Nine of the 19 patients were hospitalized, the CDC said. Four "were treated with botulism antitoxin because of concerns that the botulinum toxin could have spread beyond the injection site." ...
An invasive bacterial infection is on the rise in the U.S., according to an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of meningococcal disease, mainly caused by the ...
Fake Botox is on the CDC’s radar. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that it is investigating reports of "a few botulism-like illnesses in several ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 19 people across nine states reported harmful reactions after receiving botulinum toxin shots from unlicensed or untrained individuals or ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform health care centers and the public of a confirmed human infection of the bird flu. A worker on a ...
Among the people who reported symptoms, 11 were hospitalized, the CDC said, but none have died.The patients, ages 25 to 59, reported their symptoms between November and March, and most of them ...
Many regions across the United States experienced "record-breaking high temperatures" in 2023 due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Emergency room ...
In the alert, the CDC explained that a variant of the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y has reported 140 cases in 2024 so far. Although meningitis typically affects infants and young adults ...
Typically, meningitis infections strike babies or adolescents and young adults. The CDC’s alert comes after the Virginia Department of Health warned about five deaths from the same rare ...
A recent rash of headlines on the topic assert that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had warned the public about turbo cancer, an assertion that originated from disreputable ...
That’s why the CDC and NWS have teamed up to roll out two experimental tools nationwide that will help public health officials and citizens to better prepare for dangerous heat. “Heat-related ...
The CDC also said Monday that the risk is low but said it is monitoring the situation. “Because influenza viruses constantly change, continued surveillance and preparedness efforts are critical ...