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In southeast Texas, crippling power outages and heat turn deadly following Hurricane Beryl

Thu, 2024-07-11 09:31 — mike kraft
Anger mounts in southeast Texas as crippling power outages and heat turn deadly | CNN Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at times deadly. Elizabeth Wolfe, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera CNN

 

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Opinion: As Covid cases grow,mask bans also increase, threatening immunocompromised people.

Wed, 2024-07-10 20:45 — mike kraft

 

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Essay: Can humanity address climate change without believing it?

Wed, 2024-07-10 20:22 — mike kraft
Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible In the 19th century, many doctors might not have believed germ theory, but they switched to using protective methods anyway for a simple reason. Ron Barrett The Conversation
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Limited bird flu counter measure responses on Michigan farms sparks COVID-era worry

Wed, 2024-07-10 10:19 — mike kraft
Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan's nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America. Tom Polansek,P.j. Huffstutter,Leah Douglas Reuters

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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Compromise Care, Not Just Data

Tue, 2024-07-09 10:55 — mike kraft
When Hospital Cyberattacks Compromise Care, Not Just Data - KFF Health News When hospitals are hit by cyberattacks that compromise crucial technology systems for managing patient care, the stakes are staggering. “We’ve started to think about these as public health issues and disasters on the scale of earthquakes or hurricanes,” said Jeff Tully, a co-director of the Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity at the University of California at […] khnerich KFF Health News

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Social media increased negative effect on college students mental health during COVID pandemic--study

Tue, 2024-07-02 12:03 — mike kraft

 

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BlueCross fined for firing Tennesee worker over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Tue, 2024-07-02 11:43 — mike kraft

Jury fines BlueCross for firing worker over COVID-19 vaccine mandate | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A Tennessee jury has awarded a former research scientist at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee $687,000 in back pay and damages after she was fired in 2021 for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Following a three-day jury trial in Chattanooga last week, a federal jury decided BlueCross failed to provide reasonable accommodation for Tanja Benton, who did most of her work from home and claimed a religious exemption to the company's vaccine mandate.

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Fraud: Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown

Fri, 2024-06-28 09:49 — mike kraft

 

Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown The Justice Department has charged nearly 200 people in a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud schemes nationwide with false claims topping $2.7 billion. AP News

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Reminder messages, not free rides, are more effective in encouraging COVID-19 booster vaccinations --study

Fri, 2024-06-28 09:42 — mike kraft
Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake Text messages increased 30-day COVID-19 booster uptake by 21%. CIDRAP

Nature has published a large study showing that text message reminders to receive a COVID-19 booster worked to increase vaccine uptake, but that offering free rides to pharmacies did not. 

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Congo authorities approve two mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

Thu, 2024-06-27 10:00 — mike kraft
Exclusive: Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak Authorities in the Democratic of Congo have approved the use of two mpox vaccines to try to tackle an upsurge in cases and a dangerous new strain spreading in the country. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

...The Congo has seen 20,000 cases and more than 1,000 deaths from mpox, mainly among children, since the start of last year.

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