FDA Ties Hepatitis Outbreak to Organic Strawberries
U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries.
In a joint weekend statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Agency of Canada said illnesses in Minnesota, California, and Canada occurred after people consumed FreshKampo and H-E-B brand strawberries.
The agencies said the strawberries were purchased between March 5 and April 25. They were sold at various U.S. retailers, including Aldi, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart, and Trader Joe’s. In Canada, the affected strawberries were sold between March 5-9 at Co-op stores in Alberta a...
Source: TIME: Health - May 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DEE-ANN DURBIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate News Desk Public Health wire Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Science, Innovation and Advances in Robust Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Through More Than 60 Data Presentations at ASCO and EHA
RARITAN, N.J., May 31, 2022 — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that new research and data from its robust oncology portfolio and pipeline of investigational therapies will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place June 3-7 in Chicago, and the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria, June 9-12. More than 60 presentations from company-sponsored studies across the two congresses, including 14 oral presentations, will feature new data and updates for both approved and investigation...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC Backs Travel Testing; Pediatric Hepatitis Probe Expands; Shkreli Leaves Prison
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CDC now advises the public to take a coronavirus test before domestic travel, vaccinated or not. (Washington Post)
In response to the baby formula shortage, President... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
2 cases of hepatitis in children in Massachusetts under investigation
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Hepatitis Source Type: news
Here ’s What You Need to Know About Paxlovid
Prescriptions for Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid—the first such pill to be authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—have increased tenfold in the past two months. Between late February and April 22, the number of patients using Paxlovid jumped from 8,000 to 80,000, according to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla; the drug is now available at some 33,000 locations, such as pharmacies and outpatient clinics, across the country.
On April 26, the White House announced it would step up its efforts to encourage more doctors to prescribe the antiviral medication. As part of this, the Bide...
Source: TIME: Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyla Mandel Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Janssen Discontinues Collaboration and License Agreements with Bavarian Nordic in Hepatitis B and Human Papillomavirus
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, May 9, 2022 - The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the termination of its collaboration and license agreements with Bavarian Nordic that leverage Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN® (Modified Vaccinia Ankara - Bavarian Nordic) technology to develop potential vaccines against the hepatitis B virus and human papillomaviruses. Janssen remains committed to its strong collaboration with Bavarian Nordic in the quest to prevent and cure infectious diseases – with collaborations in HIV and Ebola still ongoing.No clinical studies in hepatitis B have been initiated by Janssen ut...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children Is Baffling Doctors
Since last autumn, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama have been wrestling with a mystery. From October 2021 through February of this year, nine children—the youngest 20 months old and the oldest 5 years and 9 months—were rushed to the hospital with concerning symptoms, all of which turned out to be due to unexplained cases of acute hepatitis, also known as liver inflammation.
As the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported, all of the patients tested negative for the hepatitis A, B, and C viruses, and also tested negative for COVID-19. They did test positive for a...
Source: TIME: Health - May 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Why I Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination to All My Patients Why I Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination to All My Patients
New age-based hepatitis B vaccine recommendations and available vaccine products are reviewed by Dr Sandra Fryhofer.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - May 3, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Hepatitis: Number of children with condition rises - Covid vaccine ruled out as cause
HEPATITIS is also known as inflammation of the liver. The condition is usually caused by an infection or liver damage. Before 2022 there were seven types of hepatitis; however, scientists are now trying to identify the cause behind a new form spreading rapidly among young children. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do 2 ‘Studies’ Suggest Hepatitis Linked To Covid-19 Vaccines? Here’s What They Really Say
Look closer at the "studies" being mentioned and shared on social media accounts. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Do two ‘Studies’ Suggest Hepatitis Linked To Covid-19 Vaccines? Here’s What They Really Say
Look closer at the "studies" being mentioned and shared on social media accounts. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Child hepatitis cases falsely linked to Covid vaccine
None of the affected children in the UK had been vaccinated because they were too young to be eligible. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine side effects: Immune-mediated hepatitis may be a cause for sudden outbreak
JAUNDICE has been a commonly reported side effect from the vaccine. Occasionally, this jaundice can develop into liver scarring and inflammation. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mysterious Liver Disease In Children: CDC Issues Advisory On Acute Hepatitis
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Hepatitis Source Type: news
Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation, UKHSA (updated 21st April 2022)
Active case finding investigations have identified further 34 cases since last update, bringing total number of cases to 108, presenting to health services between Jan& 12 Apr 2022. Of these cases, 8 children have received a liver transplant. There is no link to COVID-19 vaccine.
21 April 2022Added latest update.
12 April 2022Added latest update. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
