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Spread of bird flu raises concern for humans, international animal health body says

Thu, 2024-04-04 10:34 — mike kraft
Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday. Sybille De La Hamaide Reuters

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Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over refusal to take COVID-19 shot

Wed, 2024-04-03 13:13 — mike kraft
Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over r The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a former AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals employee fired in 2022 for not taking the COVID-19 shot, which she declined on religious grounds. Alex Swoyer The Washington Times

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Bird flu: U.S. officials prepare for additional cases, testing components for potential vaccine

Wed, 2024-04-03 13:00 — mike kraft
How prepared the U.S. is for a bird flu pandemic Federal officials are preparing for the possibility of additional human cases of bird flu, testing components to create an H5N1 vaccine after a Texas dairy worker was infected with the highly virulent virus. The Washington Post
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Medical Debt: Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard.

Wed, 2024-04-03 10:12 — mike kraft
Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard - KFF Health News Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average. Lynne Shallcross KFF Health News

 

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Investigation estimates over 4,000 Covid pandemic victims at Madrid care homes ‘could have been saved’

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:56 — mike kraft

 

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U.S.health system problems: More Americans are losing their doctors, and too few new pediatricians

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:31 — mike kraft
More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System - KFF Health News A shortage of primary care providers is driving more people to seek routine care in emergency settings. In Rhode Island, safety-net clinics are under pressure as clinicians retire or burn out, and patients say it’s harder to find care as they lose connections to familiar doctors. khnerich KFF Health News
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HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:20 — mike kraft
HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under a… nweixel The Hill

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under anesthesia, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday. 

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CDC, Virginia warn of invasive meningococcal bacterial outbreak --rare but severe.

Tue, 2024-04-02 10:07 — mike kraft

 

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U.S. long COVID Cases rise --new CDC data

Mon, 2024-04-01 17:21 — mike kraft
New Data: Long COVID Cases Surge A post-winter rise in estimated long COVID cases may last well into 2024, experts said. Tinker Ready Medscape

Experts worry a recent rise in long COVID cases — fueled by a spike in winter holiday infections and a decline in masking and other measures — could continue into this year.

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Nebraska man sentenced for fraud in inflating claims for COVID-19 aid — part of nation’s largest case of fraud

Mon, 2024-04-01 12:51 — mike kraft
Omaha man sentenced for fraud in inflating claims for COVID-19 aid — part of nation's largest case of fraud • Nebraska Examiner An Omaha man is sentenced to repay COVID-19 aid payments after an investigation showed he inflated revenue and salary figures. Paul Hammel Nebraska Examiner
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