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Left-wing politics

Proposed Florida Bill Could Allow "Legal Kidnapping" of Trans Children

The bill allows Florida courts to interfere with custody agreements from other states if a child is present in Florida.The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida.Randy Faris; EDITED: TRUTHOUT Florida's unrelenting assault on trans livelihood has extended itself to criminalizing close supporters of trans individuals seeking gender-affirming care.

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10 years ago

US politics

Bill Frist Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Bill Frist, heart and lung transplant surgeon and former Senate majority leader.Birth date: February 22, 1952 Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee Birth name: William Harrison Frist Father: Thomas Frist Sr., physician Mother: Dorothy (Cate) Frist Marriages: Tracy (Roberts) Frist (2015-present); Karyn (McLaughlin) Frist (1981-December 2012, divorced) Children: with Karyn (McLaughlin) Frist: Bryan Edward, 1987; Jonathan McLaughlin, 1985; William Harrison Jr., 1983 Education: Princeton University, A.B. in health policy, 1974; Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1978 Religion: Presbyterian Board certified in both general and thoracic surgery.

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | Amylyx's New ALS Drug Costs $158,000 and Might Not Even Work

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new ALS treatment from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., despite its own assessment that the evidence the drug works is too thin.

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LGBTQ Nation

2 weeks ago

NYC LGBT

Healthcare discrimination disproportionately harms LGBTQ+ patients' mental health

LGBTQ+ adults face twice the negative healthcare experiences as non-LGBTQ+ adults.

Discrimination in medical settings affects young, poorer, and female LGBTQ+ individuals disproportionately. [ more ]

Irish Independent

1 month ago

Search under way for new chief medical officer with salary of 261,000 as Dr Breda Smyth to leave role this summer

Dr. Breda Smyth leaving as chief medical officer to join Royal College of Surgeons.

CMO successor applications closing on April 4. [ more ]

Axios

1 month ago

Hospitals and PBMs seem to have dodged big federal reforms - for now

Hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers avoided major federal reforms in the recent congressional spending deal.

The lack of big policy changes could potentially lead to higher health costs for patients. [ more ]

Independent.ie

2 months ago

Tributes paid to late Irish health official John Ryan who played key role in EU response to Covid-19

John Ryan, the former deputy director general of the European Commission's health department, has passed away.

Ryan played a central role in the EU's Covid-19 response and policy on cancer. [ more ]

News

11 months ago

Jane Kim announced as interim dean of Harvard Chan School

May 4, 2023-Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community,
I write to announce that Jane Kim, dean for academic affairs and K.T. Li Professor of Health Economics, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Harvard Chan School, effective July 1.A member of the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Health Decision Science, Jane is a highly regarded colleague, mentor, and leader.

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Art show features Harvard Chan School staff

March 20, 2023 - Oil paintings of fruit arranged on a table.Colorful photography of boats in New England.A video of animated illustrations, set to the sound of a poem being read.All of these artworks and more have been brought together as part of the Harvard Staff Art Show, a series of online and in-person exhibits at various locations across campuses, including Countway Library.

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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.

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KQED

11 months ago

Science

Marin Health Officials Track Illicit Drug Use by Testing Wastewater | KQED

"It's important that you gain the trust of the community," said Halden."And it's not monopolized by some and used in potentially harmful ways."Halden says data collected at Arizona State University during the pandemic revealed that drug-use patterns changed in the community.Dealers faced the same supply-chain disruptions that plagued the consumer market, forcing people to switch up what they were smoking or injecting based on what was available.

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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.

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President Carter is on hospice care, but what is it? Our medical analyst explains

On Saturday, the Carter Center announced that former US President Jimmy Carter will be receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention, according to the statement.

BK Reader

Tips for Managing Diabetes Through the Holidays from Brooklyn's Non-Profit Health Insurer - BK Reader

An estimated 1.7 million New Yorkers are living with diabetes and 4.5 million are pre-diabetic, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene."Diabetes continues to be a leading cause of death among New Yorkers, leaving a disproportionate impact on our Black, Latino, Asian and low-income communities," said New York City council member and chair of the council committee on health, Lynn Schulman.

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What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? Our expert explains

The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths.In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved overdoses including more than 1,100 teens that year alone.Synthetic opioids, primarily involving the powerful drug fentanyl, are the main driver of overdose deaths, with nearly a 7.5-fold increase overall from 2015 to 2021, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family

Paul Davis is a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, who gets weekly treatments of the drug Kimmtrak to help stave off the progression of his rare cancer uveal melanoma.He worries the accumulating cost of the drug nearly $50,000/week if he has to pay it out of pocket could saddle his family with crushing medical debt after he's gone.

www.thelocal.ch

What happens if I don't renew my Swiss health insurance?

Health Minister Alain Berset caused a collective groan throughout the country on September 27th when he announced that health insurance premiums will jump by 6.6 percent on average in 2023 the sharpest hike in two decades.While premiums will go up throughout Switzerland, residents of some cantons will have to pay more for healthcare than their counterparts in others.

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Education

A look at the four candidates hoping to replace incumbents on the Belmont-Redwood Shores School Board

Sept. 29, 2022

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer

The leadership of the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District is in the midst of turnover.

Ars Technica

Big pharma says drug prices reflect R&D cost. Researchers call BS

At the end of September, a spot of good news: Relyvrio, a new drug for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-or ALS, a neurological disorder without a cure-was approved in the United States.

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Toronto

FIRST PERSON | As my baby struggled with COVID in hospital, I wondered about our impossible choices as pandemic parents | CBC News

This First Person column is written by Bronwyn Bragg who lives in Calgary.For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.

www.thelocal.dk

Foraging Danes warned not to mistake wild garlic for poisonous lookalike

What's going on with the Danish health system?The government in Denmark is trying to tackle a health system under pressure.Nurses are leaving the profession, waiting times for operations have increased by 50 percent over the last three years and there's concern that soon patients' health will be compromised.

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What exactly is wrong with the Danish health system?

Mission Local

Mission District

Uncommon test solved a Mission medical mystery

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.A mystery disease wound its way through the Mission this January, wreaking runny noses and headaches upon its victims.But when doctors had patients test for likely diseases - Covid-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - results turned up negative for all three.

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A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

Brenna Kearney plays with her daughter, Joey, at home in Chicago.When Kearney was pregnant, she developed a rare type of preeclampsia and had to undergo an emergency cesarean section.Joey was discharged after a 36-day stay in the NICU.Taylor Glascock for KHN Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.

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Parkinson's patients wait years for care due to workforce crisis: charity

People with Parkinson's disease are being forced to take desperate measures due to a hidden workforce crisis, a charity has warned.Parkinson's UK warned that workforce shortages among specialist staff mean that some patients are waiting for years for care.Patients have described hammering on doors in hospitals trying to find a medic who can help them while others have been forced to adjust their own medication after failing to contact specialist teams after multiple attempts.

time.com

Wellness

We May Be in for Yet Another COVID-19 Surge This Fall and Winter

Fall and winter have always been peak seasons for respiratory viruses.

As the weather cools in many parts of the U.S., people are forced into indoor environments where viruses can spread more easily.

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Former Olympian appointed heart illness-prevention tsar

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 Ministers have appointed a former Olympian as a tsar to help people ward off illnesses linked to the heart.Cardiologist Professor John Deanfield, who fenced in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, is to be the first government champion for personalised prevention.

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Shock win over Argentina culturally significant moment for all Saudis'

Saudi Arabian fans based in the UK have described their team's unexpected win over Argentina as a culturally significant moment and a boost for the nation's hopes of hosting the 2030 World Cup.Supporters from the Middle Eastern nation expressed a strong sense of pride after watching their team, ranked 51st in the world by Fifa, secure a 2-1 triumph over Lionel Messi's side, the global number three.

The Independent

Sir Keir Starmer has got further to go on policy overhaul, suggests Labour MP

Sir Keir Starmer needs to go further to overhaul Labour's policies before the next general election, a shadow minister has suggested.

The Independent

BBC's new political editor railed against 'past it' House of Lords in student article

As the BBC 's new political editor, Chris Mason will likely have his every word scrutinised for any sign of bias.

News

Gun violence researchers at Harvard Chan School receive largest-ever grant

January 25, 2023 - Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have received a five-year, $5 million grant to support research on firearm injuries and deaths.The grant, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will be a vital tool in advancing research on gun violence prevention in the U.S. The field has been substantially underfunded in recent years due to both restricted federal funding and charitable foundations' reluctance to enter the politically-charged debate about firearms, according to David Hemenway, professor of health policy at Harvard Chan School and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center (HICRC).

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Coronavirus

No, this video is not proof that Shanghai's new wave of Covid-19 is fake

DEBUNKED Several tweets draw on this video to claim that Shanghai's hospitals are functioning normally, despite a new wave of Covid.In reality, the video is taken out of context.Observers Some Twitter accounts have been refuting claims that the Covid-19 pandemic is resurging in China.Their proof: a report from a state media outlet that they say shows relatively empty emergency rooms.

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Coronavirus

Will Austria bring back face mask mandate to battle rising Covid cases?

Austria has seen an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations, with 1,905 people currently hospitalised with the disease, compared to 826 three weeks ago a 130 percent jump, data from the Health Ministry shows.

Truthout

Left-wing politics

Sanders Seeks Role as Senate Health Chair With "Focus on Universal Health Care"

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced on Thursday that he is seeking to become the chair of a powerful Senate committee that has wide influence over what he is planning to prioritize in the role: Medicare for All, workers' rights and affordable college.The Vermont senator is likely to take the helm of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, where he has previously served as a member.

Truthout

Left-wing politics

Voters in Deep Red South Dakota Approve Medicaid Expansion

Defying their right-wing political leaders, South Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, a move that will extend public health insurance coverage to around 45,000 low-income people.With Tuesday's vote, which currently sits at 56% in favor of the amendment and 44% against, South Dakota is set to become the seventh state to expand Medicaid through a ballot measure, keeping the undefeated streak for Medicaid initiatives intact.

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Spain fines drugmaker for grossly overcharging for medicine

At least 200,000 demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday in defence of the region's primary care, warning plans to overhaul the system would "destroy" local healthcare.Published: 13 November 2022 14:10 CET Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday in defence of the region's primary care services, warning plans to overhaul the system would destroy local healthcare.

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Education

Op-Ed | SPARCing health careers for CUNY and all New Yorkers | amNewYork

Davea Smith-Hill came to New York from Jamaica in 2016 and began working as a home health aide.It's a job she's always found rewarding, but a couple of years ago she began thinking she wanted to reach higher professionally.She heard that Borough of Manhattan Community College has an excellent nursing program, looked into it and was struck by BMCC's motto: "Start here.

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Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children's hospitals and the situation won't get better soon

Amid a surge of respiratory infections, children's hospitals across the United States are so busy that some had to set up tents to handle patient overflow.The viruses are partly to blame for overwhelmed hospitals and packed emergency rooms, but for some, the problem is staffing: Many hospitals have empty beds, but not the people to care for someone in them.

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FDA approves ALS drug whose study was partly funded by Ice Bucket Challenge

A new treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Nytimes

Europe news

A British TV Show Finds Dark Humor on the Maternity Ward

"This Is Going to Hurt," a dramedy starring Ben Whishaw, kindled debate in Britain about hospital care for pregnant women and the pressures on doctors.

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.

Futurism

Parenting

Israel Extracting Sperm From Dead Soldiers and Using It to Create Children

A bizarre trend is taking hold in Israel: the families of fallen soldiers are having their deceased loved ones' sperm harvested, with the hope of that one day the extracted sperm will be used to father a child.

Advocate

Trans Patients Often Have to Travel Out of State for Care: Study

A new study published in JAMA Surgery finds that people who travel out of the state for genital gender-affirming surgery paid nearly 50 percent more in out-of-pocket costs.

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UK politics

Boris Johnson claims he is not worried about Tory MPs plotting against him because leadership issue 'settled' - UK politics live

Boris Johnson has said that he considers the Conservative party leadership issue now "settled".

BBC News

UK politics

Local elections 2022: First-time voters in Harlow share their concerns

The educational home of more than 2,000 16 to 19 year olds, Harlow College boasts an eclectic alumni including the musician Mark Knopfler, sports journalist Reshmin Chowdhury and the author and historian Wendy Moore.

News

Jesse Bump, Nancy Turnbull receive inaugural Sastry Awards for outstanding teaching

May 25, 2022 - Jesse Bump and Nancy Turnbull are the 2022 recipients of a new award recognizing outstanding teaching in public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Nytimes

She Was Told Surgery Would Cost About $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Lisa French had never agreed to pay the full price when she signed service agreements with a hospital.

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World news

Liberal Medicare ad referred to AEC after Labor complaint over health department link

A Liberal party ad on Medicare funding has been referred to the electoral commission, after Labor claimed the government had tried to trick people into thinking the health department had endorsed the Coalition.

the Guardian

World news

Labor promises $970m investment in Medicare and general practice ahead of final week of election

Labor will enter the final week of the election campaign armed with a new $970m investment in primary health and a boost for infrastructure upgrades in GP practices.

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