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US, Canadian Regulators Tie Hepatitis Cases to Strawberries
U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries.
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Theories Emerge for Mysterious Liver Illnesses in Children
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.
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Mystery Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids: Which States Are Investigating Cases?
Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and Illinois are among the states that are investigating cases.
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Severe Hepatitis Cases in Kids Continue to Rise, WHO Calls for Investigations
In this U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has only confirmed cases in Alabama thus far, the agency said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday, though other cases are being investigated.
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WHO: 1 Child Has Died in Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak
The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States
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CDC Issues Health Alert as Mysterious Liver Disease Sickens More US Kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health alert to physicians nationwide, asking doctors to be on the look out for unusual cases of severe liver disease in children.
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Rare, Severe Liver Damage Reported in Kids in U.S. and Europe
Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children.
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Long Beach Officials Link Hepatitis Outbreak to Downtown Steakhouse
Long Beach health officials said Friday they have confirmed “several” cases of hepatitis A in customers who ate at the same downtown restaurant in late December, and they warned that others who dined at the eatery may have also been exposed. According to the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, the patients all ate at 555 East American…
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Patients Sue Northern Indiana Hospital Over Possible Disease Exposure
More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.
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US Cancer Death Continues Decline
A recent report from the American Cancer Society spotlighted a continued decline in the cancer death rate in the United States.
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US Cancer Death Rate Hits Major Milestone: 25 Years of Decline
The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths are rising, and prostate cancer deaths are...
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Exercise Is on the Rise in the US, But So Is Obesity, Survey Finds
It may seem like a contradiction, but more adults in the U.S. say they are exercising at the same time more of them are becoming obese. About 24 percent of adults last year said they exercise enough each week to meet government recommendations for both muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise, according to a large annual health survey. That was up...
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CDC Survey Looks at Sex, Drugs and Mental Health
Fewer high school students are having sex than ever before, federal health officials reported Thursday. And they’re also less likely than some earlier generations to abuse drugs. But a third of students report persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, the CDC report finds.
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US Troops Get Freeze-Dried Plasma for Battlefield Bloodshed
All of the U.S. military’s special operations fighters now being sent to war zones have freeze-dried blood plasma, a crucial addition to first-aid kits that can prevent badly wounded troops from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Last month, all Marines Corps’ special ops units began carrying freeze-dried plasma into the field. The plasma helps clot blood and can prevent...
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SF Health Officials Push for More Vaccinations in Response to Hepatitis A Outbreak
Health officials in San Francisco are ramping up vaccinations in response to hepatitis A outbreaks in Southern California.
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San Diego to Power Wash Streets to Fight Hepatitis A
The plan is to pressure wash certain streets with a bleach solution that kills the Hepatitis virus.
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Americans Fly Out From North Korea Before US Travel Ban
A handful of Americans left Pyongyang on Thursday on a flight to Beijing, a day before the start of a U.S. ban on American citizens going to North Korea. Among those on the flight from the North Korean capital were aid workers who hoped to be allowed to return to continue humanitarian work. The Trump administration announced in July that...
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California Lawmakers Want to Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws
Several lawmakers are promoting a bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, that would make it a misdemeanor instead of a felony to intentionally expose someone to HIV, the virus that causes the immune system-weakening disease AIDS. The change would treat HIV like other communicable diseases under California law.
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FDA Expands Zika Screening to All US Blood Centers
The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation’s blood supply from the mosquito-borne virus.
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Tattoo Ink Causing Rash of Infections, FDA Warns
The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that not all tattoo ink is safe. Last month, California company White and Blue Lion Inc. recalled inks in in-home tattoo kits after testing confirmed bacterial contamination in unopened bottles. At least one skin infection has been linked to the company’s products, and...