A Washington State woman is set to be arrested for repeatedly refusing tuberculosis treatment and isolation for over a year.[0] The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department applied for a warrant at the request of health officials, who described the move as a last resort, as they had “determined that [the patient] has not remained in her […]
Continue readingStatins, drugs used to lower cholesterol, are commonly prescribed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, but up to a third of patients are unable to tolerate them due to side effects.[0] Now, recent research suggests that a newer drug, bempedoic acid, may be able to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke even […]
Continue readingA man in southwest Florida has died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, which the Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County suspects may have been contracted after the man rinsed his sinuses with tap water.[0] The agency has warned people to only use distilled or sterile water or tap water boiled […]
Continue readingIn the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a new condition, known as Long Covid, has emerged as a significant health challenge.[0] Long Covid is characterized by a variety of physical and mental health conditions that can persist for months after an initial infection. Symptoms may include chronic cough, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, chest tightness, […]
Continue readingBempedoic acid, an LDL-C lowering therapy, has been proven to reduce the risk of serious cardiac events in statin-intolerant patients. A new study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the CLEAR Outcomes trial, found that the drug had a significant impact in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke or […]
Continue readingIn February, a man succumbed to a brain-eating amoeba, resulting in the warning of nearly a quarter million Floridians to not use tap water for washing their faces.[0] The Charlotte County branch of the Florida Department of Health has confirmed that the unnamed deceased patient had contracted Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled amoeba that is microscopic […]
Continue readingResidents of Charlotte County, Florida are being warned not to rinse their sinuses with tap water after a man died from a brain-eating amoeba that may have been contracted this way.[0] The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) reported on February 23 that the man, who has not been named, was infected with Naegleria fowleri, a […]
Continue readingA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that bempedoic acid, a drug developed by Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., can reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients who cannot tolerate statins. The study, led by cardiologist Steven E. Nissen, M.D., of Cleveland Clinic, enrolled 13,970 statin-intolerant patients across 32 countries […]
Continue readingStatin intolerance is a common problem among those with elevated LDL cholesterol levels, as side effects associated with statin use can be severe. Now, a new clinical trial has found that bempedoic acid, an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, can reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in statin-intolerant patients. The CLEAR Outcomes trial, funded […]
Continue readingThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of an increasing number of antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections in the United States.[0] The CDC is urging healthcare professionals to be vigilant for cases of XDR (extensively drug-resistant) Shigella infection and to educate patients and communities at increased risk about prevention and transmission. Shigella is […]
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