Health News

Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:38 pm
Dr. Ashish Jha, head of the White House Covid task force, said the U.S. has made major strides in ...
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New health system, created through Spectrum and Beaumont merger, announces its name
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:22 pm
The system's new name, Corewell Health, will be added to Spectrum and Beaumont facilities over the next two years.
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CDC data suggests this year's flu season could be worse than last year
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:19 pm
ABC News medical contributor and Stanford Childrens Health's Dr. Alok Patel discusses this years flu season and whether or not ...
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Bright Health drops individual health insurance business, raises $175M
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:16 pm
Bright Health pulled off Minnesota's biggest-ever IPO with a plan to build a nationwide insurance business, but now it's focusing ...
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HCA Healthcare agrees to sell three New Orleans hospitals
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:16 pm
HCA Healthcare Inc. is marching out of The Big Easy. The Nashville-based hospital operator has agreed to sell its three ...
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Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:12 pm
A European study on thousands of male and female patients found weaker-than-expected results in colonoscopies preventing cancer.
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These 7 cereals do not qualify as 'healthy' according to the FDA's new criteria
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 7:02 pm
There are certain cereals that you may consider healthy that wouldn't be classified as such by the FDA based on ...
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Snohomish County reports first flu death since 2020
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 6:58 pm
Snohomish County has reported its first influenza death since 2020, after the past two years brought relatively mild flu seasons to ...
seattletimes.com

Coronavirus Today: The COVID lies we all tell
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 6:36 pm
Researchers surveyed adults from around the U.S. about their COVID-19 honesty and adherence to pandemic health guidelines and found ...
latimes.com

28 Kids and Staff Members Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak at Pennsylvania Day Care Center
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 6:16 pm
Upon their arrival, firefighters found there were "dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide in the building," officials said
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Four Deaths Linked to Rat Poison-Laced Synthetic Pot
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 6:02 pm
Fifty-two individuals in Florida were exposed to synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison in the winter of 2021, authorities report. All ...
medscape.com

Pennsylvania woman stunned to be charged $50K for asthma medication. No one can explain it
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:55 pm
A woman received a bill for over $50,000 for an asthma medication at one tenth that price her doctor prescribed. Nobody ...
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Clayton Echard on His Body Dysmorphia and The Bachelor : 'I've Struggled with Feeling I'm Good Enough'
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:55 pm
Former Bachelorette and Bachelor star Clayton Echard opens up to PEOPLE about his battle with body dysmorphia and its effect ...
yahoo.com

Study raises questions about colonoscopies for cancer screening. What doctors want you to know
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:55 pm
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to suggestthe procedure may beless helpful than many ...
usatoday.com

Academic Recovery for K-12 Students to Cost $700 Billion
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:53 pm
States have received billions in aid to help struggling students, but a new study shows its not nearly enough.
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Home health services patients sue HHS secretary over Medicare policy
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:48 pm
Secretary Xavier Becerra alleges the policies maintained by his department are restricting access to home health aide services for Medicare ...
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Florida surgeon general blocked from sharing COVID vaccine study on Twitter: 'An enormous deal'
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:37 pm
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recommends that males under 40 years old should not get the COVID vaccine due to cardiac-related ...
foxnews.com

Cyberattack delays patient care at major US hospital chain
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:26 pm
Patients at hospitals in one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States are facing delays in care due ...
theverge.com

Exclusive: HCA plans new freestanding ER near UCF
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:26 pm
HCA Healthcare Inc. plans to build a new freestanding emergency room in Orlando near the University of Central Florida. The ...
bizjournals.com

England's Scorching Summer Heat Waves Killed Record Number of Elderly
Tue, Oct 11th 2022 at 5:25 pm
England baked under several heat waves throughout this summer. It didnt just push the country into uncomfortable daysthe heat waves ...
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