Disease Management
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today identified vitamin E acetate as a “potential chemical of concern” in biologic samples from patients with vaping-associated lung injuries.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first test to use next generation sequencing technology to detect HIV drug-resistance mutations in patients taking or about to start antiviral therapy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 1,888.
The Health Resources and Services Administration Friday awarded cities, counties, states and community organizations $2.27 billion in fiscal year 2019 grants to support medical and support services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 1,479 in 49 states.
The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized marketing of a rapid diagnostic test to detect Ebola virus antigens in human blood from certain living individuals as well as samples from those recently deceased who are suspected to have died from Ebola.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released updated interim clinical guidance for U.S. health care providers evaluating and caring for patients with lung injury associated with use of electronic cigarette or vaping products.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week reported a record 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in the U.S. in 2018, including a 40% increase in syphilis among newborns.
Only one in three U.S. pregnant women receive both the flu and whooping cough vaccines as recommended, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. has retained its measles elimination status for another year, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.