The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned people to stop using “artificial tear” eye drops sold by EzriCare or Delsam Pharma, noting that an “extensively” antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria has been found in multiple open containers of the drops. Officials investigating the outbreak have also seen signs of a spread beyond those who…
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A highly drug-resistant bacteria that was linked to eyedrops imported from India and that spread from person to person in a Connecticut long-term care center has prompted concerns that the strain could gain a foothold in U.S. health care settings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infectious disease specialists said the strain…
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas who once declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional issued a far-reaching ruling on Thursday that prevents the Biden administration from enforcing a provision of the law that provides patients with certain types of free preventive care, including screenings for cancer, depression, diabetes and H.I.V. The decision, by Judge…