Health Officials Report 15 Infected With Meningitis In Md.; 4 More States Report Cases
A meningitis outbreak continues to spiral. Health officials in Maryland are now confirming a fifteenth case of the disease.
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A meningitis outbreak continues to spiral. Health officials in Maryland are now confirming a fifteenth case of the disease.
Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at fungi on a glass slide. In another room, another researcher uses what looks like a long, pointed eye dropper to suck up DNA samples that will be tested for the suspect fungus.
The number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections for back pain is continuing to grow in Maryland and nationwide.
Over the last decade or so, thousands of "medical spas" have popped up around the country, enticing consumers with a name that suggests a surgeon's skill mixed with the pleasure of a massage.
The pharmacy linked to the nation's deadly outbreak of meningitis is owned by two brothers-in-law who brought different but complementary skills to the venture: One's a pharmacist, the other a risk-taking businessman who made his mark recycling old computers, fishing rope and mattresses.
A Boulder, Colo.-based manufacturer of organic nut butter products has issued a recall of some of its products due to a possible salmonella contamination.
The knitting group at Country Meadows Retirement Community estimates that, altogether, they've been knitting for 500 years or so.
The number of Marylanders infected with fungal meningitis is going up.
Those who care for the sick will tell you a happy, relaxed patient will heal in less time than one who is under stress. The designers of Sinai Hospital's new children's hospital took that idea to heart.
An outbreak of fungal meningitis has now sickened nine people in Maryland and killed one. Nationally, the death toll now stands at 12, with 137 ill.
A Nashville court has issued a temporary restraining order against a Franklin-based hormone replacement therapy company after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit for making unsubstantiated health claims and failing to advise patients of potential side effects.
More cases of meningitis from tainted steroids. Tuesday, the CDC reported another three deaths, bringing the death toll to 11. Here in Maryland, affected families are on edge.
Meningitis cases caused by contaminated injections have climbed to 105 nationally with an eighth death confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control.
As of Sunday, the death toll from the meningitis outbreak stands at seven.
The FDA doesn't review or regulate safety testing for supplements. Some think it should.
