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Overall global life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though Covid pandemic had impact

Thu, 2024-04-04 11:19 — mike kraft

Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990 The top causes of death globally — heart disease, stroke, COPD, and lower respiratory infections — were unchanged since 1990 except for two years of Covid pandemic. Annalisa Merelli STAT

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Disreputable brokers, without authorization, are enrolling or switching health insurance for people

Thu, 2024-04-04 10:18 — mike kraft

Unauthorized Sign-Ups Cast Shadow on Obamacare’s Record Enrollment - KFF Health News The Biden administration faces what looks like a growing problem for the federal Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchange: disreputable insurance brokers enrolling people who don’t need coverage or switching them to new plans without their authorization. It happened to Michael Debriae, a restaurant server who lives in Charlotte. Unbeknownst to him, an agent in Florida […] khnerich KFF Health News

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COVID-19 infection can increase risk of allergic diseases --study

Thu, 2024-04-04 09:47 — mike kraft

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection (news-medical.net)

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection The association of COVID-19 with long term allergic conditions. Dr. Liji Thomas, MD News-Medical

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Spread of bird flu raises concern for humans, international animal health body says

Thu, 2024-04-04 09:34 — mike kraft

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday. Sybille De La Hamaide Reuters

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Analysis: Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone

Wed, 2024-04-03 17:31 — mike kraft

Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone Only private jabs are available to most, but annual shots could reduce healthcare costs and prevent deaths The Guardian

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Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over refusal to take COVID-19 shot

Wed, 2024-04-03 12:13 — mike kraft

Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over r The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a former AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals employee fired in 2022 for not taking the COVID-19 shot, which she declined on religious grounds. Alex Swoyer The Washington Times

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Bird flu: U.S. officials prepare for additional cases, testing components for potential vaccine

Wed, 2024-04-03 12:00 — mike kraft

How prepared the U.S. is for a bird flu pandemic Federal officials are preparing for the possibility of additional human cases of bird flu, testing components to create an H5N1 vaccine after a Texas dairy worker was infected with the highly virulent virus. The Washington Post

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Medical Debt: Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard.

Wed, 2024-04-03 09:12 — mike kraft

Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard - KFF Health News Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average. Lynne Shallcross KFF Health News

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U.S. study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic

Wed, 2024-04-03 09:01 — mike kraft

Study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic Children visiting the emergency department (ED) for mental health crises during the pandemic had longer stays and more severe diagnoses, according to a new study in Academic Emergency Medicine. CIDRAP

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The study was based on ED visits to nine US hospitals participating in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Registry from 2017 to 2022.

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Bird flu: Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant, temporarily halts operations

Wed, 2024-04-03 08:51 — mike kraft

Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant Cal-Maine Foods culled 1.6 million hens after some tested positive for avian influenza. The U.S.

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