The number of people in the United States age 65 and older has grown from 35 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010, a 15% increase. This number is expected to be about 55 million by 2020, a 36% increase for the coming decade.1
Every year in September throughout the United States, students return to school, and many people return to work from vacation and summer break. As weather cools with the coming fall and winter, people gather in close proximity in colleges, schools, daycares, clinics, and workplaces.
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive solid tumors, with a median overall survival of 12 to 14 months and a two-year survival of 15% to 26%.
In 2011, 2 men died of amebic meningoencephalitis in Louisiana.
This large, multicenter, quality improvement project showed a dramatic reduction in mortality among patients with severe sepsis or septic shock after implementation of a sepsis treatment bundle.