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Medicine

Opinion | How Would You Feel About a 100-Year-Old Doctor?

I read an article recently about a 100-year-old doctor named Howard Tucker who is still practicing medicine in Cleveland.Dr. Tucker began working as a neurologist in 1947, when Harry Truman was president.Though he is obviously an extreme example, Dr. Tucker represents an important demographic trend: The United States has a growing number of older doctors.

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Ontario health-care workers 'at their wits end' over hospital staffing crisis: union | CBC News

Health-care workers in Ontario are experiencing a staffing crisis, leading to overcrowded emergency rooms and a decline in patient care.

Unions are demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and a solution to the workload issues for health-care workers. [ more ]

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3 months ago

Latest line: A good week for Joe Simitian, a bad week for health care workers

Santa Clara County supervisor Joe Simitian receives a significant endorsement in the race to succeed congresswoman Anna Eshoo, giving him an advantage over his rivals.

Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed budget includes a delay in the $25 hourly minimum wage for health care workers to help close the state deficit. [ more ]

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Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers

A coalition of labor groups on Thursday filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department against UPMC, the giant Pittsburgh-based hospital employer, accusing the system of using its enormous clout to depress wages and harm workers.In its complaint, the group, which includes S.E.I.U.Healthcare Pennsylvania, claims UPMC workers are subject to a wage penalty because of the health system's dominance in local markets.

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Nurses, paramedics reach deal to end strike in England

By Brian Melley | Associated Press LONDON Unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages, though the pact didn't include doctors.The announcement came as early-career physicians spent a third day on picket lines and the day after U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt announced a budget that included no , additional money for labor groups that have staged crippling strikes amid a punishing cost-of-living crisis and double-digit inflation.

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County hospital workers struggle with shortage - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County health care workers are demanding leaders address ongoing worker shortages they said are leading to unsafe working conditions.Dozens of nurses, physicians, medical assistants and hospital janitorial staff took to the streets in front of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (VMC) in San Jose Wednesday to protest what they said is a longstanding issue driving health care workers away.

Brooklyn Eagle

New York eyes nixed COVID-19 vaccine rule for health workers

The New York State Department of Health is "exploring its options" after a state Supreme Court judge struck down a statewide mandate requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the agency said Saturday.Judge Gerard Neri wrote in a ruling released Friday that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the health department overstepped their authority by mandating a vaccine that's not included in state public health law, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported.

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The New York State Department of Health is "exploring its options" after a state Supreme Court judge struck down a statewide mandate requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the agency said Saturday.

KQED

Patients Are Waiting Days for Care in Some California ERs | KQED

It's not uncommon for really sick patients to wait three, four or even five days for a transfer, Marks said.UC Davis Medical Center turned down more than 9,900 transfer requests in a little over a year due to limited capacity, The Los Angeles Times reported.And, a spokesperson for UCSF told KQED that their hospital is nearly always at or over capacity.

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Left-wing politics

16,000 New York City Nurses Are Preparing to Strike

Facing a 'tridemic' of COVID-19, flu, and RSV, workers say they are at a breaking point and patient safety is at risk.Bronx VA Medical Center nurses hold a demonstration and join other nationwide 'May Day' actions demanding increased COVID-19 protections for nurses and health care workers on May 1, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt / Getty Images An estimated 16,000 unionized nurses from private hospitals across the New York City metropolitan area announced strike authorizations on Friday as current contracts are set to expire and the region continues to experience a "tridemic" health crisis that includes Covid-19, flu, and the respiratory illness known as RSV.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois fines Celtic health insurance company $1.25 million

The Illinois Department of Insurance is fining health insurer Celtic Insurance Co. $1.25 million for allegedly failing to cover mental health and addiction at the same levels as other medical issues.

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Toronto

This Toronto-area mom has Stage 4 breast cancer. Black women are most at risk for late diagnoses, expert says | CBC News

When Nadine McKenzie felt some pain in her chest in early September, she initially dismissed it.

But when the pain persisted, she decided to get it checked out.

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Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

Nicole Daceus, who was recently tested for HPV through the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks with Valentine Cesar (right), a community health worker.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois consumers sue health insurer Centene, saying they couldn't find in-network doctors

Consumers in Illinois and other states are suing health insurance giant Centene and its Chicago-based subsidiary Celtic Insurance Co., alleging the insurers defrauded them by overcharging them for plans that didn't deliver the benefits they promised.

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Chicago Tribune

Op-ed: Ending masking requirements in hospitals is a step backward

Recently, many of the hospitals and clinics in and around Chicago, including my own, have elected to discontinue universal masking requirements, noting the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the last three years.This is being hailed as a sign of moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic.But is it really "moving on?"

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David Greising: Unlike the Fair Tax vote, opponents of Amendment 1 barely showed up

To understand the power of money in politics, consider the contrast between two recent proposals to amend the Illinois constitution, and the way political spending affected the quality of the debate - and the future of our state.The first case happened two years ago, when Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated-rate income tax amendment went down, by a wide margin, due in part to the millions spent by billionaire Ken Griffin.

Chicago Tribune

Health care specialists: In a triple epidemic, masks could save kids' lives

In Boston, hospitals are overcrowded with sick children.In all of New England, only a handful of pediatric intensive care beds are available.Illinois is doing only slightly better, for the moment - 4% of these specialized beds are available, and Chicago is almost out of beds.Emergency department waiting rooms are bursting at the seams with children suffering from fevers and difficulty breathing.

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Illinois no longer requiring masks in health care facilities, though many may continue mandating them

Illinois will no longer requiring masking in all health care facilities, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced Monday.

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Illinois expecting 580,000 initial doses of updated COVID vaccine next week

Illinois expects to get about 580,000 initial doses next week of updated COVID-19 boosters that target omicron subvariants, the state health department said Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago prioritizes first dose of limited monkeypox vaccine, delays second shot

Chicago health officials have decided to prioritize the first doses of the monkeypox vaccine, and delay scheduling the second shots, to give as many people as possible their first dose of protection against the spreading virus, the city's top doctor said Monday.

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9 years ago

US politics

Bill Clinton: Stop the Ebola blame game'

When it comes to Ebola, former President Bill Clinton says politicians and the media need to quit playing the blame game.Clinton, who was on the campaign trail in his home state of Arkansas, called on Sunday for politicians to stop taking to the airwaves to pin blame on others and instead work together to find solutions.

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US politics

Voters Rejected Montana's Anti-Abortion Referendum. Here's What it Means

Voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have declared an embryo or fetus a legal person entitled to medical care if they are born alive at any stage of development, including after attempted abortions.Montana was one of five states with abortion-related ballot measures on Tuesday, and was the only one left unresolved.

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More hospitals turn to police forces to keep health care workers safe, but there are downsides to that

Atlanta KFF Health News When Destiny heard screams, she raced to a hospital room where she saw a patient assaulting a care technician.As a charge nurse at Northeast Georgia Health System, she was trained to de-escalate violent situations.But that day in spring 2021, as Destiny intervened, for several minutes the patient punched, kicked, and bit her.

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Science

More Hospitals Are Creating Police Forces

ATLANTA When Destiny heard screams, she raced to a hospital room where she saw a patient assaulting a care technician.As a charge nurse at Northeast Georgia Health System, she was trained to de-escalate violent situations.But that day in spring 2021, as Destiny intervened, for several minutes the patient punched, kicked, and bit her.

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A National Medical License May Ease Canada's Doctor Shortages

It won't end the pronounced shortage of physicians that's plaguing many parts of Canada.But the Canadian Medical Association has an idea that it thinks might help.Image Applying for a medical license in another province is costly and time-consuming.Credit...Jackie Dives for The New York Times Its proposal seems simple: a single medical license that allows doctors to practice without restrictions anywhere in the country.

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Law

Denied abortions, 5 Texas women sue the state saying the bans put them in danger

The lawsuit filed on behalf of five patients who said their lives were put at risk and two physicians asks a state judge to clarify exceptions for medical emergencies under Texas law.A MARTINEZ, HOST: All right.Who gets to make medical decisions over pregnancy complications?Well, that is the question at the heart of a new lawsuit filed in Texas.

Chicago Tribune

Pritzker signs law safeguarding abortion protections and expanding the pool of providers amid surge in out-of-state patients

Reproductive rights advocates celebrated Friday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation expanding protections for abortion patients and health care workers, as well as widening the pool of abortion providers, to help meet the recent spike in demand.The law - which shields patients and providers from legal actions taken by other states - comes as Illinois faces a massive surge in out-of-state abortion patients following U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June.

Politics NY

Hospitals still understaffed, workers still burned out as pandemic fears fade

With a nationwide nursing shortage leaving hospitals understaffed and a lack of government funding limiting resources, it is easy to understand why members of the health care profession are reporting these issues.Individuals within the industry are pushing for change, calling for an investment in the health care workers who play such a vital role in keeping New York healthy.

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Face masks are still a good idea at the doctor's office, study says

Signs urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic.But they remain in many medical offices, and a study published Monday says they might still be a good idea.Even after the expiration of the US public health emergency declaration and with many Americans moving away from pandemic precautions, masks continue to offer some protection, reducing your risk of catching Covid-19 in a community setting like in a close doctor and patient interaction, according to the study, which reviewed the latest science on the protective quality of masks.

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What should people know about the Marburg virus? Our medical analyst explains

The West African country of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in mid-February.There have been at least nine laboratory-confirmed cases, seven of which resulted in death, and 20 probable cases of dead individuals in this outbreak, according to the World Health Organization.

San Jose Spotlight

Sherman: An open letter to Dr. Sara Cody - San Jose Spotlight

Dr. Sara Cody,
I'm 32 years old.I have myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as "chronic fatigue syndrome."It causes profound exhaustion which is triggered by normal, everyday activities.My quality of life has rapidly and deeply diminished over the last five years.If I were to contract COVID-19, my chronic fatigue would be much worse than it already is, likely leaving me unemployable and bedbound.

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Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced H.I.V.

In people with advanced H.I.V. disease, the mpox virus formerly known as monkeypox often causes severe illness, with a death rate of about 15 percent, researchers reported on Tuesday.The seriousness of the infection warrants the inclusion of mpox among the opportunistic conditions that are particularly dangerous to people with advanced H.I.V., the researchers said at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.

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Amid brutal season of viral infections, children's hospitals brace for impact of holiday gatherings

Children's hospitals are already full of sick kids and bracing for a potential increase in respiratory illnesses after holiday gatherings.Any respite that hospital emergency rooms have gotten from falling RSV levels has vanished in the face of climbing flu case counts.Influenza activity is high and is driving a significant number of visits to our emergency department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia spokesperson Ben Leach said.

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Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

Dr. Mary Williams opened Urgent and Primary Care of Clarksdale in 2018 to address historical gaps and disparities in health care in her Mississippi Delta hometown.Kirk Siegler/NPR CLARKSDALE, Miss.The nation's poorest state, Mississippi, was hit hard by the pandemic, often holding the dubious ranking of having some of the country's highest case numbers and deaths.

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Brooklyn

South Brooklyn Health welcomes first baby at RBG Hospital * Brooklyn Paper

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Kamronbek Aslamov was born May 8 and landed in the arms of his loving Midwood parents - and the birth also marks the first child to arrive at South Brooklyn Health's brand-new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital.

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San Jose hospital workers protest chronic short staffing - San Jose Spotlight

"It's only right, it's only fair, invest your profits in patient care!"
Dozens of health care workers echoed the chant as they rallied outside of Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose on Wednesday.Patient care technicians, service workers, X-ray technicians and other hospital support staff said the company overseeing Good Samaritan, HCA Healthcare, is chronically short-staffing its facilities to help it maintain billions in annual profits.

Bronx Times

The Bronx is once again a rallying point for nurses seeking better pay, staffing help - Bronx Times

In recent months, the Bronx and its hospital campuses have become a rallying ground for city nurses looking to improve their working conditions.And it makes sense given the borough's rich history of nursing dating back to 1898, when the Lincoln School for Nurses, an all-girls school in the Bronx, gave Black and immigrant women from the Caribbean and Africa a pathway to the health care profession.

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Eating within set times good for shift workers

Their working patterns are known to play havoc with the body's rhythms, raising the risk of disease.

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Left-wing politics

15,000 Minnesota Nurses Wage Largest Private Sector Nurses' Strike in US History

Patients should only be waiting for a few seconds or minutes if they've soiled themselves or their oxygen came unplugged or they need to go to the bathroom, but that can take 10 minutes or more.

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"Nurses are the backbone of our health care system.

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Medicine

Calif. agency probes Kaiser's mental health care amid strike

Ariana Bindman As Kaiser therapists approach the fourth week of an indefinite strike, an interesting twist has developed in the battle against California's largest HMO.

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Digital life

Wearables Measure Workers' Resilience

Applying machine learning models to data collected from wearable devices can identify a worker's degree of resilience and well-being, according to investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.The findings, reported in , support collecting physiological metrics from wearable devices, such as the Apple Watch, as a way to monitor and assess psychological states remotely without requiring the completion of mental health questionnaires.

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EU disease agency publishes COVID-19 insights DW 05/02/2023

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Tuesday published its conclusions drawn from the coronavirus pandemic.The EU health authority said it had identified four areas where lessons had been learned.These areas included investment in public health, preparation for the next health crisis, risk communication and community engagement and Collection and analysis of data and evidence.

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Healthcare

Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike for Third Day in Fight for Increased Staffing and Wages | KQED

The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents Kaiser psychologists, therapists, social workers and chemical dependency counselors in Northern California, is in the thick of negotiating a new contract with Kaiser, and demanding the company hire more mental health workers to ease the burden placed on current staff.

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Wellness

Over-The-Counter Narcan is a Great First Step, But There's Still Work to Be Done

The opioid overdose epidemic, which caused 80,000 deaths in 2021, can often seem like an unrelenting tragedy, but on Wednesday, there was cause to celebrate.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved Narcan, a nasal-spray form of the opioid-overdose-reversing drug naloxone, without a prescription over-the-counter.

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Wellness

People Are Far Less Likely to Get Long COVID After Omicron, Study Finds

Researchers still have a lot to learn about Long COVIDwhen symptoms linger long after a COVID-19 infection is overbut new data suggest there may be some good news for people infected with the virus more recently.In a study that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in April (and which has not yet been published), researchers report that people who tested positive for COVID-19 during Omicron waves were no more likely to report lingering symptoms after recovery than people who had never had COVID-19.

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Wellness

How Can I Soothe My Stomach After Thanksgiving Dinner?

Q: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but it always leaves me feeling bloated, gassy and uncomfortable afterward.Are there any ways to avoid those symptoms while still enjoying the best meal of the year?Every Thanksgiving, I find myself staring at the dining table, suddenly helpless in front of the steaming potatoes au gratin, sizzling glazed turkey and God's gift to digestive juices, my mother's corn pudding.

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France news

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages, though the pact didn't include doctors.

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France to open debate meant to broaden end-of-life options

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a national debate meant to broaden end-of-life options that will include exploring the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide, with the aim of implementing changes next year.

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London

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

People gather in London, Saturday March 11, 2023, ahead of a Support the Strikes march in solidarity with nurses, junior doctors and other NHS staff following recent strikes over pay and conditions.(James Manning/PA via AP)LONDON - Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister's residence on Saturday to support health care workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service.

New York Daily News

Ransomware group posts nude photos of cancer patients online

A ransomware gang with Russian ties is accused of posting nude photos of cancer patients online after a Pennsylvania health care group declined to meet its demands.Lehigh Valley Health Network called the cyberattack an "unconscionable criminal act" that exploits patients undergoing treatment for cancer, according to Lehigh Valley Live.

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Business

What Russia's War Is Costing the World

A year ago, Ukraine's economy was on a strong footing, with a debt-to-GDP of less than 50% and a budget deficit of 3.5%.Then came Feb. 24, and with it a full-scale war.We were in a new reality, with very different financial needs.Funds that should have been directed toward environmental, social, and corporate-governance goals, sustainable development, and strengthening the country's competitiveness were re-directed to defense, humanitarian purposes, and support for people affected by the war.

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Europe news

Russia shells liberated city in Ukraine, forcing hospital evacuations

Escalated Russian shelling of the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 10 people, wounded dozens more and forced hospital evacuations, the Ukrainian government said Friday.Kherson, the only regional capital captured by Russia in its nine-month-old war on its neighbor, has faced President Vladimir Putin's wrath since Ukrainian soldiers recovered the city two weeks ago.

Ars Technica

Unusual Ebola strain kills 23 in Uganda; no vaccines, treatments available

Health officials in Uganda are scrambling to catch up to a burgeoning Ebola outbreak caused by a lesser-seen Ebolavirus species called Sudan virus (SUDV), for which there is no vaccine or treatment.

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UK news

Varadkar vows to fight racism after protests against refugees

Ireland's premier has vowed to tackle racism after a number of protests against refugees.Protests have been held in recent weeks in Waterford, Cork and areas of Dublin where refugees or asylum seekers have been accommodated.During leader's questions in the Irish parliament on Wednesday, People Before ProfitSolidarity TD Mick Barry accused of the Government handing racists their number one gift in terms of the housing crisis in the Ireland.

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Business

Analysis | FDA's One-Size-Fits-All Covid Booster Plan Needs to Go

The Food and Drug Administration needs a new Covid vaccine policy that follows the latest immunology and vaccine efficacy data.At a meeting scheduled for Thursday, the agency should acknowledge booster shots aren't having much effect on the spread of Covid.Pushing them on young, healthy people is a waste of resources and a drain on public trust.

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Business

Analysis | No, Vaccines Aren't Making New Covid Variants Worse

A new Covid variant called XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections.But susceptibility to it is not, as some contend, being fueled by vaccines.Still, the surges of ever more immune-evasive variants raise legitimate questions about whether vaccines and boosters are still protecting us from infection, or should only be recommended for their ability to prevent severe disease and death.

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Spain: Thousands of health care workers protest in Madrid DW 01/15/2023

Tens of thousands of health care workers took to the streets of Madrid to protest staffing shortages as well as an overall lack of support for the public health care system in the region.Tens of thousands of health workers took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to lodge their protests against what they consider an erosion of public health infrastructure.

San Jose Inside

Santa Clara County Expands Mental Health Services for All Workers

An enhanced Santa Clara County program will support the mental health and well-being of county employees, particularly health care workers, according to county officials.The countywide benefit was created in response to a 2022 proposal by Supervisor Joe Simitian calling for the formation of a program to support employees at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center who had been on the frontlines of the Covid pandemic.

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Why the U.S. Nursing Shortage Keeps Getting Worse

Updated Jan. 12 Nurses in both the U.S. and U.K. flexed their bargaining muscle over the last few weeks amid increasing pressure on the countries' respective health care system due to COVID-19.About 7,000 nurses from two New York City hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, returned to work on January 12 after going on strike for three days.

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4 Dead and Dozens Injured in Bus Crash in Canada on Christmas Eve

Four people were killed and dozens of others were injured after a bus rolled over on an extremely icy highway in British Columbia on Christmas Eve, the authorities said.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the bus crashed around 6 p.m. local time on Highway 97C east of Merritt, about 170 miles northeast of Vancouver.

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Rishi Sunak's ambiguity on the campaign trail leaves people guessing.

Rishi Sunak won the contest to become Britain's prime minister without making a single speech about policy.His lack of rhetoric since the contest for Britain's top job began last Thursday has inevitably created a demand for detail about his policy platform, particularly given the country's economic crisis.

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A Russian attack during an evacuation of psychiatric patients kills four Ukrainian health care workers.

Four Ukrainian health care workers were killed on Sunday when Russian forces launched an attack during an evacuation of psychiatric patients from a hospital in Kharkiv Province in the northeast of the country, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Synyehubov.

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Coronavirus

Irish hospitals prepare for surge in January as Covid-19 cases increase

The Irish authorities are preparing for a surge in hospital admissions in January following an increase in Covid-19 and flu cases.ealth Service Executive head Stephen Mulvany said significant pressures are expected over the next 14 weeks, particularly on emergency departments.The increase in Covid-19 cases was described as "relatively modest", a 5% increase week on week, but a "call to arms" to take appropriate precautions.

Washington Post

Coronavirus

New Zealand removes most remaining COVID rules as cases wane

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand removed most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions Monday as the government signaled a return to normalcy for the first time since the pandemic began.

San Jose Spotlight

'They don't care about us:' Future doctors are fleeing Santa Clara County - San Jose Spotlight

Doctors in training are fleeing Santa Clara County, and they blame ongoing workload issues and dismissive leadership at Valley Medical Center.Their complaints about being overworked and undervalued, along with numerous issues brought up by other health care workers at VMC, are raising concerns for some elected officials-with one vowing to get to the root of the problem.

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It seems like everyone's getting sick this winter. Parents and health care workers, how are you coping?

Flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses have been spreading among children, and that has put a strain on hospitals, but also doctors' offices, pharmacies, families and caretakers.Parents and guardians, how have you struggled to get access to care, whether it's getting through to a doctor or searching for medicine that's in short supply?

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Biden administration plans to let mpox emergency declaration end in January

The US Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that it does not plan to renew the public health emergency declaration for mpox.Over the next 60 days we will focus on supporting jurisdictions and the Department to ensure the expiration of the PHE will not hinder response efforts, the agency said in a statement.

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An art exhibit on the National Mall honors health care workers who died of COVID

Exhibit creator Susannah Perlman poses in front of the "tiny home" on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Catie Dull/NPR Susannah Perlman remembers her mother Marla's smile, a big, beaming smile that covered "a couple of ZIP codes."Marla died from COVID-19 last year.She was retired and had served as director of volunteers at a hospital in Pennsylvania.

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NYC music

A Broadway Star Celebrates a Different Kind of Opening Night

The storefront was lit up like a stage.People passed by, bundled up, peering into the action.Inside, a small group of friends sipped bubbly, greeted one another with hugs and air kisses and cheered along to a performance by the Broadway performer Jay Armstrong Johnson.The occasion was the celebration of Boo-Kay, a floral-arrangement store.

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Mindfulness

A 12-Minute Meditation to Counteract Resentment with Gratitude - Mindful

It's easy to cling to our ideas of what we want.Here's how to work with the feelings that come up when we feel resistant to the way things are.To begin this gratitude practice, I'd like to start by considering one of the biggest obstacles to gratitude: resentment.We can dress up our resentment with a sophisticated storyline about how others-one, or many, or multitudes-are doing us wrong, but what it simply boils down to is being upset because we're not getting what we want.

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Pulse Oximeters Don't Work As Well for People of Color. The FDA Is Stepping In

NEW YORK The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they don't work as well for patients of color.The devices, called pulse oximeters, usually snap onto a finger and are widely used in hospitals across the globe to help guide treatment.

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Healthcare

Multiple Strikes in Bay Area Health Care Reflect a Workforce Decimated by Labor Shortage | KQED

Even though less than 7% of health care workers nationwide were unionized as of 2020, the health care sector also has seen renewed interest in unionization since the pandemic."I think the pandemic revealed and exacerbated a lot of problems that existed already, and some of those problems were brewing around stress and burnout and workloads, as we're hearing from physicians and nurses and other health care professionals," Dr. Joanne Spetz, director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, told KQED.

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Healthcare

California Stoves Are Leaking Cancerous Gases, Study Finds | KQED

Of most concern to the researchers was benzene, a known carcinogen that can lead to leukemia and other cancers and blood disorders, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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Boston

'I love you all and I will see you soon': Jean McGuire, her family issue first statement since stabbing in Franklin Park

"We are at our best as a people; when it's about 'we' not 'me'."

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Education

Letters: Water supply

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Opinion | 'Support for Our Sisters and Brothers, the People of Iran'

We, the signers of this letter, are physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, medical instrument technicians and other health care and public health workers of every creed and political ideology.

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Left-wing politics

"Patients Over Profits": Ilhan Omar Joins Thousands of Nurses in Picket Line

On Monday, progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) joined roughly 15,000 nurses waging the largest private sector nurses' strike in U.S. history as the workers marched for better pay and safer working conditions in her home state of Minnesota.

San Jose Inside

Vaccination Mandate Lifted for Workers in County Health Care Facilities, Homeless Shelters, Prisons

Workers at Santa Clara County health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons will no longer be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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France politics

France to open debate meant to broaden end-of-life options

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a national debate meant to broaden end-of-life options that will include exploring the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide, with the aim of implementing changes next year.

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County offers more monkeypox vaccines - San Jose Spotlight

Even as the monkeypox vaccine supply is falling short of the need nationally, Santa Clara County is preparing to offer more appointments for people seeking a dose due to a change in vaccination requirements.

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U.S. Authorizes Monkeypox Vaccine Injection Method To Increase Supply - Towleroad Gay News

(Reuters) -The U.S. drug regulator on Tuesday authorized Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine for emergency use through intradermal injection for adults at high risk of monkeypox infection to increase supply to combat the outbreak.

New York Daily News

New York awards 1,000 nursing scholarships in effort to boost healthcare workforce

ALBANY - Being pregnant during a pandemic gave Tanaya England a new respect for nurses.

News

Preparing for the next pandemic

July 28, 2022 - Before COVID-19 emerged as a global threat in 2020, institutions around the world had been trying to tackle the issue of pandemic preparedness.

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Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it

Testing capacity for monkeypox is being rapidly expanded.

Nytimes

Drug-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Soared During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says

A new report says the havoc wrought by the coronavirus reversed gains made by health care facilities to combat deadly pathogens.

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Television

What's on TV This Week: 'Everything's Trash' and 'The Rehearsal'

New shows from the idiosyncratic comedy creators Phoebe Robinson and Nathan Fielder debut on Freeform and HBO.

POV: WUHAN WUHAN (2022) 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

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Toronto

Ontario's 7th wave of COVID-19 is already hitting long-term care homes | CBC News

Jodie McConnell said as soon as she heard there was another COVID-19 outbreak at her mom's long-term care home she panicked.

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APH report shows nearly 50% LGBTQ+ community doesn't seek care when having a medical problem

Health care workers and people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community said the statistic isn't shocking.

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley doctors decry plan to pay bonuses for seeing more patients - San Jose Spotlight

Local doctors are outraged over a proposal from Santa Clara County to tie some of their pay to the number of patients they see.

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FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids under 5

The panel voted unanimously that the benefits of Moderna's and Pfizer's shots outweigh any risks for children under 5 - that's roughly 18 million people.

East Bay Times

FDA advisers back COVID vaccines for kids under 5

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

Ars Technica

Monkeypox outbreak spurs WHO to consider declaring international emergency

The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee of expert advisors Thursday, June 23, to consider whether it should declare the growing, multinational monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

Chicago Tribune

Bill aimed at addressing shortage of mental health providers and rewarding employers who hire people in recovery signed into law by Pritzker

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday a sweeping mental health bill aimed in part at addressing a shortage of health care workers that experts say was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests

In this April 12, 2018, photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash.

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose health care workers demand better hospital staffing

Registered nurses and health care workers in San Jose are demanding a hospital owner address staffing shortages and dangerous working conditions.

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Biden says monkeypox not as concerning as Covid

(CNN)US President Joe Biden said Monday he doesn't believe an outbreak of monkeypox is as risky as the Covid-19 pandemic, tempering comments he made a day earlier that people should be "concerned."

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Opinion: Why North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak could shock the world

Editor's Note: Dr. Kee B. Park (@keepark) is director of the Korea Health Policy Project at Harvard Medical School.

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