CLEVELAND, Ohio – The number of Ohioans affected by the latest E. coli epidemic has risen to 23, and the League of Women Voters will host a reproductive care webinar on Sept. 8.
Cleveland.com brings together some of the most notable local and national health news to make headlines online. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, August 30th.
Number of Ohioans infected with E. coli rises to 23
According to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Ohioans have fallen ill due to an outbreak of E. coli infection in multiple states.
The latest update on Aug. 19 said 19 Ohioans had contracted E. coli.
An additional 47 illnesses have been reported to the CDC since the last update on August 19.
There are 84 cases from four states: Indiana (6), Michigan (53), Ohio (23) and Pennsylvania (2).
The number of people hospitalized has reached 38, including eight in Michigan who have a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome. No deaths have been reported.
Although no specific food has been identified as the source, most ill people report eating romaine lettuce hamburgers or sandwiches at Wendy’s restaurants before becoming ill.
The Wendy’s restaurants where the sick dined are in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Fast food chains have removed romaine lettuce from their sandwiches from restaurants in the area. Wendy’s uses a different kind of romaine lettuce in their salads.
The CDC is not advising people to avoid eating at Wendy’s restaurants or to stop eating romaine lettuce. There is no evidence that romaine lettuce sold in grocery stores or served in other restaurants has been linked to this outbreak.
If you have severe E. coli symptoms, such as diarrhea that lasts more than 3 days, diarrhea with a high fever, bloody stools, or severe vomiting, see your doctor immediately.
League of Women Voters Hosts Webinar on Reproductive Care Sept. 8
The Ohio League of Women Voters organization hosts a bipartisan webinar on reproductive care for women in post-Roe situations. Thursday, September 8, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Post-Roe: Ohio Women’s Health Care: Only the Facts is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights-University Heights and co-sponsored by leagues across Ohio. Click here to register for the event.
Panelists will discuss issues facing physicians, caregivers, and patients, the legal situation in Ohio, pending laws further restricting access to abortion, and the impact of federal action.
panelists are Dr. David Hackney, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University Hospital. Dr. Rebecca Flyckt, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Division Head, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UH; and Jessie Hill, Associate Dean of Research and Teacher Training and Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University.
The moderator is Karen Kasler, state commissioner of the Ohio Public Radio and Television Station.
Study suggests people who eat more fish are at risk of melanoma
A new study suggests that eating more fish, including tuna and non-fried fish, increases the risk of melanoma. It was recently published in Cancer Causes and Control magazine.
Researchers at Brown University found that the incidence of melanoma was higher in people with a median fish intake of 42.8 grams per day compared with those with a median fish intake of 3.2 grams per day. was 22% higher.
People with a median fish intake of 42.8 grams per day were more likely to have abnormal cells only in the outer layer of the skin, known as stage 0 melanoma or melanoma, than those with a median fish intake of 3.2 grams per day. were 28% more likely to have on the fly. An average serving of cooked fish weighs about 140 grams.
Researchers found that the higher the intake of non-fried fish and tuna, the higher the risk of malignant melanoma and stage 0 melanoma.People with a median daily tuna intake of 14.2 grams had a 20% higher risk of malignant melanoma and a 17% higher risk of stage 0 melanoma than those with a median daily tuna intake of 0.3 grams.
Scientists analyzed data from 491,367 Americans who participated in the National Institutes of Health’s AARP Diet and Health Study in 1995 and 1996. Previous year.
By 2020, the average life expectancy will be shortened by about 2 years
Life expectancy in the United States fell by 1.8 years in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new CDC data.
Life expectancy has declined in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a CDC report. Major causes of the decline were due to factors such as COVID-19 and drug overdoses. In 2020, COVID-19 was his third leading cause of death, surpassing 350,000, the CDC reported earlier this year.
Life expectancy in the country has fallen from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years in 2020. Residents of the western and northwestern states generally have the highest life expectancy, with the southern states having the lowest.
Hawaii had the longest life expectancy at 80.7 years. Washington, Minnesota, California and Massachusetts followed. Mississippi had him lowest at 71.9. The remaining bottom five were West Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama and Kentucky.