CDC: Meningitis outbreak death toll rises to 7
Minnesota and Ohio are the two latest states to report confirmed cases linked to a steroid produced by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts.www.boston.com
Steroid-related meningitis cases rise to 47
The outbreak of fungal meningitis has been tied to steroid shots used to treat back pain. The steroid was custom-made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, New England Compounding Center.www.usatoday.com
Fungi blamed for meningitis rarely cause trouble
Both were detected this week in patients with meningitis that occurred after a contaminated steroid was injected into the spinal column of some patients getting pain treatments.www.jacksonsun.com
Patients warned about meningitis
In 23 states, hundreds, possibly thousands, of back-pain patients are being warned to watch for symptoms of meningitis because of a custom-mixed steroid solution that may have been contaminated with a fungus.www.philly.com
Minnesota woman diagnosed with meningitis after receiving tainted medication
A Minnesota woman has been diagnosed with meningitis after being injected with a steroid from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy that issued a recall last week and has since shut down operations.www.duluthnewstribune.com
Meningitis Spreads to Eighth State
Meningitis Spreads to Eighth State. A meningitis virus sickened its 52nd victim and claimed another life Saturday, bringing the death toll for the outbreak to seven.www.thedailybeast.com
Meningitis outbreak claims two Michigan lives
LANSING - Officials say there are at least eight confirmed cases of meningitis in Michigan, including two deaths. The Michigan Department of Community Health said Saturday it won't be able to release any details about the deaths until after the weekend.www.freep.com
Cases of meningitis up to 47 in 7 states
Four patients at Medical Advanced Pain Specialists in Edina, Minn., who received a steroid linked to a meningitis outbreak showed symptoms of the disease and were told to be tested.www.telegram.com
Meningitis Outbreak Spreads to 2 More States
Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven. In updated figures posted to its website Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the outbreak has spread to more ...www.nbcphiladelphia.com
Scant Oversight of Drug Maker in Fatal Outbreak
Eddie C. Lovelace, a Kentucky judge still on the bench into his late 70s, had a penchant for reciting Shakespeare from memory and telling funny stories in his big, booming voice.www.nytimes.com
6 Michigan meningitis cases join US outbreak
The type of fungal meningitis involved is not contagious and is believed to be linked to injections from a recalled back pain medication the patients received from four facilities in Michigan.www.detroitnews.com
Steroid linked to meningitis outbreak was sent to Chicago
A medical practice specializing in pain management has notified about 200 Chicago-area patients who may have received injections of a steroid medication linked to an outbreak of a deadly form of meningitis. No one in Illinois has reported having the ...www.chicagotribune.com
Fungal Meningitis: Know the Subtle Symptoms
Meningitis affects the membranous lining of the brain and spinal cord. Early symptoms of fungal meningitis, such as headache, fever, dizziness, nausea and slurred speech, are subtler than those of bacterial meningitis and can take nearly a month to appear.abcnews.go.com
Meningitis outbreak's first victim likely was Kentucky judge
The probable first victim of the fungal meningitis outbreak in Tennessee was Kentucky Circuit Court Judge Eddie C. Lovelace, who died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Sept.www.tennessean.com
Meningitis cases climb to 47 infected in seven states
The number of meningitis infections tied to a New England pharmacy's contaminated steroid injections has increased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.www.cbsnews.com
Meningitis Outbreak Highlights Hazards
The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to injectable steroids has raised questions about the safety of compounding pharmacies, which mix medicines used by millions of Americans with little federal oversight.abcnews.go.com
Number of US meningitis cases rises to 50 in deadly outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The number of people stricken with a rare form of meningitis linked to steroid injections rose to 50 in seven U.S.www.reuters.com
Maryland braces for more meningitis cases
The potential scope of the meningitis outbreak that has killed at least five people widened Thursday as health officials warned that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patients who got steroid back injections in 23 states could be at risk.www.baltimoresun.com
Columbus pain clinic contacting patients after meningitis scare
COLUMBUS, IN (WAVE) - More than 45 people in seven states are now confirmed to have fungal meningitis after patients received injections contaminated with a fungus.www.wave3.com
Meningitis Outbreak Update: List Of Hospitals Released
The government has named 75 medical facilities that received a potentially contaminated drug suspected of infecting 47 patients with meningitis nationwide. The hospitals and clinics that have used the possibly tainted steroid are in 23 states, from New ...www.npr.org
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