1-Minute Healthcare News Today—April 17, 2023
The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking into several salmonella cases tied to snake and rodent handling. There have been 45 confirmed cases nationwide, with one person dying. Read here.
A contract worker at a northern Michigan paper mill died due to a fungal infection, forcing the company to close for deep cleaning temporarily. According to a notice issued Friday by public health officials in Delta and Menominee counties, the worker died due to blastomycosis infection. Read here.
Meanwhile, Ghana has granted full national licensure to the University of Oxford's R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, making it its first regulatory approval for use in any country. Continue reading here.
A 'Morning-After Pill' for Sexually Transmitted Infections is coming. The single-dose antibiotic regimen significantly lowers chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis transmission. However, it does not yet receive the CDC's approval. Learn more?
Lastly, the NHS has denied aid to a quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health difficulties, as it struggles to manage soaring caseloads against a child mental health crisis.