Vibrio season ramping up as 5 Floridians struck by horrific infection - Yahoo
File this under, “Florida is trying to kill you.” It's rare, but be warned. Vibrio vulnificus, the horrific infection nicknamed the "flesh-eating" bacteria that disproportionately affects the Sunshine State, is entering its most active season, from June to September, and this year’s cases already are outstripping what was counted by this time last year.
The 1 Undiscussed Illness That Spikes During The Summer, According To Doctors - HuffPost
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State Medical Board: Physician Assistant Failed To Meet Standards Of Care - JoCo Report
RALEIGH, N.C. — A physician assistant has been reprimanded by the North Carolina Medical Board following an investigation into prescribing practices, patient monitoring failures, and inadequate medical documentation involving multiple patients, including one who later died from an overdose.
Omaha Steaks, Nerf basketball and Hazmat suits: Former contagion patients describe life in quarantine amid Hantavirus - NBC News
As more than 40 Americans remain in quarantine for up to six weeks following a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, former patients who spent time inside some of the country’s highest-security medical isolation units during previous viral contagions are sharing what it’s like to endure weeks cut off from the outside world. “I want the people who are being affected by this, who are in quarantine or who have loved ones who are in quarantine, to rest assured that they are in the best of hands,” Dr.