Each week Melissa talks with Dr. Fred Browne from Griffin Health. Tune in Thursday at 8:38am or listen below.
Griffin Health Podcast
Melissa in the Morning: The “Kissing Bugs”
The CDC published a report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease. What is it and could we see it here in Connecticut? We asked Dr. Browne. IMAGE CREDIT: Dr. Fred Browne / Griffin Health… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Vaccine Mandates
Florida officials say they plan to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including those for diseases like measles, polio, and whooping cough. The Florida Department of Health will move to repeal its vaccine rules, while lawmakers are expected to consider changes to state law. We spoke to Dr. Fred Browne about the dangers of a decision like…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Radioactive Shrimp
The FDA issued an alert that certain raw frozen shrimp products imported from Indonesia and sold at Walmart may have been contaminated with radiation. We talked about the dangers of consuming radioactive shrimp with infectious disease expert, Dr. Fred Browne. IMAGE CREDIT: Griffin Hospital… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Hand, Foot and Mouth
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reported an uptick in hand-foot-and-mouth disease cases among young children, more than any other summer. Why are we seeing this and how do we best prepare to avoid this ahead of the upcoming new school year? We asked Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. Image Courtesy of Griffin Health… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Legionnaires’ Disease
One person has died and 22 others are really sick in New York City from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Not a lot of details on the people impacted but what we do know is Legionnaires’ is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacteria usually found in water. We got more details on this…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Plague Infections
A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague which is a rare and severe form of a flea-borne disease. When you hear plague, usually you think of medieval times and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic. Should we be concerned that history is repeating itself? We spoke with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health about…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Dr. Browne is Back!
After two months away, we played catch up with show fan favorite, Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. We talked about changes to vaccine recommendations as well as potential summer issues Connecticut residents should avoid involving insects, oysters or the water. IMAGE DETAILS: Dr. Fred Browne / Griffin Health… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Strep Throat
A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A strep throat infections have more than doubled by 2022. What’s also alarming is that data shows that treating strep is becoming a bigger challenge as it is more resistant to common antibiotics. Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health weighs…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Norovirus Outbreak
More than two-hundred passengers are sick with norovirus on a luxury cruise ship. The Cunard Line ship left England and sailed to New York and the Caribbean before returning to the United Kingdom. We spoke with Dr. Browne from Griffin Health about this and what to do to protect yourself on your next cruise.For more…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Flesh Eating Bacteria?
There are reports about a rare bacteria infecting people in Australia and it leads to questions about water-based bacteria in general. We spoke with infectious disease Dr. Fred Browne about it. We also talked about tick-borne illnesses and measles outbreaks. Image Courtesy of Dr. Fred Browne… Continue Reading
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