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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting in a multistate investigation on the use of contaminated ...

Four U.S. states and two other countries are experiencing a Paraburkholderia fungorum outbreak from two ultrasound gel products, the CDC reported May 13.  As of May 8, the CDC is aware of 40 P.

The Department of Health and Human Services has granted an exemption to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hire a new class of its disease detectives, multiple CDC officials said ...

The CDC Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that bolsters the work of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laid off 32 people Thursday — adding to about 90 workers who lost ...

Researchers from the University of Technology Delft, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Caltech have developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cell ...

A CDC spokesperson told ProPublica in a written statement that the agency decided against releasing the assessment “because it does not say anything that the public doesn’t already know.” ...

Port City Daily first reported the news of the CDC’s investigation. The station ... many firefighters went in for ultrasound testing to identify any potential medical issues. “New Hanover County cares ...

The global ultrasound conductivity gel market is experiencing a period of substantial growth, driven by increasing demand in the medical imaging and diagnostics sectors. According to recent market ...

The investigation revealed that a single brand of non-sterile ultrasound gel was the contamination source. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified 119 Burkholderia ...

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded its investigation into the multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to the meat processor Boar’s Head Provisions. In its ...