An Illinois patient has died after suffering lung-related illnesses from vaping, although federal officials disclosed few details about the circumstances. Source: NYT > Business – Matt Richtel
Cases of Vaping-Related Illnesses Rise to 153 in 16 States
The C.D.C. said serious respiratory problems were reported in the past two months, though it remained unclear whether vaping nicotine or THC, the high-inducing chemical in marijuana, was the cause. Source: NYT > Business – Sheila Kaplan
These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize
Duodenoscopes have sickened hundreds of patients in hospital outbreaks. Now some experts are demanding the devices be redesigned or taken off the market. Source: NYT > Business – Roni Caryn Rabin
HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer
An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus. Source: NYT > Business – Donald G. McNeil Jr.
To Fight Deadly Candida Auris, New York State Proposes New Tactics
The state health department calls on hospitals to do more to fight Candida auris, a mystery germ spreading the globe. Source: NYT > Business – Matt Richtel
Deadly Germs, Lost Cures: Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans. Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW JACOBS and MICHAEL ADNO