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Mass. Woman Dies From Vaping-Related Illness
A report by clinicians in North Carolina last month pointed to the inhalation of fatty substances from aerosolised oils, but a new study by the Mayo Clinic published this week found patients' lungs had been exposed to noxious fumes. Approximately 80 percent of patients are under the age of 35 and most are male. It is not clear whether the outbreak is only happening now - or if there were cases e... [Full Article...]
It's time to get your flu shot
Also this year, authorities will forgo the intranasal spray for the standard needle because the spray lacks one of the components of this season's vaccine. "Australia is often the predictor of what the US flu season will be like", CBS New York reported recently. One in five Albertans (21 per cent) say they either forget about the shot entirely or just "don't get around to it". [Full Article...]
Nevada Fighting To Keep ‘Zombie Deer’ From Entering State
Steve Sisolak passed legislation banning hunters from bringing deer, elk or moose carcasses into the state to prevent disease transmission. Symptoms include dramatic weight loss, a lack of coordination, excessive thirst or urination, drooping ears, and infected deer lack a fear of humans or aggression. [Full Article...]
Fake Nurse Attempts to Hire Hitman for Husband
The first took place in June 2018, when she was arrested for practicing medicine without a license at an Auburndale, Florida , weight loss clinic named "Drop It Like It's Hot". She also sent a hand-written letter containing additional instructions. "He is the reason why I'm in here, he is the main key witness", the letter reads. [Full Article...]
US FDA approves Gilead's Descovy for HIV prevention
The company also said in a statement that the latest data have shown that major metropolitan areas in the United States with HIV PreEP have experienced the greatest decreases in new diagnoses. Gilead's chief executive Daniel O'Day said that Descovy's offers "statistically significant improvements in renal and bone safety, which can be an important consideration as people at risk increasingly... [Full Article...]
Close-knit, vaccine-reluctant communities stoked measles — CDC
The CDC reported this week that there were 1,243 cases of measles in the United States in 2019. No deaths have been attributed to measles this year, but 119 case-patients (10%) required hospitalization. The median patient age was 6 years, with 13% of cases occurring in infants under 1 year, 31% of cases in children ages 1 to 4, 27% of cases in children ages 5 to 17, and 29% in adults. [Full Article...]
Health Insurance a Liability for Visa to New Immigrants
This step by the United States is to lessen the financial burden of allowing immigrants in the US. The new rule applies to people seeking immigrant visas from overseas - not those in the U.S. It does not apply to asylum seekers, refugees or children. "Without any public comment or regulatory process at all, (the president) is just going to put that out there", Capp said. [Full Article...]
State AGs, local governments blast Purdue settlement offer
The figure was in a sworn statement given last month by Jesse DelConte, a restructuring consultant for Purdue; an excerpt of his deposition did not specify over what time period those payments were made. Below its settlement present, Purdue would be operated as a public gain rely on and its income would be section of the settlement, as would the benefit of overdose antidotes and a therapy drug i... [Full Article...]