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Teletherapy availability has had little impact for those who cannot pay ---study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-01-17 17:30

Study shows teletherapy has not improved access to mental health care for those who cannot pay A small team of psychiatrists at Columbia University, in the U.S., has found that despite an increase in the use of teletherapy over the past several years by both psychotherapists and their patients, ... Bob Yirka Medical Xpress

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WHO seeks $1.5 billion for global health emergencies

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-01-16 10:26

WHO seeks $1.5 billion for global health emergencies

GENEVA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization launched its annual appeal for funding to respond to health emergencies on Thursday, just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the health agency's biggest donor, puts a question mark over its finances longer-term.

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Climate change is reshaping home insurance in California — and other states

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-01-14 10:48

How climate change is reshaping home insurance in California — and the rest of the U.S. Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too. NPR

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Biden administration races to alocate $74bn in climate funding but $20bn remains vulnerable to Trump rollback

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-01-14 10:38

Biden Trump-proofs $74bn in climate funding but $20bn remains vulnerable Allocation of funds from Inflation Reduction Act makes it harder for president-elect to halt green initiatives The Guardian

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Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-01-13 10:05

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits The Supreme Court is declining to hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. AP News

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Biden Administration Bars Including Medical Debt In Credit Scores

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-01-07 17:54

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores - KFF Health News The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration. khnnoaml KFF Health News

The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering medical information in assessing borrowers.

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Analysis: Climate change --Saudi Arabia has been dragging in trying to counter the problem

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-01-03 11:36

Climate progress screeched to a halt this year. One country had its foot on the brake. | CNN For years, Saudi Arabia has been accused of delaying climate progress, but experts say this year it has been bolder than ever. Laura Paddison CNN

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Biden administration commits an additional $306 million toward battling bird flu and will distribute the funds before Trump takes office.

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-01-03 10:29

The Biden administration, in a final push to shore up the nation’s pandemic preparedness before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, announced on Thursday that it would nearly double the amount of money it was committing to ward off a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans.

Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on H5N1, a strain of avian influenza that is highly contagious and lethal to chickens, and has spread to cattle. The virus has not yet demonstrated that it can spread efficiently among people.

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