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Upcoming Conference: Public health and technology -- NextMed Health, March 30-Aug 2

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-03-06 08:56

Conference alert: NextMed Health is a unique cross-disciplinary international conference exploring the use of accelerating technologies, and their potential to improve the future of health and medicine, including community public health, worldwide. It is being held March 30-April 2nd at the historic Hotel del Coronado located on the beach in San Diego, California.

Sessions include the use of technology to improve “Public, Global and Planetary Health,” and “Accelerating Health Access and Equality.” Among the distinguished faculty speakers are famed epidemiologist Larry Brilliant of the Skoll Foundation, Prof. Chris Mason of Cornell Weill, and Eric Topol of Scripps. Learn more at NextMed Health 2025 and use registration code 'Resilient' to save $500.

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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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Access to high speed internet a factor in lower COVID pandemic deaths.

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

High-speed internet linked to lower COVID-19 death rates The mortality rate from COVID-19 was about 50% lower in U.S. counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020. Fernanda Pires Medical Xpress

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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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Ddata of 100 million stolen in UnitedHealth Change Healthcare breach--new analysis

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-25 09:46

UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. Lawrence Abrams BleepingComputer

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16 U.S. Rural Electric Cooperatives Will receive $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-09-20 10:56

16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members - CleanTechnica The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan RMI CleanTechnica

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Smart watch activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-09-05 11:45

Wearable activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19 For COVID-19 diagnosis, wearables were accurate 88% of the time. CIDRAP

A new study from researchers at the University of South Australia reveals that wearable activity trackers, such as Apple Watches and Fitbits, show promise in detecting early signals of disease—particularly atrial fibrillation associated with stroke and COVID-19. The study is published in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

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U.S. Transportation Department is making $800 Million in Funding available to Reduce Climate Pollution and from Transportation and Encourage Cleaner Construction Materials

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-08-30 10:48

FHWA Opens Applications for $800 Million in Funding to Reduce Climate Pollution from Transportation, Encourage Cleaner Construction Materials - CleanTechnica Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!

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Bird Flu: The CDC’s Test Works, but It Has Issues

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-26 10:30

The CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but It Has Issues - KFF Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promises better tests are being developed, but the episode points to vulnerabilities in the country’s defense against emerging outbreaks. Terry Byrne KFF Health News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn’t harmed the agency’s outbreak response. But it has ignited scrutiny of its go-it-alone approach in testing for emerging pathogens.

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Federal funding will help an Ohio city shut down a very old power plant in favor of something cleaner.

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-07-25 11:41

In Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal - Inside Climate News IRA funding will help a city shut down a very old power plant in favor of something cleaner. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

A coal-fired power plant that started running more than a century ago is about to get a long-overdue retirement, and its electricity will be replaced by a solar farm and a battery storage system on an existing brownfield.

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Upcoming Conference: Public health and technology -- NextMed Health, March 30-Aug 2

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

Access to high speed internet a factor in lower COVID pandemic deaths.

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

Ddata of 100 million stolen in UnitedHealth Change Healthcare breach--new analysis

16 U.S. Rural Electric Cooperatives Will receive $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity

Smart watch activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19--study

U.S. Transportation Department is making $800 Million in Funding available to Reduce Climate Pollution and from Transportation and Encourage Cleaner Construction Materials

Bird Flu: The CDC’s Test Works, but It Has Issues

Federal funding will help an Ohio city shut down a very old power plant in favor of something cleaner.

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