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As U.S. Hospitals Consolidate, Prices and Patient's Medical Debt Is Rising--Study

Thu, 2024-10-17 13:27 — mike kraft
As Hospitals Get Bigger, Medical Debt Is Harder for Patients To Shake - KFF Health News If you get sick in America, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults have some form of health-care debt, KFF has found. One surprising risk: living in a community where hospitals have consolidated — an increasingly common development as health systems merge or large systems gobble up smaller hospitals. That’s […] khnerich KFF Health News

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U.S. flu shot is different this year because one strain has faded during the COVID pandemc

Thu, 2024-10-17 13:06 — mike kraft
The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned. NPR

This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade.

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Advice on dealing with increasing cases of Whooping cough and walking pneumonia

Thu, 2024-10-17 12:17 — mike kraft
Whooping cough and walking pneumonia cases are up. Here's what to know and how to help keep your family safe. Dr. Jon LaPook talks about the infections on the rise this season, including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. CBS News

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.

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Malaria: Nigeria rolls out new Oxford R21 malaria vaccine

Thu, 2024-10-17 11:13 — mike kraft
Nigeria rolls out new Oxford R21 malaria vaccine Nigeria launched a new malaria vaccine on Thursday that will be freely administered to recipients, its health minister said, marking a significant milestone in its fight against the deadly disease. Camillus Eboh Reuters

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Bird Flu: Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:49 — mike kraft
Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium Britain has increased on Thursday the risk level of bird flu to medium from low after the virus was detected in a number of wild birds in the country over the autumn, the government said in an update posted on its website. Reuters Reuters

 

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Helene and Milton hurricanes are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, becoming among most costly storms

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:20 — mike kraft
Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters. AP News

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North Carolina hurricane update:81 still missing; why many may not take federal buyouts to move

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:11 — mike kraft
81 people still missing in North Carolina, Helene now third deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane since 1950 Nearly three weeks after Hurricane “Helene” made landfall, North Carolina is still searching for 81 missing people amid mounting fatalities, with over 131 deaths reported in the state as of October 16. TW The Watchers
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Climate change finance needed to help developing countries could reach 'hundreds of billions'--U.N. group

Wed, 2024-10-16 10:29 — mike kraft
Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions', COP29 leaders say Negotiators will meet in Baku next month to agree on a new financing goal. Gloria Dickie,Nailia Bagirova Reuters
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How a heavily minority Maryland county initiative successfully improved COVID-19 vaccine rates --study

Wed, 2024-10-16 10:16 — mike kraft
Research initiative successfully combats COVID-19 vaccine disparities An innovative effort to close the gap in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Prince George's County, Maryland found major success, according to new research co-authored by a public health leader at Kennedy ... Kennedy Krieger Institute Medical Xpress
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During COVID pandemic, 130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed --study

Wed, 2024-10-16 10:07 — mike kraft
130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed in Covid pandemic, study finds 130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed in the Covid pandemic. Experts still don’t know what happened to them. Angus Chen STAT
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