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Hospital patient safety suffered under COVID pandemic pressures-- study

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Hospital patient safety suffered under COVID pandemic pressures, study shows The recommendations were made to shore up protection in vulnerable groups and add clarity for patients and healthcare providers. CIDRAP
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Analysis: How a 2nd Trump presidency might cut back the CDC

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What Trump winning the election could mean for the CDC Conservatives in Congress and Washington think tanks have proposed eliminating CDC programs they say are not central to fighting infectious diseases. Lena H. Sun The Washington Post
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How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, shown in series of emails

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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu - KFF Health News Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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As U.S. Hospitals Consolidate, Prices and Patient's Medical Debt Is Rising--Study

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As Hospitals Get Bigger, Medical Debt Is Harder for Patients To Shake - KFF Health News If you get sick in America, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults have some form of health-care debt, KFF has found. One surprising risk: living in a community where hospitals have consolidated — an increasingly common development as health systems merge or large systems gobble up smaller hospitals. That’s […] khnerich KFF Health News

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Jewish officials involved in hurricane rescue efforts subjected to barrage of antisemetic attacks

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Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response Report finds Elon Musk’s platform is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton. The Washington Post
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Marburg: Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines, therapeutics to combat the virus outbreak

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Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines, therapeutics to combat Marburg outbreak There are currently no licensed vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat Marburg, but experimental versions are heading to Rwanda. Helen Branswell STAT

 

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Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda prompts concern over possibility of international spread

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Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda draws concern over possibility of international spread A large outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda is drawing international concern about the possibility of spread beyond the country’s borders. Helen Branswell STAT

The number of cases detected so far, 27, already makes the outbreak one of the biggest involving Marburg on record. Nine of those individuals have died. There are currently no licensed vaccines to combat the disease. 

 

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Hurricane aftermath: Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll passes 100

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Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll passes 100 A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that still lack power and cellular service days after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. AP News
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CDC Awards Over $176 Million to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce

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CDC Awards Over $176 Million to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced more than $176 million in fund CDC CDC Newsroom
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The challenges for physicians dealing with vaccine-hesitant patients --study

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Researchers share challenges, potential hope for discussing COVID-19 vaccines with hesitant patients As the updated COVID-19 vaccine becomes available this fall, a study published by UMass Chan Medical School researchers on primary care physicians' experience with vaccine-hesitant patients may shed light ... Susan E.W. Spencer Medical Xpress
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