Month: September 2021

CLEVELAND (AP/WJW) — Myles Garrett recorded a franchise record 4 1/2 sacks on Justin Fields and Cleveland Browns brought down Chicago's rookie quarterback nine times — holding him to one net yard passing — in his first NFL start as the Browns thumped the Bears 26-6 on Sunday. “It feels good, but knowing that we can be even better. It is tough," Garrett said following the game. "That is the worst part about it is I had a great game, but there are always going to be the ones you miss or the ones you are close on. Glad to be able to ball out with those boys. Glad to see them stay hungry and go feast, but there is still more to come.”

A Michigan doctor shared 8 interactions he had with severely ill COVID-19 patients in a Facebook post. The patients decried the severity of the pandemic and questioned his medical advice.  Dr. Matthew Trunsky told The Washington Post 6 of those patients have died.  Loading Something is loading. A Michigan pulmonologist recounted ...

A recent salmonella outbreak with no known food source has more than doubled in infections in over a week.  On Sept. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 127 people in 25 states had been infected with salmonella, resulting in 18 hospitalizations. On Thursday, the CDC announced the number of reported illness had more than doubled: 279 people have been sickened, and the outbreak has reached another four states. An additional eight people have now been hospitalized because of salmonella. On Sept. 2, 20 people were reported sick by the strain of Salmonella Oranienburg. Since then, the CDC says the outbreak has "grown rapidly." No food source has been attributed to the outbreak, but state and local officials from infected states have collected food samples from restaur...

The FDA establishes advisory committees to assist the federal agency with one of its most important duties: deciding whether to approve the distribution of new drugs. The stakes of these decisions are enormous. Based on the outcome of the FDA's deliberations, patients may gain access to lifesaving medicines, and manufacturers may reap billions in profits. Kesselheim, a professor at Harvard Medical School, was one of the members of this committee because of his expertise on pharmaceuticals that address diseases of the brain, including Alzheimer's, the irreversible, progressive brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually causes death. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. In light of this record, and the need to improve it, Kessel...