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State and federal health organizations are conducting a cooperative investigation into reports of adverse events among patients in Illinois and North Carolina who received injections of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) after Dec. 6, 2012, produced by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC, in Newbern, Tenn.
The organizations involved in the investigation include the Food and Drug Administration, [...]
The FDNY blessed two new medical vehicles outside FDNY Headquarters on May 23, in celebration of EMS Week.
“These vehicles will help deliver on our promise that for pre-hospital care, we’re second to none,” Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said.
Chief of Department Edward Kilduff added, “These vehicles tell the city that they are in good [...]
Little Owen Hogan is the rambunctious, energetic son of an FDNY firefighter who is turning 2-years-old on Memorial Day. He’s also one of the bravest toddlers you will meet.
Owen recently was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a bone marrow and stem cell disease.
Right now he is receiving three units of O- blood each [...]
It was a day to celebrate life, as 12 survivors of cardiac arrest met the people who saved their lives, including FDNY paramedics, EMTs and firefighters, at the 19th Annual Second Chance Brunch on May 22.
“This puts into perspective the life saving work done by the Fire Department every day,” Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano [...]
FDNY EMS members won the Simulation (SIM) Lab Wars EMS competition at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) on May 17.
The event tests the ability and skill of local Emergency Medical Service providers, including skills like teamwork, preparation and reaction to the unexpected.
The SIM Lab, a division of SIUH, has remote-controlled mannequins that respond [...]
The FDNY capped off a successful EMS Week with the promotion of five captains in a ceremony on May 24 at FDNY Headquarters.
“Your experience and training will make your paramedics and EMTs better at their jobs,” Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said. “You’ll be faced with many tough decisions, but we know you’re up [...]
Post-exposure treatments are being administered to an Horry County man after he was bitten by a fox that tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
“To reduce the risk of getting rabies, we recommend that people avoid wild animals acting tame and tame animals acting wild,” said Sue [...]
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH), with the help of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is beginning an investigation into a cluster of deaths that appear to be related to the use of a new synthetic drug.
In light of this situation, HEALTH and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental [...]
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Houston County Health Department have determined that the cause of a respiratory illness cluster in southeast Alabama was a combination of influenza A, rhinovirus, the virus associated with the common cold, and bacterial pneumonia.
“This is good news. Testing has ruled out avian flu and [...]
Chinese and U.S. scientists have used virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and be transmitted between ferrets.
Ferrets are often used as a mammalian model in influenza research, and efficient transmission of influenza virus between ferrets can provide clues as to [...]
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