Massachusetts

Building Contaminated After Massachusetts Man Melts Dental Fillings: Officials

by John Hadden, Global News

Fire officials say a Massachusetts apartment building has been deemed uninhabitable after a man mistook dental fillings for silver, melted them and caused mercury poisoning. Fall River District Fire Chief Michael Clark said the 51-year-old resident melted the fillings Jan. 25 and went to the hospital three days later. Initially, doctors couldn’t understand what made him ill. Toxic … Read more

The Increasing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections

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Luke F. Chen, MBBS, MPH, CIC, FRACP: Hello. My name is Luke Chen. I’m from the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health at Duke University [Durham, North Carolina]. Today we are talking about the evolving epidemiology and increasing threat of gram-negative infections, particularly multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections. With me is Dr. Matthew Falagas,Director of the … Read more