600 Dead in Outbreak; Obamacare Now Trumpcare? Rare Cancer Cluster in Kids

Nueva epidemia de Ebola

New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, as the death toll in the country’s latest outbreak reached 600.

Casos de Chagas en California

A suspected Ebola patient was quarantined in an Equatorial Guinea hotel being used to hold migrants deported from the U.S.

The first locally acquired case of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly infection transmitted by triatomine or “kissing” bugs, has been confirmed in San Diego County.

Problemas de visión tras COVID

Research in Nature Communications linked lingering vision problems after COVID to inflammation and nerve damage.

Demandas contra empresas químicas

New York’s attorney general announced a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and others, claiming the companies knowingly exposed consumers to harmful “forever chemicals” in their cosmetics, cookware, and other products.

A class action lawsuit against Costco alleges toxic heavy metals in the retailer’s protein powder.

Obamacare y Trumpcare

As Affordable Care Act premiums continue to rise, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Obamacare might as well be renamed Trumpcare given that Republicans have failed to repeal the law during President Trump’s two terms.

Cambio en campaña publicitaria

The White House canceled Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s $10 million to $20 million ad campaign that focused on processed food and diabetes over the costs and other concerns.

Acciones de la FDA

The FDA paused the release of complete response letters that describe the agency’s rationale for rejecting drug approvals as it formalizes the policy.

Meanwhile, the agency sent Lundbeck an untitled letter over efficacy claims in the company’s online promotion of the migraine drug eptinezumab (Vyepti).

Cambio en salud pública

The CARDIO-TTRansform phase III trial testing eplontersen (Wainua) in adults with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy did not meet its primary endpoint, AstraZeneca said.

Preocupaciones sobre Ewing sarcoma

Residents of a wealthy California community are voicing concerns about a cluster of rare Ewing sarcoma cases in kids.

Condiciones de salud en Venezuela

Doctors treating people in Venezuelan communities hit by June’s dual earthquakes reported an increase in skin conditions and diarrheal diseases, as well as of requests for medications to treat chronic illness.

Descargo de responsabilidad

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Fuente: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/ebola/122136

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