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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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Why COVID Measures Like Masking And New Ones Like Safety Goggles Could Be Needed If Bird Flu Becomes a Pandemic

Wed, 2024-06-26 10:26 — mike kraft

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US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis

Tue, 2024-06-25 10:33 — mike kraft

US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis | CNN Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory released Tuesday. Jen Christensen CNN

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Unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan--USDA

Mon, 2024-06-24 12:10 — mike kraft

USDA finds unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan LANSING — A team of epidemiologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have traced the H5N1 viral spread in Michigan to a single herd of dairy cattle ... The Blade

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Pot use seems to contribute to more severe cases of COVID-19-- study

Fri, 2024-06-21 15:06 — mike kraft

Pot use seems to contribute to more severe cases of COVID-19, study finds - UPI.com Among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, those who used marijuana had a higher risk of hospitalization and intensive care unit admission, a new study indicates. UPI

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Climate change may make summer SAD more common or worse for some sufferers--health experts

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:35 — mike kraft

Seasonal affective disorder strikes some in the summer. Climate change may make it worse. Story at a glance As climate change brings on hotter and hotter summers, health experts worry a type of depression called summer seasonal affective disorder could become more common. People … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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Cancer patients gain from staying current on COVID-19 boosters-- Spanish study

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:14 — mike kraft

Study suggests cancer patients should stay current on COVID-19 boosters Yesterday in Nature Communications a study shows cancer that patients who are up to date on vaccines and have received COVID-19 boosters are more protected against death and serious complications than unvaccinated patients. CIDRAP

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Bird flu transmission most likely from workers, cows and vehicles going to multiple farms --Agriculture Dept. report

Wed, 2024-06-19 09:34 — mike kraft

Bird flu pandemic risk high as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role USDA report finds transmission likely happening when workers, cows, vehicles and equipment go to multiple farms The Guardian

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