84 People Now Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Wendy’s Restaurant Lettuce
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug 26, 2022 – – A total of 84 people across four states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy’s restaurants. “Since the last update on August 19, 2022, 47 more illnesses have been reported […]
CDC: Biennial Surge in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Has Come to a Halt
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) cases remained low in 2022, despite increased circulation of the enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in the U.S., according to an analysis of CDC data. AFM cases ranged from 28 to 47 per year from 2019 to 2022 — far lower than the 238 confirmed cases in 2018, Sarah Kidd, MD, from the […]
Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Says
Health spending in the U.S. rose by 4.1% — to $4.5 trillion — in 2022, up from a 3.2% increase in 2021 but not as much as the 10.6% growth seen in 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday. The lower growth in 2021 and 2022 compared with 2020 was largely […]
If We Started Doing This 1 Thing After A Mass Shooting, It Could Have A Huge Effect
A vigil is held on July 5, 2022, near the scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Jim Vondruska via Getty Images Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine, a man armed with an AR-15- style weapon entered multiple locations, including a bar and a bowling […]
COVID Drops to Fourth Leading Cause of Death, CDC Says
COVID-19 dropped to the fourth leading cause of death in 2022, down from third place in 2020 and 2021, according to provisional mortality data from the CDC. Taking its place was “unintentional injury,” which followed heart disease and cancer as the longstanding top killers, reported Farida B. Ahmad, MPH, and colleagues in Morbidity and Mortality […]
Opinion | A Surge in Vasectomies: Sustaining the Demand
The Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision overturning federal abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade resulted in a sudden increase in the demand for vasectomies. That surge in demand caught the public’s attention. While most of the conversation focused on how the court’s decision drove this increase, the real matter we should be focusing on […]
Opinion | Here’s How States Should Use the Opioid Settlement Funds
On August 16, 2022, Sarah Wakeman, MD, shared her perspective on how the U.S. is taking the wrong approach to addressing the drug overdose crisis. As part of MedPage Today‘s review of the past year’s top events, Wakeman follows up with her thoughts on how states can correct the current failing approach and best use […]
Opinion | Annual Check-Up: Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs
On February 16, 2022, medical student Jared Dashevsky shared his perspective on Mark Cuban’s new business endeavor, the Cost Plus Drug Company. As part of MedPage Today‘s review of the past year’s top events, Dashevsky follows up with his thoughts on how the company is doing nearly 1 year post-launch and where it may be […]
Time Flies By Faster As We Get Older. Here’s Why.
For many people, 2022 went by in a blink ― doesn’t it feel like it was just January? But for others, especially children, last year’s holidays may seem like eons ago. There’s a reason why you may feel like the years moved slowly when you were a kid, but zoom by now. Experts say our […]
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