Measles exposure possible at Carroll Hospital ER, health officials say
Nine measles cases have now been confirmed in Maryland this year — a sharp jump from recent years, when the state saw little ...
Cyclosporiasis live updates: 102 hospitalized in Michigan as cases climb
Americans are questioning what is safe to eat as health officials are still trying to determine the source of the ...
Science Daily
More than 400 sick as CDC searches for the source of a mystery outbreak
A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the ...
Cyclospora cases have been reported in several states. What to know about the diarrhea-causing parasite.
Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection, called cyclosporiasis, that causes severe diarrhea.
WAFF
Huntsville Hospital patients’ data exposed in third-party security breach
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Hospital Health System is notifying patients that some of their personal health information was accessed during a security breach at Cerner, a third-party ...
Medical Xpress
Most patients want cancer diagnoses from doctors, not portals, survey finds
The widespread use of electronic patient portals to provide quick access to test results presents health care professionals with an important challenge: How should new cancer diagnoses be communicated ...
FOX31 Denver
People possibly exposed to rabies after picking up injured bat in Evergreen
DENVER (KDVR) — Several people may have been exposed to rabies after reports of people picking up and touching an injured bat in Evergreen. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jefferson County Public Health ...
Scientific American
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk breach exposed patients’ clinical trial data
Last week Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the maker of the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, revealed it had suffered a data breach involving “unauthorized access” ...
11Alive
Antibiotic tied to potentially deadly infection still widely prescribed by dentists, patients warned
ATLANTA — An antibiotic commonly prescribed after dental procedures carries a serious — sometimes fatal — risk that many patients say they were never told about. Mary Tielve thought she was doing the ...
Yahoo
Health officials warn patients of potential HIV, hepatitis exposure at dental office
Health officials in Philadelphia are recommending certain patients of a dental clinic accused of following "unsanitary practices" get tested for hepatitis and HIV due to potential exposures from April ...
USA Today
Rittenhouse dental clinic may have exposed patients to HIV, hepatitis
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is working to inform patients of potential HIV, hepatitis C and B exposures at a Rittenhouse dental clinic. The dentist practicing at Smiles at Rittenhouse ...
WAVY-TV
Sentara prepares for possible hantavirus infections
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A cruise ship in the South Atlantic is a hot spot for a virus that has killed three people. One traveler who disembarked before the hantavirus outbreak was identified and ...