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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Tuesday following treatment for a bladder issue, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Maryland.
- District of Columbia: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed Medical Center on Tuesday following treatment for a bladder issue. On Sunday, Austin was admitted to the hospital "with discomfort and concern from a bladder issue related to his December 2023 prostate cancer surgery," hospital doctors said. According to a statement from the Defense Department, Secretary Austin "will recuperate and perform his duties remotely from home for a period before returning to work at the Pentagon later this week." (Falconer, Axios, 2/13)
- Georgia: In response to recent surges in syphilis cases, CDC issued its first comprehensive recommendations for syphilis testing in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The recommendations are mainly for clinical laboratory or disease control personnel. However, they are also intended to help clinicians understand how to collect and process specimens, interpret results from tests, and counsel and treat patients. According to CDC, syphilis cases have increased by almost 80% between 2018 and 2022 and congenital cases have increased 183% over the same period. (Kahn, MedPage Today, 2/8)
- Maryland: FDA on Wednesday approved iloprost for the treatment of severe frostbite in adults, marking the first-ever treatment for severe frostbite. Iloprost is part of a drug class called vasodilators, which can prevent blood clotting, and is indicated for reducing the risk of finger or toe amputations as a result of severe frostbite. According to Norman Stockbridge, from FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, "[h]aving this new option provides physicians with a tool that will help prevent the life-changing amputation of one's frostbitten fingers or toes." (Ingram, MedPage Today, 2/14)
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