Alert sobre fiebre del conejo
Health officials sounded the alarm on the presence of tularemia, or “rabbit fever,” in northern Colorado. (USA Today via Yahoo!)
Aumento de casos de Ébola en Congo
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo rose to 635, including 127 deaths. (Reuters via MSN)
Iniciativa de concienciación sobre Ébola
In Congo, motorcycle taxi drivers engage the skeptical public with an Ebola awareness caravan. (AP)
Directrices de CDC sobre restricciones de viaje
Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, doubled down on the travel ban to stop Ebola from spreading to the U.S. (News Nation)
Doctor americano liberado tras cuarentena
An American doctor completed quarantine in Prague after having been exposed to an Ebola patient last month. (Reuters via MSN)
Discriminación en admisiones médicas
The Department of Justice said it determined that the University of California Davis School of Medicine discriminated based on race in its admissions process. The school stated that the report is not accurate.
Vitamina C y quemaduras severas
For patients with severe burn injury, high-dose IV vitamin C leaned toward more harm than benefit in the VICTORY randomized trial. (JAMA)
Aprobación de fármaco por FDA
Organon said that tocilizumab-bavi (Tofidence), a biosimilar to tocilizumab (Actemra), received FDA approval for new indications to treat CAR-T cell-induced severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome and severe COVID-19 in adults and children.
Dificultades financieras en atención médica
Regardless of insurance type, nearly half of working-age adults in the country struggled to afford healthcare for their families in 2025, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey.
Nueva política de AMA
The American Medical Association adopted a new policy that takes a stronger stance against physician practices being anything other than owned and governed by licensed physicians.
Oxigenoterapia en pacientes con ventilación
There was no improving the survival of unresponsive adults on mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest by being more conservative with oxygen therapy, a randomized trial showed. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Despidos en UPMC
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is laying off 200 employees and eliminating 300 open positions. (USA Today)
Problemas en programa TAVR
Questions continue to surround a troubled transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program in Montana that was ultimately terminated in 2025. (Montana Free Press)
Dificultades de los pacientes para recordar información médica
Primary care patients can have difficulty remembering the specifics of their diagnosis and their prescription information, a cross-sectional study found. (CNN, Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Diagnóstico de cáncer raro en actor
“X-Men” actor Tyler Mane said he has a “super rare” breast cancer diagnosis as a man. (USA Today)
Fallecimiento de navegante francés
French sailor Charlie Dalin, who won the Vendee Globe race in record time last year, died from cancer at age 42. (AP)
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Fuente: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/121706
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