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Patients Want To Die At Home, But Home Hospice Care Can Be Tough On Families January 21, 2020
The for-profit hospice industry has grown, allowing more Americans to die at home. But few family members realize that "hospice care" still means they'll do most of the physical and emotional work.
Blake Farmer
Patients Still Struggle To Balance High Costs Of MS Treatment, Despite Generic January 20, 2020
Drugs to treat multiple sclerosis can run $70,000 a year or more. Patients hoped competition from a generic version of one of the most popular brands would spur relief, but prices went up. Here's why.
Sydney Lupkin
Sweeps Of Homeless Camps In California Aggravate Key Health Issues January 10, 2020
Cities have tasked police and sanitation workers with dismantling homeless camps that they say pose a risk to health and safety. But that's meant some displaced people are losing needed medications.
Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Reduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints January 8, 2020
Matching the sickest patients with social workers and medical support doesn't reduce costly hospital readmissions, a study finds. Still, some believe greater social investment could make a difference.
Dan Gorenstein

Public Health Screening to Begin at 3 U.S. Airports for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) January 17, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement enhanced health screenings to detect ill travelers traveling to the United States on direct or connecting flights from Wuhan, China. This activity is in response to an outbreak in China caused by a novel […]
Most EVALI Patients Used THC-Containing Products as New Cases Continue To Decline January 17, 2020
CDC today released two reports on e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI), confirming that most EVALI patients report using tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing products and that new EVALI cases have continued to decline with time.
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) January 17, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and proactive actions CDC is taking to be prepared.
CDC, States Update Number of Hospitalized EVALI Cases and EVALI Deaths January 16, 2020
CDC today announced the updated number of hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases* and EVALI deaths.

Hard-boiled Eggs - Listeria Infections January 7, 2020
Hard-boiled Eggs - Listeria Infections
Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping August 30, 2019
Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping
Pig Ear Dog Treats - Salmonella Infections July 8, 2019
PigEar Dog Treats - Salmonella Infections
Papayas - Salmonella Infections June 19, 2019
Papayas - Salmonella Infections
Flour - E. coli Infections May 31, 2019
On May 23, 2019, ADM Milling Co. and ALDI recalled 5-lb. bags of Baker's Corner All Purpose Flour because they may be contaminated with E. coli.

The FDA is Recommending Transition to Duodenoscopes with Innovative Designs to Enhance Safety: FDA Safety Communication January 17, 2020
FDA is sharing recommendations and updates to help improve duodenoscope reprocessing.
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Surgical Gowns and Packs by Cardinal Health: FDA Statement - Potential Quality Issues Affecting Some of its Level 3 Surgical Gowns and Accompanying PreSource Procedural Packs January 16, 2020
The medical device manufacturer Cardinal Health alerted its customers to potential quality issues affecting some of its Level 3 surgical gowns and accompanying PreSource procedural packs.
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FUSION IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc dba. AXIA Pharmaceutical Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Drug Products Within Expiry Due to A Lack of Assurance of Sterility January 16, 2020
FUSION IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc dba. AXIA Pharmaceutical is voluntarily recalling all unused sterile drug products within expiry, to the user level, due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The recalled sterile products have been found to be inconsistent with federal guidelines.
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Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin): Drug Safety Communication - Due to Possible Increased Risk of Cancer January 14, 2020
FDA is alerting the public that results from a clinical trial assessing safety show a possible increased risk of cancer with the weight management medicine Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin).
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Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk January 21, 2020
SIDS is the sudden, unexplained, death of an infant under 1 year of age.
Patients with newly diagnosed musculoskeletal pain are prescribed opioids more often than recommended January 16, 2020
NIH study shows treatment recommendations impacted by patient and physician factors.
Panel identifies need for improved implementation of preventive services and reduced health disparities January 15, 2020
Scientists urged to engage stakeholders inside and outside the health care system.
Alcohol-related deaths increasing in the United States January 10, 2020
An analysis of U.S. death certificate data found that nearly 1 million people died from alcohol-related causes between 1999 and 2017.