Mateusz P. Karwowski

TL;DR: Vitamin E acetate was associated with EVALI in a convenience sample of 51 patients in 16 states across the United States and was found in BAL fluid from the case patients or the comparator group.

TL;DR: Analyses of THC-containing product samples by FDA and state public health laboratories have identified potentially harmful constituents in these products, such as vitamin E acetate, medium chain triglyceride oil (MCT oil), and other lipids.

TL;DR: Recommendations on counseling women and men with possible Zika virus exposure who are interested in conceiving are included, based on limited available data on persistence of Zika virus RNA in blood and semen.

TL;DR: Given the possibility of limited local transmission of Zika virus in the continental United States and frequent travel from affected countries to the United States, US pediatric health care providers need to be familiar with Zika virus infection.

TL;DR: This update contains a new recommendation for routine care for infants born to mothers who traveled to or resided in areas with Zika virus transmission during pregnancy but did not receive Zika virus testing, when the infant has a normal head circumference, normal prenatal and postnatal ultrasounds (if performed), and normal physical examination.