NIRT plans study on whether booster BCG can help prevent tuberculosis
The efficacy of BCG vaccination in newborns is well known and has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in children, Dr Padma Priyadarshini, Director, ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) said. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - July 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Giant African Land Snail Appears In Florida, Prompts Quarantine, Meningitis Concerns
This snail had been decaled eradicated in Florida in 1975 and then again in 2021. But it may be back again, carrying the risk of rat lungworm. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
The Giant African Land Snail Has Been Spotted Again in Florida
MIAMI — The giant African land snail, which can grow to the size of a fist and carry a parasite that causes meningitis, was declared eradicated from South Florida last year after a decade-long... #pascocounty #gardener #connoisseurs #southflorida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Giant African snail in Florida prompts quarantine, meningitis concern
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed a giant African land snail was spotted about 38 miles north of Tampa. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked To Florida, 22 Hospitalized, One Dead, One Lost Fetus
Add this to Florida ’s current meningococcal disease outbreak, their at least 41 monkeypox cases, and their current Covid-19 upswing. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Wisconsin SeniorCare Program to Cover Vaccines Provided at Pharmacies
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announce Wisconsin ’s SeniorCare Program has received approval from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover certain vaccines that members receive in pharmacies. Vaccines covered include those that protect against shingles, tetanus, meningitis, and Hepatitis A and B. These vaccines are recommended by theAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - June 27, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: millejcodn Source Type: news
Gay and bi men in Florida should get the meningococcal vaccine, CDC says
Don't be surprised if you see the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out at the LGBTQ pride parade this year or showing up on your dating app. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Science Saturday: The art and science of never giving up
Anya in February 2018, just before being discharged after her third brain surgery. Photo credit: Colleen Kelly In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Anya Magnuson's own health was in crisis. The 21-year-old Minnesotan had already endured four brain surgeries, 35 lumbar punctures and about 11 weeks of hospitalization. At various times during the preceding 28 months, she wa s treated for fungal meningitis, an inflammatory disease known as neurosarcoidosis, and finally a rare blood… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - June 25, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
CDC says gay and bi men in Florida need the meningococcal vaccine, to keep them safe in 'worst' outbreak in US history
Don't be surprised if you see the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out at the LGBTQ pride parade this year or showing up on your dating app. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Florida records 24 meningococcal disease cases and 6 deaths among gay and bisexual men
The CDC warns that there have been 24 cases of meningococcal disease and six deaths during a recent outbreak in Florida. Officials did not reveal where in the state the cases were detected. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in Florida Expands: CDC Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in Florida Expands: CDC
The number of cases in Florida has surpassed the state ' s 5-year average for meningitis.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - June 23, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
CDC investigates 'one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease' in US history among gay and bisexual men in Florida
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health are investigating "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history," the CDC said Wednesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Life-Threatening Meningococcal Infections Strike Florida
Florida is grappling with outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis and bloodstream infections, as well as monkeypox on top of rising Covid cases. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
24 cases, 7 deaths among gay and bisexual men reported in Florida meningococcal disease outbreak, CDC says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health are investigating "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history," the CDC said Wednesday. So far, 24 cases and seven deaths among gay and bisexual men have been reported. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in Florida Is Growing, the C.D.C. Says
So far, 26 cases, including seven deaths, have been identified, primarily in men who have sex with men. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Meningitis Florida your-feed-health Source Type: news
