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CDC Director Changes Stance On Use Of Condoms To Prevent STDs.

The AP (6/29, Stobbe) reported that CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. “once opposed condoms and needle exchange programs as ways to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.” But this week, he said during an interview that “his views have chan...

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NYC Expands Lead Testing Program For Children.

The New York Times (7/1, A18, Ferré-Sadurní) reported that in New York City, “the exact number of children residing in public housing poisoned by lead was never disclosed.” This past weekend, however, “the city department of health offered a number,” say...

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Researchers Warn That Gay Hate Climate In Indonesia Is Fueling HIV Epidemic.

The AP (7/2, Wright) reports on an “out-of-control but little-acknowledged epidemic of HIV among gay men in Indonesia that researchers say is being fueled by a gay hate climate whipped up by the country’s conservative political and religious leaders.” A...

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WPost: Stalling Malaria Fight Could Jeopardize Children’s Lives.

The Washington Post (7/1) editorial says that while the number of malaria cases and deaths have declined steadily for a decade and a half as “global public-health officials have been at war” with the disease, the “battle shows signs of stalling.” In 2016...

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Delayed Diagnosis, Treatment Of Viral Meningitis Undermines Care Of Adults In UK, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (6/29, Walker) reported that a new study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, indicates that delays in diagnosing and treating viral meningitis in adults in the UK “were linked with less specific identification of meningitis and lo...

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Global Fund Combating AIDS, TB, Malaria Cancels Funding For North Korean Public Health Efforts.

Science Magazine (6/29, Stone) reported The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced that effective June 30, it will revoke its grants to North Korea, a revelation which “leaves the isolated nation with about 1 year to line up a new...

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Ohio, Washington Officials Confirm West Nile Virus-Carrying Mosquitoes.

Newsweek (6/29, Spear) reported Ohio and Washington health officials “are urging people to protect themselves against mosquitoes after insects in these states tested positive for the West Nile virus.” Data from the Ohio Department of Health showed “mosqu...

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Michigan’s Detroit Area Becoming A “Hotspot” For Vaccination Waivers, Study Suggests.

The Detroit News (7/1) reports that according to health researchers, a growing number of “parents choosing not to vaccinate their children for non-medical reasons” has led to the rise of “‘hotspots’ across the country and in Metro Detroit.” The piece say...

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People Fail To Properly Wash Hands While Cooking 97 Percent Of The Time, Study Finds.

USA Today (6/29, Molina) reported, “Ahead of Fourth of July grilling, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a reminder to wash our hands” properly. TIME (6/30, Ducharme) reported, “People fail to properly wash their hands while cooking 97% of th...

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CDC Issues Report On Disease Outbreaks Associated With Swimming In Recreational Waters.

TIME (6/28, Ducharme) reports that “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new report on disease outbreaks associated with swimming in rivers, lakes and oceans.” From 2000 to 2014, “public health officials in 35 states, plus Gu...

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Groups Release Updated Guide On Reducing Misdiagnoses In Molecular Lab Testing, Specimen Collection.

Modern Healthcare (6/28, Johnson, Subscription Publication) reports that on Thursday, the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology released an updated guide for healthcare providers on selecting appropriate molecula...

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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak “Largely Contained,” WHO Says.

The New York Times (6/28, McNeil) reports the World Health Organization announced that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been “largely contained.” The outbreak marks the first instance “in which health authorities deployed a Merc...

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New Hampshire Man’s Family Says He Is First Recorded Death Due To Rare Virus.

The Concord (NH) Monitor (6/28, Brooks) reports the family of New Hampshire resident Thomas Bengtson believes his death after being “infected with a rare mosquito-borne disease called Jamestown Canyon virus” marks the first recorded death due to the viru...

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Court Rules That New York City Can Require Children In Licensed Day Cares To Receive Flu Vaccine.

The Wall Street Journal (6/28, Ramey, Subscription Publication) reports that in a unanimous decision on Thursday, the highest court in New York state ruled that New York City’s Board of Health can mandate that children between the ages of six months and...

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Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Declared Over As FDA, CDC Detect Links To Tainted Water.

The Washington Post (6/28, Sun) reports FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Thursday that new evidence in the investigation of an E. coli outbreak tied to contaminated romaine lettuce from Arizona’s Yuma region suggests bacteria from water samples m...

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Nearly 80 Percent Of Meat In US Supermarkets Contains Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Report Finds.

HealthDay (6/28, Preidt) reports, “Nearly 80 percent of meat in U.S. supermarkets contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to” a report issued by the non-profit Environmental Working Group. These bacteria “were resistant to at least one of 14 an...

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North Carolina County Encouraged To Mandate Hepatitis A Vaccinations For Restaurant Employees.

The Charlotte (NC) Observer (6/28, Harrison) reports that after Mecklenburg County officials announced that a local Hardee’s employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A and advised customers to become vaccinated, some are arguing that the county “should be m...

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Zambia Intends To Eradicate Malaria By 2021, Health Minister Says.

Reuters (6/27, Mfula) reports Zambian health minister Chitalu Chlufya announced Wednesday that the nation plans to eradicate malaria, its “biggest killer, within three years after deaths from the disease halved last year from 2014.” Chlufya explained tha...

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Cerebral Palsy May Be Detectable In Blood Cells, Study Suggests.

The Wilmington (DE) News Journal (6/27, Holveck) reports researchers “found that circulating blood cells can be used to identify spastic cerebral palsy in patients,” which “could make detection of cerebral palsy possible through a blood test during infan...

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Study Suggests High Levels Of Vitamin D May Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer.

HealthDay (6/27, Preidt) reports on a study published in PLoS One finding that “high levels of vitamin D may reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer.” The study included “more than 5,000 women, 55 and older, and found that those with vitamin D blood level...

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CDC Director Changes Stance On Use Of Condoms To Prevent STDs.

NYC Expands Lead Testing Program For Children.

Researchers Warn That Gay Hate Climate In Indonesia Is Fueling HIV Epidemic.

WPost: Stalling Malaria Fight Could Jeopardize Children’s Lives.

Delayed Diagnosis, Treatment Of Viral Meningitis Undermines Care Of Adults In UK, Study Indicates.

Global Fund Combating AIDS, TB, Malaria Cancels Funding For North Korean Public Health Efforts.

Ohio, Washington Officials Confirm West Nile Virus-Carrying Mosquitoes.

Michigan’s Detroit Area Becoming A “Hotspot” For Vaccination Waivers, Study Suggests.

People Fail To Properly Wash Hands While Cooking 97 Percent Of The Time, Study Finds.

CDC Issues Report On Disease Outbreaks Associated With Swimming In Recreational Waters.

Groups Release Updated Guide On Reducing Misdiagnoses In Molecular Lab Testing, Specimen Collection.

Congo’s Ebola Outbreak “Largely Contained,” WHO Says.

New Hampshire Man’s Family Says He Is First Recorded Death Due To Rare Virus.

Court Rules That New York City Can Require Children In Licensed Day Cares To Receive Flu Vaccine.

Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Declared Over As FDA, CDC Detect Links To Tainted Water.

Nearly 80 Percent Of Meat In US Supermarkets Contains Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Report Finds.

North Carolina County Encouraged To Mandate Hepatitis A Vaccinations For Restaurant Employees.

Zambia Intends To Eradicate Malaria By 2021, Health Minister Says.

Cerebral Palsy May Be Detectable In Blood Cells, Study Suggests.

Study Suggests High Levels Of Vitamin D May Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer.