The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been taken into custody in Pennsylvania, according to multiple reports. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press the man was taken into custody on Monday and is being held in the Altoona, Pa., area for questioning. Thompson waskilled early in the morning Dec. 4 outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan after being shot in the back and right calf on the way to address a meeting

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The Hindu

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to the guidelines, admission of large numbers of patients on the day of inspection or the previous day, admission of multiple patients from the same family or the admitted patients having no or minor problems which can be treated on OPD basis with oral medications, could be a parameter for identifying "fake patients"

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

By Grace Vitaglione This article was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from The Gerontological Society of America, The Journalists Network on Generations and The Silver Century Foundation. Marian Spicer, 72, was treated for a kidney stone at Duke Health in late October. During the procedure, the doctor accidentally tore her bladder, and she didnt get out of the hospital until early November.

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Exploring Health

DECEMBER 9, 2024

How a Show About a Bad Doctor Inspired a Career Goal of Health Care by Harika Adusumilli Ive always found myself attracted to the morbid, whether it be horror movies or true crime shows. Thus I was immediately drawn to the Peacock show Dr. Death , a 2021 series (inspired by a 2018 podcast ) centered around a neurosurgeon who injures and kills his patients.

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The Hindu

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Lung or pulmonary TB receives greater attention than other forms of TB; however manifestations of TB are protean, and the seriousness and prevalence of some forms, which are loosely conflated into one term, EPTB or Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis, cannot be overlooked

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Research America

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Research!Americas Civic Engagement Microgrant Program, now in its seventh year, is an initiative which fosters STEMM graduate student-led public engagement projects across the United States. The program provides small grants to graduate students and post-docs in STEMM fields to develop and execute a range of activities to dialogue with public officials, community leaders, and community members.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track how that windfall has been spent depends largely on where you live. That’s because there is no federal standard dictating the information that must be made public.

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Kent State University Epidemiology Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Kent State launches EmpowerVetEd grant | Faculty/Staff News Now | Kent State recently received a $150,000 award from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Development to implement the EmpowerVetEd grant program to support eligible, military-connected individuals and their spouses pursuing teacher education programs across all campuses.Funds are designated for scholarships to recruit, enroll and retain eligible military individuals in educator preparation programs.

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University of Minnesota School of Public Health

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hypertension affects 86 million U.S. adults, and nearly half of them (46%) have uncontrolled blood pressure despite medication or lifestyle changes.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

DECEMBER 9, 2024

New (2024) study of big city health departments shows they are in dire need of epidemiologists. The shortfall puts at risk the nations efforts to quickly detect and respond to health threats. WASHINGTON, D.C. The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently assessed epidemiology capacity in 35 big city health departments and found that our nations largest urban areas do not have the number of injury and disease detectives needed to

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Chris Kassotis, Ph.D., is the 2024 winner of the Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award , sponsored by Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS). The award, in honor of scientist and mentor Lou Guillette, Jr., is given to an early-career scientist working in some aspect of endocrine disruptor research. Dr. Kassotis is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Pharmacology at Wayne State University in Detroit,

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The Cofounder

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As we wrap up the semester’s classes and dive into finals week, it can feel like pushing through the final stretch of a marathon. We have already put in countless hours on homework, projects, and note taking, and now it is time to put our newfound skills to the test.

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Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, CAHSPER, & public health faculty scholar, received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association, for the exceptional impact that he has made to healthcare in rural MO for 30+ years.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday on local charges in Altoona, Pa., according to New York City police, who described him as a person of interest in last weeks shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Officials confirmed Altoona police arrested Luigi Mangione on gun charges. He has not been charged in connection with the shooting as of 5 p.m.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A recent poll found that 44% of U.S. voters approve of Trumps nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Yet public opinion polls show Americans continue to overwhelmingly support childhood vaccination, including 88% who agree that the benefits of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine outweigh its risks the same vaccine that Kennedy discouraged Samoans from using during their deadly 2019 measles outbreak.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A federal court in North Dakota has blocked Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for immigrants that came into the U.S. illegally as children, also known as Dreamers. U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor on Monday granted Kansas, alongside 18 other states, a stay regarding a final rule from the Biden administration allowing some Dreamers access to the ACA marketplace, according to court documents.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This story was originally published in The New Lede , a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. In the waning days of the Biden administration, a long-fought battle over a cancer-causing food additive is again in the spotlight as consumer advocacy groups and lawmakers demand federal regulators ban Red Dye No. 3, a chemical used to give popular candies, foods and drinks their cherry-red colors.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

President-elect Trump suggested in an interview Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, would investigate a debunked link between vaccines and autism. When you look at some of the problems, when you look at whats going on with disease and sickness in our country, somethings wrong, Trump said on "Meet The Press.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Seventy-seven Nobel laureates signed a letter urging the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The New York Times reported Monday. In the letter, the 77 Nobel laureates in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics said they have concerns about Kennedys lack of relevant experience and about some of the public positions he has taken.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Presented by Children's Hospital Association TK {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump talks health care on 'Meet the Press' President-elect Trump had his first sit-down broadcast interview since he was reelected last month. AP Photo/Evan Vucci During the interview on NBCs Meet the Press Sunday night, President-elect Trump repeated claims he made on the campaign trail and gave unclear answers on future abortion restrictions and Robert F.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Sixty-two percent of Americans say its the federal governments responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a survey from Gallup found. The figure is the highest its been in more than a decade. It slipped to its low of 42 percent in 2013, during the difficult rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as ObamaCare. It was at its highest in 2006, when 69 percent of Americans believed health care should be covered by the government.

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