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UnitedHealth could take months for full recovery from cyberattack

Fri, 2024-03-08 11:18 — mike kraft

UnitedHealth hack could take months for full recovery UnitedHealth Group , the largest U.S. health insurer, is likely to need several months to make a full recovery from a cyberattack that has been one of the most disruptive hacks against America's healthcare infrastructure, security experts said. Zeba Siddiqui Reuters

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Overview of COVID isolation guidelines, end of free tests and new fall vaccine

Fri, 2024-03-08 11:10 — mike kraft

The latest on COVID: What to know about new isolation guidelines, the end of free tests and plans for a fall vaccine Here’s your go-to guide with everything you need to know about COVID-19, including new guidelines and recommendations for booster shots. Yahoo Life

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Reasons why female health care workers suffer high rate of burnout--study

Fri, 2024-03-08 10:48 — mike kraft

Burnout is rampant among female health care workers. Here’s why Health care workers — and particularly female health care workers — are burning out at alarming rates. A recent survey from nursing marketplace platform ShiftKey shared with The Hill fo… aoconnelld The Hill

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U.S. measles outbreak threatens US status of having ‘eliminating’ the virus

Fri, 2024-03-08 10:28 — mike kraft

Measles outbreak threatens US status of ‘eliminating’ virus The rash of measles outbreaks around the country has sparked concerns that the U.S. risks losing its status as a country where the disease has been eliminated, a distinction held since 2000. As of … kwadington The Hill

The rash of measles outbreaks around the country has sparked concerns that the U.S. risks losing its status as a country where the disease has been eliminated, a distinction held since 2000.

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Climate: Last month was the hottests February ever recorded

Thu, 2024-03-07 19:13 — mike kraft

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It's the ninth-straight broken record Scientists calculate that for the ninth straight month Earth has obliterated global heat records. The European Union's climate agency Copernicus says February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans set new high-temperature marks. AP News

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Americans' concern about COVID reaches record low across political spectrum -- Survey

Thu, 2024-03-07 19:05 — mike kraft

Concern about COVID reaches record low across political spectrum: Survey Concern about the health threat posed by COVID-19 has reached a record low across the political spectrum, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Twenty percent of all Americans in… tsuter The Hill

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Drug prices, health costs expected to be targeted in Biden's State of the Union speech tonight

Thu, 2024-03-07 09:47 — mike kraft

Biden to focus on drug prices, health costs during State of the Union President Biden plans to call on Congress during Thursday night’s State of the Union address to double down on Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices and dramatically expand the number of dr… nweixel The Hill

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Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts

Wed, 2024-03-06 20:10 — mike kraft

Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts Health experts are expressing concern about a dearth of information about the measles cases in Florida. Helen Branswell STAT

... notices are standard public health practice during measles outbreaks. Alerts of this sort may also warn that someone with measles had been in a crowded public location — an airport, a shopping mall, a theme park.

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