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CDC Warns of Spike in Bacterial Illness That Can Cause Meningitis
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2024
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There has been a troubling rise in cases of a rare bacterial illness that can cause meningitis, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.
Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, has been handed a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years in Michigan for involuntary manslaughter.
On Tuesday, Cadden pleaded no contest to the charges against him, the ...
Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood Can Devastate the Lives of Survivors
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 22, 2024
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Infection in childhood with bacterial meningitis leaves one-third of survivors with long-term neurological damage, often severe, a new study shows.
The disease is rare and easily treated with antibiotics. However, as Swedish researchers point out, antibiotics take time t...
Improved Meningitis Vaccine May Be On the Way
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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A new vaccine recommended Wednesday by independent advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could provide more comprehensive protection from meningitis.
The shot would protect against five types of bacteria causing meningococcal disease, one more t...
CDC Advisors Say High-Risk Men Should Still Get MPox Vaccine
- Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell and Cara Murez HealthDay Reporters
- October 26, 2023
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High-risk men should still get their mpox vaccinations even after the ongoing outbreak ends, advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday.
That vulnerable group includes men who have sex with men; people who have more than one sex...
Meningitis Cases Rising Among Gay Men With HIV
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2023
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Meningococcal disease -- which includes meningitis -- appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.
Researchers stress that the risk to any one person remains exceedingly rare, regardless of their HIV status.
Each year between 2...
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2023
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U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who've recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.
Those at risk had procedures done under epidural anesthesia between Jan....
Troubling Signs TB Is Gaining Resistance Against Combo Antibiotics
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2023
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New drugs may be needed to fight the deadliest form of tuberculosis, because it may no longer respond to current treatments.
An animal study by Johns Hopkins Univer...
CDC Warns of Deadly Outbreak of Meningitis Among Gay Men in Florida
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2022
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One of the worst meningitis outbreaks in U.S. history has prompted public health officials to urge gay and bisexual men who live in Florida or plan to visit the state to get vaccinated right away.
Meningitis Vaccine May Guard Against Gonorrhea
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- April 13, 2022
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Rates of gonorrhea are on the rise, and this sexually transmitted disease is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, raising fears of a potential superbug.
Luckily, while there isn't a vaccine against gonorrhea yet, an available meningitis vaccine may offer some ...
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
- Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell
- July 8, 2021
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A longer prison sentence has been handed to the founder of a now-closed Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 100 people and sickened hundreds of others.
Barry Cadden, who was president and co-owner of the New Engl...
16 Candles? Time for Your Meningitis Shot, Molly Ringwald Says
- Diane Moy HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2021
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Leslie Maier lost her son, Chris, to meningococcal meningitis more than 15 years ago, but by telling his story she hopes to educate other parents about this rare but potentially deadly illness that a vaccine can prevent.
Soon after Chris passed away in 2005, Maier joined...
Baby's Meningitis Case Highlights Growing Danger of Antibiotic Resistance
- Steven Reinberg
- August 7, 2020
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria affected the treatment of meningitis at a major children's hospital in Washington, D.C.
This single case at Children's National Hospital raises concerns about drug resistance in the common bacterium that caused the infection, and researc...
Measles Complications Can Affect Every Organ: Study
- Robert Preidt
- February 18, 2020
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Hepatitis, appendicitis and viral meningitis are among the serious complications that can occur when you get the measles, doctors warn in a new report.
The study -- which outlines cases involving three adults who developed major complications -- is also a reminder of...
Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students
- Alan Mozes
- January 2, 2019
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College students face a much higher risk for the deadly bacterial infection meningitis B, a new analysis shows.
Investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that students who were aged 18 to 24 were 3.5 times more likely to contract m...