Medical
Maine's first flu death of the season reported
So far, the pace of deaths is far behind last year's flu season, when IN saw 336 flu deaths. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday that it expects the flu level in Taiwan to rise during the Lunar New Year. When symptoms become severe or cause worse conditions like pneumonia, then the flu can become life-threatening, especially for older adults, younger children, and people with othe... [Full Article...]
This 15-pound Baby Born In Texas Broke Hospital Records
Baby Ali - born to Jennifer and Eric Medlock - weighed almost 5 pounds more than his mother anticipated . Ali was later admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. Jennifer told USA Today that nobody expected him to weigh as much as he did. The Medlocks said they were getting ready to start fertility treatments again when they learned they were expecting another baby. [Full Article...]
Judge clears the way for appeal of ruling against health law
U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor, presiding in Texas, said he stands by his belief that Congress' decision to gut the "individual mandate" penalty for shirking insurance renders the rest of the 2010 law invalid. The White House said last month that it expects the ruling to be appealed to the Supreme Court . Becerra reacted to the judge's decision on Sunday and said in a statement to CNN:... [Full Article...]
Police offer free service to test meth for Zika
The post also said if meth users were not comfortable with going to the police department to get their meth tested, officers would go to their homes to do a test "in the privacy of your home". "Folks, the drug epidemic is real.praying 2019 brings solutions to a real national epidemic", Harahan Police Officer Keith Moody wrote . Many found the joke amusing, with one person commenting, "It's a ... [Full Article...]
Doctor Possibly Exposed to Ebola Is Now in Nebraska
The individual was transported by private plane and auto, they said. Dr. Ted Cieslak, infectious diseases specialist with the hospital and associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, said the person is not officially a patient. [Full Article...]
Measles Exposure Warning at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport
The exposure may not be limited to Terminal B, as the traveler could have passed through other areas of the airport, putting others at risk. They also mentioned that anybody who may have visited the Newark Liberty airport from afternoon to 4 pm could have been exposed to Measles which is a highly contagious disease. [Full Article...]
American exposed to Ebola in Africa likely coming to Nebraska for treatment
However, Ebola has an incubation period rate of three weeks before symptoms can appear, meaning doctors are proceeding with caution. The unidentified individual had been in the country offering medical assistance at the time exposure may have occurred, according to a news release from Nebraska Medicine. [Full Article...]
More than 3,000 patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis
The center was closed by the New Jersey Health Department from September 7 through 28. Established in 2016, HealthPlus Surgery Center is an ambulatory surgery center located in Saddle Brook, NJ. No reports of infections or illnesses have been reported, but the Department of Health and HealthPlus are urging patients to get tested as soon as possible. [Full Article...]