociates #amycalhoun #heightenedconcerns
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC
(MedPage Today) -- On Monday, FDA announced the approval of updated COVID vaccines. On Tuesday, the CDC announced its recommendations for who should get the shot. The announcements feel timely with the uptick in cases, but there continues to be...
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

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