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FDA Warns of Tattoo Ink Tied to Dangerous Infections

Lindsay Kalter June 16, 2023 The FDA draft guidance released this week on possible contamination of tattoo ink was not concerning Whitney Donohue, 34, owner of Forget Me Not Tattoo in Billings, Montana. “I get our ink directly through the manufacturer — not at a store or through Amazon or eBay,” she said. “You never know if...

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Fecal transplant discovery could improve care for dangerous infections

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine sheds light on why a fecal transplant can benefit patients with dangerous recurrent C. difficile infections – and suggests a way to improve patient outcomes. C. difficile infection causes life-threatening diarrhea, and it often takes hold in patients in hospitals and nursing homes as a...