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☆ High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Then, less than six hours after giving birth, O’Neil was wheeled through the labor and delivery unit to go home. Racial disparities persist, she added; for Black people, the preterm birth rate is 1.5 times higher than the rate among all other babies. Many of the regions with high preterm birth rates are maternity care deserts, Williams said. The US cities with high preterm birth rates also are “areas where there are many chronic conditions and patients living with a greater number of things like hypertension, diabetes, obesity – those are all drivers of preterm birth as well,” Williams said. “Every pregnant woman who lives in a maternal health care desert should be provided with access to a health care app that is monitored by remote providers.

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The Summary An advanced diagnostic test uses genetic sequencing to detect a range of pathogens — viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites — that might be causing an illness. A cutting-edge diagnostic test is helping some doctors find diagnoses for medical mysteries by analyzing DNA and RNA to detect a broad swath of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, according to a pair of studies published Tuesday. Traditional diagnostic tests are generally designed to measure specific substances such as proteins, hormones or trace amounts of genetic material. The technology is not a replacement for existing tests used to diagnose common illnesses — like those for Covid or strep throat — since it’s slower to deliver results and more expensive. The test also misses some cases, she added, so it should be used alongside other diagnostic tests in hospitals.

Persons: ”, Charles Chiu, Noah Berger, Covid, Chiu, it’s, Susan Butler, Wu, ” Butler, “ It’s Organizations: University of California, Nature, UCSF, Nature Communications, Drug Administration, University of Southern Locations: San Francisco, Mexico, UCSF, University of Southern California

☆ Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA's weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on glass where election absentee ballots are counted at Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images fileNearly four years later, the mayhem at the TCF Center is burned into the minds of many election officials, lawyers and poll watchers. An NBC News investigation can now report the extent of the Republican Party and Trump campaign’s involvement in the TCF Center ordeal in 2020. ➡️ Former President Bill Clinton said the election will come down to whether there is a fair and transparent vote tally. ➡️ House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the election will reflect “a demographic shift” showing larger blocs of voters helping elect Republicans.

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One year after an Army reservist perpetrated a mass shooting across Lewiston, Maine, lawyers representing survivors and families of the victims said Tuesday they are pursuing negligence claims against the federal government that could pave the way for 100 individual lawsuits. “Today marks the first step toward ensuring accountability and justice for the families and victims of the worst mass shooting in Maine history,” lawyer Benjamin Gideon of Gideon Asen LLC said in a statement. A candlelight vigil to honor those who died and were injured in the mass shooting in Lewiston last October. The legal cases in Maine are similarly focused on the federal government and actions taken by military members. FBI agents work at the scene of a mass shooting at Schemengees Bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 26, 2023.

Persons: Robert Card, Benjamin Gideon, Gideon Asen, John Tlumacki, ” Gideon, ideations, Joseph Prezioso, Joel Merry, Merry, Card’s, “, Cynthia Young, William, Aaron, ” Young, ” Organizations: Defense Department, Army, Keller Army Community Hospital, “, Boston Globe, Getty, Air Force, Justice Department, Schemengees, Army Reserve, National Guard Locations: Lewiston , Maine, West Point , New York, Maine, Lewiston, Texas, Sutherland Springs , Texas, U.S, AFP, Sagadahoc County, Saco , Maine, Bowdoin

Janet Mills launched the commission a month after the Oct. 25 shooting killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar. Wathen said the commission's investigatory process was slowed by Army bureaucracy in obtaining information but that the military remained cooperative. But the sergeant said law enforcement was stymied at the time because Card refused to answer his door. There were also communication gaps between the Army and the civilian hospital, the report found, which can be improved in future cases. The military in its report denied that any brain-related injury was linked to his military service.

Persons: Robert Card, Janet Mills, Daniel Wathen, Wathen, Robert F, Card's, Mills, ideations, Ben Gideon, Gideon, Cara Lamb Organizations: Army, U.S, Sheriff's, Card's Army Reserve, Card, Keller Army Community Hospital, Maine Gov, Maine State Police, Department of Defense Locations: Lewiston , Maine, West Point , New York, West Point, Maine

☆ Wall Street’s facing an economic double-whammy this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Despite the rare event, it’s unlikely the stock market will swing widely because of the economic two-fer, some investors say. Inflation showed signs of cooling in April after staying worryingly warm during the first quarter of this year. America’s rural hospitals keep getting attacked by cybercriminals. Microsoft said in a statement to CNN that it would provide free security updates for eligible rural hospitals, as well as security assessments and training for hospital staff. Google will provide free cybersecurity advice to rural hospitals and start a pilot program to match the firm’s cybersecurity services with the needs of rural hospitals.

Persons: Powell, ”, Dave Sekera, Alicia Wallace, Sean Lyngaas, Michelle Watson Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, CPI, Bank of America, Morningstar, Investors, Traders, Fed, UBS, Federal Reserve Bank of New, The, Consumer, cybercriminals, Microsoft, Google, White, CNN, White House National Security Council Locations: New York, pare, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, York, United States

☆ Rural hospitals keep getting attacked by cybercriminals. Microsoft and Google are working to fix that
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Microsoft and Google will offer free or discounted cybersecurity services to rural hospitals across the United States to make them less vulnerable to cyberattacks that have disrupted patient care and threatened lives, the White House and Microsoft said Monday. Microsoft said in a statement to CNN that it would provide free security updates for eligible rural hospitals, as well as security assessments and training for hospital staff. Google will provide free cybersecurity advice to rural hospitals and start a pilot program to match the firm’s cybersecurity services with the needs of rural hospitals, Anne Neuberger, the top cyber official at the White House National Security Council, told reporters on Sunday. The nation’s roughly 1,800 rural community hospitals are among the most vulnerable to dangerous ransomware attacks because they often lack IT security resources and cybersecurity-trained staff. “We do see a much more permissive environment in Russia by both hacktivists and criminals, and it’s of concern,” Neuberger, the White House official, told reporters.

Persons: Anne Neuberger, Biden, “, ” Neuberger, ” Cleveland, Justin Bibb’s, Cleveland, Bibb’s Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Google, White House, White House National Security Council, Sunday, American Hospital Association, National Intelligence, UnitedHealth, FBI, Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Utilities Locations: United States, Russia, City, Cleveland

☆ Inside Oracle's Deadly Gamble on Cerner and Electronic Health Records
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ashley Stewart | Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That was the promise of Cerner, the medical-records company Oracle bought in 2021 for $28.3 billion — Oracle's biggest acquisition. At the time, Cerner managed the electronic health records for a quarter of all American hospitals, including those run by the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Larry EllisonCerner's electronic records, in short, were a deadly disaster for the VA. Never mind the futuristic, AI-driven healthcare system Ellison envisioned. In 2015, it beat out Epic, its main competitor, for a $4.3 billion contract to handle electronic health records for the Defense Department. It had agreed to process tens of millions of crucial medical records, but it couldn't handle the subsequent deluge of data.

Persons: Larry Ellison's, Ellison, Cerner, I'm, Larry Ellison, Neal Patterson, Cerner's, Patterson, Ellison's, they're, David Shulkin, Margaret Albaugh, Cerner couldn't, Charlie Bourg, —, Larry, Marc Benioff, Ellison protégé, Mike Wilson, David Agus, oncologist, Agus, he'd, Steve Jobs, Sensei, We've, Georges De Keerle, Cerner —, hadn't, Mike Sicilia, Sicilia, Oracle, Anthony Jones Jr, Jones, Donald Remy, didn't, Seema Verma, Neil Evans, Sara Vaezy, Ed Meagher, haven't, Charlie Monroe —, it's, Charlie Bourg —, Bourg, Charlie Monroe, Monroe, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, grandkids, We're, there's Organizations: Oracle's, Oracle, Pentagon, Department of Veterans Affairs, Cerner, RAND Corporation, RAND, Big Tech, GE, Siemens, Cerner Corporation, Defense Department, Department of Defense, Business, Spokane, Ellison Institute of Technology, Microsoft, Agency, Health, Amazon, Veterans ' Affairs, Oracle Health, Navy, Columbus VA, BI, Life Sciences, Intermountain Health, UPMC, DOD, Seabees Locations: Las Vegas, antiaging, Silicon Valley, Spokane , Washington, Cerner, VistA, Bourg, Washington, Sicilia, Ohio, Columbus, Providence, Spokane, Monroe, CloudWorld

☆ Pharmacies across America are having trouble processing some prescriptions because of a cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pharmacies across the United States are reporting that they are having difficulty getting prescriptions to patients because of a cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth. The cyberattack prevented some pharmacies from processing prescriptions to insurance companies to receive payment. “This outage is impacting dispensing of pharmacy prescriptions – resulting in delays in processing and in some cases, inability to process,” the hospital said. In a statement, Change Healthcare said it believed the attack was isolated to its network and did not spread elsewhere. “At this time, we believe the issue is specific to Change Healthcare and all other systems across UnitedHealth Group are operational,” the company said.

Persons: ”, “ Refills, UnitedHealth, “ Organizations: CNN, Healthcare, Naval Hospital, ” Evans, Community Hospital, Securities and Exchange Commission, UnitedHealth, ”, SEC Locations: United States, Camp Pendleton , California, Pendleton, Colorado, Norton , Kansas

☆ Opinion | How to Put ‘Community’ Back in the Mission of Community Hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Amol S. Navathe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

What it means is that they are considered charities by the Internal Revenue Service (as opposed to being owned by investors, like for-profit hospitals). These hospitals proliferated after federal tax rules about 50 years ago made it easier to qualify for tax exemptions. So why are nonprofit hospitals behaving in ways that seem to focus more on dollars than patients? This looming likelihood, plus financial challenges from the pandemic, a severe worker shortage, rising inflation and stock market volatility have put nonprofit hospitals in survival mode. And you would think that focusing on the mission would be the top priority, though boards aren’t doing this consistently.

Organizations: Internal Revenue Service Locations: United States

☆ US soldier arrested for allegedly cyberstalking local judges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A US Army soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of cyberstalking after allegedly making threatening social media posts targeting judges, including one involved in his divorce and child custody court proceedings. Cassidy Busbin, who court documents identify as an active-duty soldier at Fort Campbell, was arrested on Wednesday. in the court records, regarding a “peaceful armed protest” in Montgomery County for “FATHER’S RIGHTS” on November 17. The court documents also outline a series of allegations of abuse against romantic partners. also testified about that incident during Busbin’s divorce proceedings, according to the court documents.

Persons: cyberstalking, Cassidy Busbin, Fort Campbell, Busbin, Tony Hoefler, ” Busbin, “ Olita, Reid Poland, Kathryn Olita, Adrienne Fry, ”, Busbin’s, “, she’d, —, A.P, “ Busbin, it’s Organizations: CNN, US Army, Criminal, 101st Airborne, Facebook, Circuit, Army, Blanchfield, Community Hospital Locations: Fort Campbell , Kentucky, Fort, Montgomery County , Tennessee, Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Busbin, Poland

That’s when police say Card was committed to a mental health facility for two weeks after acting erratically and “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” a military base. State Police troopers took Card, a sergeant 1st class, to the Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point for what would be two weeks of mental health evaluation. What New York State Police did about Card’s threats is unclear. “Just because there appears to be a mental health nexus to this scenario, the vast majority of people with mental health diagnosis will never hurt anybody,” Sauschuck said. She said someone dropped the ball because Card’s threats and medical evaluation should have triggered a yellow flag seizure of his guns when he returned home.

Persons: Robert Card, –, ”, Jack Clements, Joel Merry, ” Merry, Card, “, Clements, we’ve, ” Clements, ‘, Jonathan Crisp, it’s, ” Crisp, Michael Sauschuck, ” Sauschuck, Jody Madeira, ” ___ Condon, Mustian, Patrick Whittle, Rhonda Shafner Organizations: U.S . Army, Associated Press, U.S . Army Reserve, Army Reserve, Army, Authorities, FBI, New York State Police, Army Reserve’s, Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, State Police, AP . State Police, Keller Army Community Hospital, York State Police, Maine, of Public, Indiana University Locations: Maine, Saco, Sagadahoc County, Bowdoin, West Point , New York, That’s, Lewiston, West Point, West, Madeira, New York, Portland , Maine, Investigative@ap.org

☆ Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead, ending search that put entire state on edge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 was found dead Friday, bringing an end to a search that put the entire state of Maine on edge for the last two days. Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, was found dead in Lisbon Falls, Maine, Gov. Commissioner of Maine Department of Public Safety Mike Sauschuck said Card was found at 7:45 p.m. near the Androscoggin River of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police found Card's body at a recycling facility where he recently worked, a law enforcement official told the AP. The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.

Persons: Robert Card, Janet Mills, Mike Sauschuck, Card Organizations: Gov, Maine Department of Public, Police, AP, U.S . Army, U.S, Associated Press, Army Reserve's, Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, State, Keller Army Community Hospital, Authorities, Public Locations: Maine, Lewiston, Lisbon Falls , Maine, Androscoggin, Bowdoin , Maine, U.S, West Point , New York, West

☆ Robert Card, the Maine shooting suspect, was a skilled marksman, former Army Reserve colleague tells CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( John Miller Curt Devine Casey Tolan Isabelle Chapman Allison Gordon | John Miller | Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Out of concern for his safety, the unit requested that law enforcement be contacted,” said the spokesperson, Col. Richard Goldenberg. Card then spent a few weeks under evaluation at the hospital, the law enforcement officials said. The 40-year-old Card also threatened to shoot up a National Guard base in Maine, law enforcement officials previously told CNN. Card is a petroleum supply specialist in the Army Reserve and first enlisted in 2002, according to records provided by the Army on Thursday. Clifford Steeves of Massachusetts told CNN he knew Card when they served in the Army Reserve together, starting in the early 2000s until about a decade ago.

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Overall, an FDA spokesperson says that “trial participants should reflect the population that is likely to use the product if FDA-approved. Across a group of 10 novel cancer therapies approved by the FDA in 2022, data shows the share of Black participants in key clinical trials ranged from zero to 8%. “Access to clinical trials at the sites where patients are living is an important factor to changing the landscape,” Perez says. “There’s been some novel ways to recruit patients, like using the church and using barbershops to recruit Black patients,” Cho says. Haddad says a number of Mayo patients were receiving experimental therapies through clinical trials when the pandemic began.

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CNN —Two Alabama teens have been arrested and face murder charges in the deadly rampage at a weekend Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville, state police said Wednesday. “I just want justice for my baby and all the other kids that were involved,” Allen told CNN on Monday. From left to right, Zaniriah Dowdell, Latonya Allen, Alexis Dowdell and Phil Dowdell pose for this undated family photo. You’re strong,” she told Phil. A makeshift memorial sits Wednesday at the scene of the deadly mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama.

☆ Five still critical after Alabama birthday party shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 17 (Reuters) - Five people remained in critical condition on Monday after a weekend shooting at a teenage birthday celebration in rural Alabama that left four dead, hospital authorities said. The shooting occurred during a "Sweet 16" party, authorities said. All four who were killed were high school seniors. One of the four people killed during the violence was a high school football player who was among those attending his sister's "Sweet 16" birthday party, the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper reported. The shooting follows separate outbreaks of deadly gun violence in Tennessee and Kentucky that prompted local leaders to call for tighter gun control measures.

☆ With travel nurses making $150 an hour, hospital systems are forced to innovate
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Bertha Coombs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

She set her sights on a job at St. Peter's Health Partners hospital in Albany, New York, and landed a position in the same maternity ward where she was born. Staff shortagesThe pandemic has exacerbated nursing staff shortages and resulted in contract nursing rates surging during successive waves of Covid infections. That amounted to three times the national average for full-time staff nurses. As hospitals have become increasingly reliant on contract nurses, travel nurse expenditures have risen more than 250% since the start of the pandemic. With more than 30,000 registered nurses in its system, nearly 1 in 10 of Trinity's nurses currently work through First Choice.

☆ I made $363,000 last year from self-publishing my books. Here's how I did it spending less than $20 a week on ads and winning over BookTok.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She connected with readers through authors' Facebook groups and by posting regularly on #BookTok. I decided to also publish my books through Kindle Select, which made my books accessible on Kindle Unlimited, a KDP subscription serviceI've always been a big reader, and I used Kindle Unlimited when I was struggling with money. I'd found so many authors I loved on Kindle Unlimited — it was important to me to have my book available there, too. I decided to make my books accessible to Kindle Unlimited readers. I connected with new readers by posting videos and doing takeovers of other author's Facebook pagesI hustled hard on social media.

☆ Small-town nursing homes closing amid staffing crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Tony Leys | Kaiser Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In Iowa, 13 of the 15 nursing homes that closed in 2022 were in rural areas, according to the Iowa Health Care Association. “We’ve had more nursing homes go bankrupt in the last year than in the last 10 years combined,” she said. Nationally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported recently that 129 nursing homes had closed in 2022. In Iowa, Medicaid pays nursing homes about $215 per day per resident, according to the Iowa Health Care Association. Willett said a recent survey found that 72% of Iowa’s remaining nursing homes were freezing or limiting admissions below their capacity.

“Mission Hospital used to be where everyone would go if they wanted good care,” Jaquins said, reflecting on her previous experiences with the health care system. Sue Fischer is a longtime HCA employee who’s concerned about patient care in her facility. “We were a great system as Mission Health and we’re an even better system as HCA Mission Health,” she said. “Delays in care is the biggest patient care issue I see because of staffing,” Hernandez said. According to the CMS ranking system, Mission Hospital currently holds an above-average overall quality rating — four stars out of a possible five.

☆ As Ebola outbreak grows in Uganda, US ramps up preparedness plans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“All primary and secondary schools in Uganda are directed to close by November 25th, 2022 for third term holidays as a measure to contain Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country,” Museveni said in a statement. Major US cities get Ebola plans in placeThe CDC estimates that 20% of travelers from Uganda will arrive without a cell phone or US-based phone number. “CDPH continues to work with our hospitals to screen patients for travel history and be alert for symptoms of Ebola virus disease or, more likely, malaria or circulating respiratory viruses. ‘We need to be prepared’The Ebola virus is transmissible – but not as transmissible as some other infectious diseases, like Covid-19. “If we do see any cases in the United States, the hope is that they will be identified quickly before there is further spread,” Barouch said.

☆ Here's how a Cleveland hospital is implementing a hybrid telehealth model during the ongoing pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-01 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

MetroHealth quickly pivoted to telehealth to care for its diverse patient population in response to the pandemic. AdvertisementMetroHealth, a community hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, quickly ramped up its telehealth program for routine office visits and a Hospital at Home program to free up inpatient beds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. "We flipped to doing pretty much all telehealth visits back in March of last year," said Dr. David M. Margolius, division director of internal medicine. The no-show rate for appointments has dropped from roughly 25% to 5% or less with telehealth visits. Training and support for healthcare providersMany clinicians and operational staff weren't accustomed to telehealth technology initially because nearly all healthcare delivery is based on an in-person care model.

Persons: —, David M, Albert Ferreira, MetroHealth, Margolius, Telehealth, Ferreira, Nicholas J, Dreher Organizations: Service, telehealth, Training, Technology, Bluetooth, Hospital, Health Innovation Institute Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, MetroHealth, COVID

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