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Lung Screening Saves Lives; Clues to Hyperprogression; Bacteria Foil Immunotherapy
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/lungcancer/101912

Nov 25th, 2022 - Diagnosis of early-stage lung cancer with low-dose CT screening was associated with significant improvement in long-term survival. (Mount Sinai, Radiological Society of North America) Researchers have discovered how cancer immunotherapy sometimes causes paradoxical tumor hyperprogression and identified a potential mechanism to prevent it. (Science Translational Medicine) Continuing its expansio...

FDA Says Philips Filed 21,000 Reports on Bad Foam Aug-Oct
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984527

Nov 25th, 2022 - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said Philips filed 21,000 medical device reports in connection with faulty foam in its ventilation and sleep apnoea devices in the Aug-Oct 2022 period. Philips has been recalling 5.5 million such devices since June 2021 after it became aware that a foam part can deteriorate and threaten users' health. In a statement,...

Top Georgia Court Orders the US State's Abortion Law Back Into Effect
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984558

Nov 25th, 2022 - (Reuters) - Georgia can enforce a law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy while the state appeals a lower court order striking it down, the state's highest court ruled on Wednesday. The Supreme Court of Georgia did not give a reason for its unanimous order. The state law, which originally took effect this past summer, has been challenged by Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights...

Fire Hazard Alert About Omnipod 5 'Artificial Pancreas' Charger
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984602

Nov 25th, 2022 - Insulet has alerted users of the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System about a potential fire hazard with the controller device's battery charger. The Medical Device Correction notice issued November 14 is not a recall; rather, users are advised to check the charging port on the controller to see if it is "melted, deformed, or discolored," or if the device overheats or emits an odor...

Managing T-DXd Adverse Events in the Real World
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984603

Nov 25th, 2022 - With recent expansions in its breast cancer indications, there has been an increase in the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu). "A lot of us are using this more frequently now than we were in the past," explained Sid Yadav, MD, a breast and gynecologic cancer specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. However, he added that managing its adverse events has been a "bit of a...

Highly Processed Foods 'as Addictive' as Tobacco
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984600

Nov 25th, 2022 - LONDON — Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco for addiction, and labeling them as such might benefit public health, according to a new US study that proposes a set of criteria to assess the addictive potential of some foods. The research suggests that healthcare professionals are taking steps towards framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right; it currently ...

FDA Rejects Piziotinib for Certain Types of NSCLC
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984604

Nov 25th, 2022 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will not approve poziotinib (Spectrum Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of certain patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The clinical data that the company had submitted was deemed insufficient for approval, and additional data including a randomized clinical trial would be needed, the agency said. The move is not a sur...

Heart Disease Deaths Spiked During COVID After 10-Year Decline
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984605

Nov 25th, 2022 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Yearly deaths from heart disease in the United States increased in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, after a steady decline during the previous decade, a new study shows. The rate of death from heart disease in the overall population rebounded in 2020 to what it had been in 2015 — essentially wipi...

Perceived Discrimination Tied to Worse Recovery After MI in Young
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984607

Nov 25th, 2022 - Perceived discrimination — unfair treatment due to their race, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other factors — in day-to-day life was common in young myocardial infarction (MI) survivors and was associated with worse recovery, new research suggests. In this study, patients completed three questionnaires assessing perceived discrimination, general mental and physical health, and angi...

Mason Vitamins Inc. Voluntary Recalls Healthy Sense Daily Multiple with Iron Tablets and People's Choice Women's Daily Vitamins with Iron Tablets Sold in the U.S Due to Inconsistent Product Labeling
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732822

Mason Vitamins Inc. has issued a nationwide voluntary recall of the specific lot of Healthy Sense Daily Multiple with Iron and People's Choice Women's Daily Vitamins with Iron due to Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Pantothenic Acid amounts being lower than the declared amount on the

Boston Baking Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in "Boston Baking Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cakes"
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732709

BOSTON BAKING, Inc. of Boston, MA, is recalling its 3-ounce, individually wrapped packages "Boston Baking Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cakes" food snacks sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores because they may contain undeclared pecans. People who have allergies to pecans run the risk of serious or li

Seed Ranch Flavor Co Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy in "Umami Everyday Sauce" and "Everything But The Sushi & Dumplings" Sauce
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732417

Seed Ranch Flavor Co. of Boulder, CO, is voluntarily recalling its 5 fl ounce bottles of "Umami Everyday Sauce" and "Everything But The Sushi & Dumplings" sauce because they contain undeclared soy. People who have allergies to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they

Da Cheng Vegetarian Food Inc Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg Protein in Vegan Drumsticks
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732365

Da Cheng Vegetarian Food Inc. of El Monte, CA, is recalling its 45 case of "Vegan Drumsticks" because they may contain undeclared egg protein. People who have allergies to egg protein run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Volume 28, Number 12-December 2022
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732831

Table of Contents for Volume 28, Number 12-December 2022

Research Letter - Severe Human Case of Zoonotic Infection with Swine-Origin Influenza A Virus, Denmark, 2021
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732834

Research Letter — Severe Human Case of Zoonotic Infection with Swine-Origin Influenza A Virus, Denmark, 2021

Research Letter - Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732833

Research Letter — Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique

Research - Association between Conflict and Cholera in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732832

Research — Association between Conflict and Cholera in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Synopsis - Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics and Therapeutic Management of Patients with Vibrio Infections, Bay of Biscay, France, 2001-2019
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732871

Acute vibriosis led to serious adverse events in more than one third of patients with underlying conditions.

Research - Acinetobacter baumannii among Patients Receiving Glucocorticoid Aerosol Therapy during Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, China
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732835

Aerosolized glucocorticoid treatment was independently associated with bacterial isolation in these patients.

CDC language assistance services notice in ASL
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/media/id/732666

The video provides information regarding CDC’s dedication to provision of language services to various audiences. This video can also be viewed at https://www.cdc.gov/about/videos/332247_Language_Assistance_Nondiscrimination_Policy_LOWRES.mp4

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