Some patients in fungal meningitis outbreak have surprising complications, doctors say
As public health officials continue to plead with people who may have been exposed to fungal meningitis at two cosmetic clinics in Mexico to get tested, doctors in a small Texas county are noticing a peculiar complication: Some patients who appear to be recovering with treatment suddenly get…#mexico #anesthesia #cdc #ivanmelendez #hidalgocounty #melendez #cameroncounty #jamescastillo #fusarium #durango
Source: Reuters: Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Japan Rejuvenates Astronaut Ranks With 28-Year-Old Surgeon
Source: Reuters: Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Happily ever after might be changing, according to Harlequin
Some 77% of unmarried adults say they haven’t been on a date in the past month. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says we’re in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Read Full Story#ussurgeon #vivekmurthy #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - July 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Program brings the hospital home after heart surgery
When Marsha Pruitt learned she was ready to go home from the hospital after open heart surgery, she responded to her surgeon as many other patients do: “Are you sure?” Although Pruitt describes herself as “not a hospital kind of girl,” the idea of going home – and being far from her care team – was stressful. What eased her anxiety was the opportunity to participate in a program that connects cardiac patients to their providers virtual ly following a hospital discharge. Through a new…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news

Liberia: Liberian Orthopedic Surgeon Launches Book On 'History Ff Medical College in Liberia'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Liberian orthopedic surgeon, Robert M. Kpoto has launched a book in Monrovia detailing the history of the medical college in Liberia. The book covers the history of the Achille Mario Dogliotti College of Medicine and the Liberia Postgraduate College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Education Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

I'm a doctor - here's why you've been pooing wrong your whole life
According to Dorset-based NHS surgeon Dr Karan Rajan, sitting on the loo can cause your colon to kink, leaving you straining. Instead, leaning forwards and squatting, creates 'a smoother exit'.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Traumatic tongue laceration: an experience of two tertiary centers in South East Nigeria - Okechi UC, Umeanuka OT, Akpeh JO.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic injuries to the orofacial region are common and can be challenging to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The tongue is one of the structures that can be involved; however, the incidence of this injury to the tongue appears rare. Most...
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

More Deaths in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Cosmetic Surgeries in Mexico
One of the medical clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, that has been linked to the outbreak. A fungal meningitis outbreak among people who underwent cosmetic procedures in Mexico this year has now killed at least six people.#matamoros #mexico
Source: Reuters: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘ It ’ s Been a Pretty Rocky Road. ’ CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky Reflects on Her Tenure During COVID-19
Dr. Rochelle Walensky became director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2021, a fraught time in the country’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans’ confidence in the nation’s leading public health organization was at an all-time low, and Walensky had to not only manage the national response but rebuild public trust at the same time. She faced criticism over some aspects of the pandemic response, including confusing messaging and delays in processing data related to cases and severity of the disease. While most public health experts acknowledged t...
Source: TIME: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

What Has Mehmet Oz Been Up To?
(MedPage Today) -- For months after losing the Pennsylvania Senate race to John Fetterman (D-Pa.) by more than a quarter-million votes last fall, Mehmet Oz, MD, was uncharacteristically quiet on social media. But now the renowned surgeon, TV personality...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Prohibition on Wholesaling Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Rohingya Camps Become Dengue Hotspots in Bangladesh
With the monsoon refugees in the cramped camps in Cox’s Bazar are expected to be impacted by an increase of dengue, which last year accounted for 1,283 cases in the Rohingya camps. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPSBy Rafiqul IslamDHAKA, Jun 27 2023 (IPS) With the monsoon in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have emerged as a dengue hotspot, with the mosquito-borne disease continuing to spread among the stateless refugees. “A total of 1,066 dengue cases were reported in highly cramped refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar up to May 23 this year, while the case tally was only 426 among the local community ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rafiqul Islam Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Bangladesh Cox’s Bazaar IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Rohingyha T Source Type: news

Outrage over NHS job ad for a brain cancer surgeon that pays as little as £33,000 a year
In the advert, listed on May 31, Barts Health NHS Trust in London advertised for a neuro-oncology fellowship - specialising in the treatment of brain tumours. But the role was paid just £33,790 to £53,132.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Six symptoms of bowel cancer to look out for - advice by consultant colorectal surgeon
Being able to identify the early signs of bowel cancer and seeking further medical assessment may allow the cancer to be caught earlier, with a higher chance of a resulting cure.
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

L.A. ’s Plastic-Surgery After-Care Spots Offer Luxe Hotel Rooms, Infrared Light Therapy and Even Medicinal Leeches
In a town where plastic surgery is as ubiquitous as kombucha, where and how one recuperates can be as vital as which board-certified doctor performs the operation. “People are investing upward of $100,000 on cosmetic surgeries but choosing to skimp on the post-op care, and it’s not a good idea,”…#kombucha #beverlyhills #lisacassileth #thr #postsurgical #serenityaftercare #santamonica #fourseasons #beverlyhilton #bentalei
Source: Reuters: Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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