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U.S. federal program to save rural hospitals needs tweaks.

Wed, 2024-01-17 10:23 — mike kraft

Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels ‘Growing Pains’ - KFF Health News Fewer than two dozen rural hospitals were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals in the program’s first year. Now, advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are necessary to lure more takers and keep health care in rural communities. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Fifteen state governors reject new federal food aid program for children

Tue, 2024-01-16 19:24 — mike kraft

Governors from 15 states reject summer food assistance program - UPI.com Children in more than a dozen states like Iowa and Nebraska will not be getting food assistance this summer after 15 governors recently rejected a new federally funded food aid program. UPI

An estimated 8 million youngsters would be affected across Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wyoming.

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan

Tue, 2024-01-16 17:46 — mike kraft

WHO appeals for $1.5 bln to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday appealed for $1.5 billion in funding to respond to the health needs of millions of people caught up in dozens of humanitarian crises around the globe, from Ukraine and Gaza to Afghanistan. Reuters Reuters

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Oakland, Calif schools allow COVID-postive students to attend classes if asymptomatic

Tue, 2024-01-16 11:08 — mike kraft

Oakland schools allow COVID-positive students to attend class (KRON) — Thousands of students in the Oakland Unified School District are returning to their classrooms after winter break with less COVID-19 rules imposed by the district. OUSD announced new… KRON4

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COVID-positive students no longer have to stay home, as long as they do not have any symptoms, according to district officials. Asymptomatic, COVID-positive students should wear a mask at school while indoors, the response team added.

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Opinion: Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.

Mon, 2024-01-15 11:11 — mike kraft

America is retreating from global health leadership at the worst possible time Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives. Dylan Scott Vox

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EU built record new wind farms last year but still short of green energy goal

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:56 — mike kraft

EU built record new wind farms last year but lags green energy goal European Union countries built 17 gigawatts of new wind power farms in 2023, the most for any year so far, but still not enough to reach its renewable energy goal, industry data showed on Friday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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Opinion: U.S. ER health care workers need more security

Thu, 2024-01-11 18:58 — mike kraft

Preventing health care violence in the ER requires moving from safety to security Health care workers facing violence in the ER need more than just safety — they need security. Torie Bosch STAT

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Biden administration rescinds much of Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers who refuse to provide certain services

Tue, 2024-01-09 17:45 — mike kraft

Biden administration rescinds much of Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers The Biden administration will largely undo a Trump-era rule that boosted the rights of medical workers to refuse to perform abortions or other services that conflicted with their religious or moral… nweixel The Hill

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US FDA to allow Florida to import cheaper drugs from Canada, but opposition looms

Mon, 2024-01-08 09:56 — mike kraft

FDA approves first state request to import drugs from Canada | CNN Politics The Food and Drug Administration has approved Florida’s request to import certain drugs from Canada, marking the first time a state has been authorized to buy lower-cost medications in bulk from abroad. Tami Luhby CNN

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Food insecurity in US dropped during pandemic--study

Wed, 2024-01-03 11:20 — mike kraft

Study: Food insecurity in US dropped during pandemic Food insecurity among low-income US adults dropped by nearly 5% during the pandemic. CIDRAP

Through government programs that included the expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), food insecurity among low-income US adults dropped by nearly 5% during the pandemic but rose by 2022, according to a study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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