BIZARRE: 10 | Mind Blowing Facts

A Model Told South Carolina Its Measles Outbreak Was Still Growing While Case Reports Showed a Decline

A CDC model corrected reporting lags during South Carolina's measles outbreak. Here is what it caught and what it missed at the peak.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Federal Investigators Trace Wellness Clinic IV Reactions to a Single Ingredient Lot Used by Multiple Compounding Pharmacies

FDA links at least 30 IV glutathione reactions to one supplier lot. Here is what patients at med spas and wellness clinics should check.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Federal Officials Close the Requeson Listeria Investigation with 15 Illnesses and a Final Case Reported in July

FDA and CDC closed the Clover Hill Dairy Listeria investigation with 15 cases and one death. Frozen cheese remains the open household risk.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Cancer Practices Report Only Weeks of Ifosfamide on Hand as Oncologists Warn No Substitute Drug Exists

ASCO warns some oncology practices have under a few weeks of ifosfamide left, with no direct substitute for the chemotherapy drug.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Nepal Flood Survivors Face a Second Health Emergency as Damaged Water Systems Raise Waterborne Disease Risk

Nepal's flash flood destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure, raising the risk of waterborne diseases for survivors as access to relief remains limited.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Tim Curry Dies at 80 After Thirteen Years of Adapting to Life Following a Near Fatal Stroke

Tim Curry has died at 80, with no cause released. He spent more than a decade adapting after a 2012 stroke and emergency brain surgery.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Pancreatic Cancer Patients No Longer Need Expanded Access to Get a RAS Inhibitor After Federal Approval

FDA approved daraxonrasib for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, replacing a case by case expanded access route with a prescribable therapy.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

A Newborn Was Among Pennsylvania's Two Measles Associated Deaths, and the County Coroner Disputes the Label

Pennsylvania says a newborn was one of two measles-associated deaths. The Lancaster County coroner says the baby died of a ruptured spleen.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Medicare's $50 Weight Loss Discount Excludes Millions Whose Conditions the Drugs Are Actually Approved to Treat

Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge charges $50 a month, but a sleep apnea or diabetes diagnosis routes patients back to Part D copays of hundreds of dollars.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

Nurses at Chicago's Saint Mary of Nazareth and Three Other Prime Hospitals Set September Strike Date

Nurses at four Prime Healthcare hospitals will strike on September 3. Here is what a one-day walkout means for patients with scheduled care.

Medical Daily · Aug 26