Infection Control for Emergency Responders
JEMS Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, director of Infection Control for Emergency Responders Collaborative and Training Hub.
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What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
In the past few years, as childhood-vaccination rates have dipped nationwide, some of infectious disease’s ugliest hypotheticals have started to seem once again plausible.
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Kansas Is in the Middle of an ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak. Here’s What to Know
Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history.
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Listeria Outbreak Is Over with 10 Dead and Dozens Sickened by Tainted Deli Meat
A deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar's Head deli meats is over, federal health officials said.
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CO’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Settlement Money Rolls In
As of September, the Colorado fund had $8.6 million left.
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Chicago Sees Steep Drop in Number of Deaths Tied to Opioid Overdoses
Increased community outreach, addiction treatment efforts and less available fentanyl all likely play a role in the drop.
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MN Reports Rare Human Death from Rabies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday.…
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Old Newspaper Boxes are Being Used to Distribute Narcan
The containers have been proliferating across the country since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its sale without a prescription.
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Los Angeles Area Sees More Dengue Fever in People Bitten by Mosquitoes
Public health officials said at least three people apparently became ill with dengue this month.
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911 Calls Reveal Impact of Heat Waves on Rural MT Seniors
Montana has experienced punishing summer heat waves.
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MO Bird Flu Case Is a ‘One-Off,’ Says the CDC
Health officials said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone…
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What to Know about the Oropouche Virus
More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months.
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