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This is an age group that may be particularly vulnerable if they haven’t received a whooping cough booster since childhood. The state has logged 111 whooping cough cases this year so far, compared with just 11 in 2023. Last weekend, Portland State University canceled a football game following a surge in whooping cough cases among players. The whooping cough can spread that bacteria through their coughs for a long time if not treated. “Those babies are coughing so much they can’t eat, they can’t drink, so they end up in the intensive care unit.”When to get whooping cough vaccines and boostersPregnant women are encouraged to get a whooping cough booster during their third trimester.

Persons: ”, Tina Tan, That’s, Doctors, there’s, Jim Conway, We’ve, they’re, ” Tan, ” Conway, “, Andrew Carlson, Andi Shane, Karen Ravin, —, ” Shane Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, UW Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Connecticut, Duke University School of Medicine, Children’s National Hospital, Washington , D.C, NBC News, Children’s Healthcare, Portland State University Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, Connecticut, Hartford, North Carolina, Washington ,, Georgia, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware

In the U.S. overall this year, a concerning, though not unprecedented, number of dengue, EEE and West Nile cases have been reported. “With climate change, we’re basically extending the mosquito season,” said Chantal Vogels, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. In the U.S., cases have outpaced those of West Nile virus, which is typically more prevalent. This year, Clark County, Nevada, has seen a particularly high number of West Nile cases: 23. “We consider New York state residents to be at risk for West Nile virus every summer,” she said.

Persons: Jennifer White, it’s, ”, ” Barbara Ferrer, Anthony Fauci, Chantal Vogels, Nirbhay Kumar, George Washington, “, Vogels, Nile, White, Thomas Jaenisch, ” White Organizations: Angeles County Department of Public Health, U.S, National Institute of Allergy, Yale School of Public Health, U.S ., Centers for Disease Control, George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Southern, Southern Nevada Health, New York State Department of Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Gulf Locations: New York, U.S, California, Los Angeles County, EEE, West, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona , California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S . Virgin Islands, Los Angeles, West Nile, Clark County , Nevada, Southern Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island , Vermont, Wisconsin, Gulf Coast

☆ Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Cheryl Platzman Weinstock | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. But, Mehta said, “we act like we know everything there is to know about suicide prevention. During the past two decades federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, including one announced in April. Without accurate statistics, researchers can’t figure out who dies most often by suicide, what prevention strategies are working, and where prevention money is needed most. Similarly, the fledgling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline faces similar, serious problems.

Persons: Pooja Mehta’s, Raj, “, ”, Mehta, —, Michael Schoenbaum, ” Schoenbaum, Schoenbaum, Jane Pearson, Kim Deti, Janet Lee, haven’t, Anita Everett, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Lena Heilmann, ” Mehta, Cheryl Platzman Organizations: KFF Health, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Mental Health, Alaska Natives, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, Wyoming Department of Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, National Alliance, Mental, Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health, CNN, CNN Health, state’s, Colorado Department of Public Health, Environment, KFF, National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Alaska , Montana , North Dakota, Wyoming, SAMHSA, Colorado

☆ Harris wants to limit child care costs to 7% of family income
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Harris responded that she’d cap child care costs at 7% of working families’ income, following the Biden administration playbook that she was heavily involved in writing. “My plan is that no family, no working family, should pay more than 7% of their household income in child care,” Harris said Tuesday at a National Association of Black Journalists event, noting that steep child care expenses make it difficult for many parents to work. Child care advocates were buoyed by Harris’ answer on Tuesday. Parents with two kids in a child care center paid on average at least twice as much for that care as they did for the typical rent in 11 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, according to a Child Care Aware of America report released in May. That equates to 10% of median household income for a married couple with children and 32% of median income for a single parent with children, Child Care Aware found.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, playbook, ” Harris, Joe Biden’s, ”, Harris ’, Melissa Boteach, ” Boteach, Trump, Vance, Charlie Kirk, you’re Organizations: CNN, National Association of Black Journalists, Congressional, Office, Department of Health, Human Services, National Women’s Law, District of Columbia, Nationwide, Economic, of New Locations: trillions, of New York, Arizona

☆ A tech leader at Accenture shares how AI and cloud tools in the public sector can evolve with regulation: 'It's still the Wild West'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Greiner opened up about the evolution of cloud technology and generative AI in the public sector. What's the current demand for AI, particularly generative AI, in the public sector? Cloud went through a similar process, and I think lessons were learned that are now applied to generative AI. Can you provide examples of how generative AI is deployed in the public sector? Are general attitudes toward generative AI receptive or cautious in the public sector?

Persons: Tom Greiner, Accenture's, Greiner, —, we've, they've, there's, We've, Cloud, it's Organizations: Service, Accenture, Department of Homeland Security, Business, Data, National Institute of Standards, Technology, It's, NIST, Excellence, District of Columbia Department of Health, Amazon Web Locations: Europe, United States, Germany

☆ High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The next highest level was found in cinnamon powder from EGN (2.91 ppm), followed by Mimi’s Products ground cinnamon (2.03 ppm), ShopRite Bowl & Basket ground cinnamon (1.82 ppm), Rani Brand ground cinnamon (1.39 ppm), Zara Foods cinnamon powder (1.27 ppm), Three Rivers cinnamon stick powder (1.26 ppm), Yu Yee Brand five spice powder (1.25 ppm), BaiLiFeng five spice powder (1.15 ppm), Spicy King five spices powder (1.05 ppm), Badia cinnamon powder (1.03 ppm) and Deep cinnamon powder (1.02 ppm). told CNN via email that the company’s ground cinnamon products comply with all federal and international law. These include ground cinnamon and organic ground cinnamon sold by 365 Whole Foods Market, which contained 0.12 ppm and 0.02 ppm of lead, respectively. Morton & Bassett San Francisco 100% organic ground cinnamon, Loisa organic cinnamon and Sadaf cinnamon powder tested at 0.04 ppm of lead. The latest, published in August, listed 10 different cinnamon products with levels as high as 3.93 ppm of lead.

Persons: Paras, Rani, Yu Yee, EGN, Mimi’s, Nuria Lambert, Karen O’Shea, Alina Lasta, ” Guitar, Bassett, James Rogers, ” Rogers, Rogers, ”, Dr.Pieter Cohen, Cohen, we’re, ” Cohen, Courtney Rhodes, Rhodes Organizations: CNN, Consumer Reports, Mimi’s, ShopRite, Consumer, Mimi’s Products, Wakefern Food Corp, Badia Spices, FDA, American Spice Trade Association, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, United, New York State Department of Health, US Environmental Protection Agency, WHO, Morton, Bassett San, WanaBana, Weis, Food and Drug Administration, Cambridge Health Alliance, Biden, Food Locations: Zara, Badia, United Nations, New York, Connecticut , New Jersey, Bassett San Francisco, Ecuador, Schnucks, Somerville , Massachusetts

An Iranian-born research scientist who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging she had been harassed by a University of Alabama at Birmingham co-worker for nine years because of her ethnicity has been awarded more than $3.8 million in damages. “Day and night, I was looking for a job, any job, but nobody would hire me because my name was tarnished,” Moeinpour told NBC News. “Now, my good name has been restored.”UAB, according to the jury verdict, was ordered to pay Moeinpour $3 million in damages. Finally, Moeinpour told Grubbs on Feb. 13, 2020, that she had gone over his head and called human resources. “When Ms. Moeinpour fell to the floor, he fell on top of her and held her down,” the lawsuit said.

Persons: Fariba Moeinpour, ” Moeinpour, Mary Jo Cagle, Moeinpour, Eric Artrip, “, ” Artrip, Alicia Rohan, Rohan, Cagle, Clinton Grubbs, Grubbs ’, Grubbs, ”, ” Cagle, “ Cagle, Dr, hadn’t, Grubbs “, groping, Moeinpour “, ” Grubbs Organizations: University of Alabama, Birmingham, Northern District of, NBC News, ” UAB, UAB, of Health, Services, UAB School of Medicine, Employment, Commission, NBC Locations: Iranian, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, American, U.S, Iran, Birmingham

☆ Chocolate, but without the guilt? Why lab-grown cocoa and fermented fava beans could be the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

One way to tackle these problems is to make chocolate without using cocoa beans — the fermented seed of the cacao tree. It also makes cocoa powder and cocoa butter substitutes. “Instead of cocoa beans, we use fava beans sourced from farms across the UK and Europe, and then we ferment them in a similar way that cocoa farmers ferment their cocoa beans,” said Ross Newton, CEO of Nukoko, a UK-based startup that aims to launch on its domestic market next year. A study published this year shows it’s possible to make chocolate using only the cocoa pod, by replacing traditional sugar with a cocoa gel. “You make chocolate using only components from the fruit and not conventional crystallized sugar from sugar beets.

Persons: we’ve, ”, Max Marquart, shea, We’re, ” Marquart, Sara, Ross Newton, Newton, Michal Beressi Golomb, we’re, “ We’ve, “ That’s, Beressi Golomb, “ We’re, Beressi, “, “ We’d, Kim Mishra, ” Mishra Organizations: CNN, Planet, Department of Health Sciences, Technology, Swiss Institute of Technology Locations: West Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Africa, Brazil, Swiss, Germany, Czech Republic, Europe, Zurich

☆ Cuomo expresses sympathy for Covid-19 victims, criticizes Trump’s pandemic response in contentious hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Clare Foran | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The hearing focused in on nursing home deaths and a controversial March 2020 directive from the New York State Department of Health on hospital discharges and nursing home admissions. “You own this,” Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee, told Cuomo at the outset of the hearing. The former governor has defended his handling of the pandemic, saying that the state followed federal guidelines. New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a report in 2021 finding that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%. The New York health department undercounted the number of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by thousands during Cuomo’s time in office, an audit conducted by state officials found in 2022.

Persons: Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump’s, Cuomo, ” Cuomo, Brad Wenstrup of, Raul Ruiz, “, Gov . Cuomo, Nicole Malliotakis, “ you’ve, you’ve, That’s, Wenstrup, Kathy Hochul’s, Hochul, ” Wenstrup, Avi Small, ”, Anthony Fauci, Azzopardi, Letitia James, New York State Department of Health undercounted, Critics, Kathy Hochul, James ’, CNN’s Paul LeBlanc, Annie Grayer, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Organizations: CNN, Former New York Gov, GOP, Trump, Democrat, New York State Department of Health, Republicans, ” Republican, Gov, New, New York Republican, ”, Centers, Medicare, Services, US Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, National Institute of Allergy, New York, Department of Justice, New York State Assembly, New York Gov Locations: Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, New York, New York City, York, Manhattan

☆ US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“This is the 14th human case of H5 reported in the United States during 2024 and the first case of H5 without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals,” the CDC said in a statement. It’s also the first H5 case detected through the country’s national flu surveillance system rather than targeted surveillance of the ongoing bird flu outbreak in animals. A sample from the patient was sent to the CDC, which confirmed that the case was a type of bird flu. A spokesperson for the CDC said the agency had confirmed the flu type is H5, but has not yet determined the N type. There are no cases of bird flu among cattle in Missouri, but there have been outbreaks of the virus among poultry in the state.

Persons: United States ’, It’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Brenda Goodman Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, CNN Health, Missouri Department of Health, Senior Services Locations: Missouri, United States

☆ Vance grilled on high cost of Trump's new IVF plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Well, look, I think you have insurance companies that obviously are forced to cover a whole host of services," Vance replied. Trump had unveiled the IVF policy in broad strokes during a campaign event in Michigan a day earlier. IVF, Trump and abortionTrump's embrace of IVF as a policy platform is the former president's latest effort to court voters concerned about women's reproductive rights. Trump, in turn, urged the state to find a solution that would "preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama." In Friday's CNN interview, Vance was asked how Trump's new federally mandated IVF funding plan would work if a state chose to ban the procedure.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Jeff Swensen, Donald Trump, John Berman, Vance, Kamala Harris, Trump, Brian Snyder, Harris, Roe, Wade, Dobbs, Lindsey Graham of, Kay Ivey Organizations: HK, VFW, Getty, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Alro, Reuters, NBC News, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, The Society, Reproductive Technology, Affordable, Trump, Jackson, Health Organization, The New York Times, GOP, Republican Party, Alabama Supreme, Alabama Locations: R, Ohio, New Kensington , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Potterville , Michigan, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida

☆ More free Covid tests will be available in late September, Biden admin says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Free Covid-19 tests will be available once again come late September, the Biden administration announced Friday. Under the program, four free Covid tests will be available by mail. “So as all of you prepare for travel and gatherings with family and the 2024 holiday season, don’t forget to go to Covidtests.gov to order your free tests,” she said. It comes as Covid rates have risen across most of the country over the summer, fueled by highly contagious new variants. Just Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved new Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, updated to better match the circulating strains of the virus.

Persons: Biden, Dawn O’Connell, O'Connell, ” Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Administration, Strategic Preparedness, Covid, Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer, Moderna Locations: Covidtests.gov

Harris hasn’t yet released many details about her strategy to wipe out medical debt, but policy experts say a newly implemented medical debt relief program from North Carolina could offer a roadmap. Roy Cooper announced that nearly 100 hospitals in the state had signed on to participate in the Medical Debt Relief Incentive Program, which he said will incentivize hospitals to eliminate $4 billion in medical debt for 2 million low- and middle-income patients over the next two years. At a campaign event last week in Raleigh, North Carolina, Harris thanked Cooper for canceling medical debt in his state, and Cooper introduced Harris at the convention Thursday. Hospitals will get additional federal funds if they forgive existing debt and move to prevent future medical debt. “I see medical debt as the most salient example of a health care system which isn’t working,” he said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Harris hasn’t, Roy Cooper, Cooper, Neale Mahoney, “, ” Mahoney, ”, Adam Gaffney, Larry Levitt, Levitt, —, Mahoney, Harris ’, ” Levitt, Will, aren’t, Ciara Zachary, Zachary, it’s, Barack Obama, ” Zachary Organizations: Democratic, Convention, North Carolina Gov, Debt Relief, Stanford University, White, National Economic Council, Cambridge Health Alliance, Consumer Financial, White House, North Carolina Department of Health, Human Services, Medicaid, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Medicare, Services, Republican, Affordable Locations: United States, Chicago, U.S, KFF, North Carolina, Raleigh , North Carolina, “ North Carolina, Massachusetts, —

☆ Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Debwaldman | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At that point, she would have had to travel to Switzerland — or live in the District of Columbia or one of the 10 states where medical aid in dying was legal. (Montana effectively allows aid in dying through a 2009 court decision, but that ruling doesn’t spell out rules around residency. In Oregon, 23 out-of-state residents died using medical assistance in 2023, just over 6% of the state total, according to the Oregon Health Authority. She would’ve preferred to travel from her home in Pennsylvania to neighboring New Jersey for medical aid in dying, but it is allowed there only for state residents. Instead she has arranged to die in Vermont, one of two states that explicitly allow medical aid in dying for nonresidents.

Persons: Francine Milano, she’d, ”, “, Milano, Oncologist Charles Blanke, he’s, ” Blanke, Peg Sandeen, Kris Brackin, would’ve, nonresidents, Eric Harkleroad, Diana Barnard, there’s rescheduling, “ It’s, Anita Hannig, Sandeen, Barnard, Blanke, Airbnbs, Milano hasn’t, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, That’s, she’ll, it’s Organizations: Health, District of Columbia, Vermont Department of Health, Oregon Health Authority, KFF, Craigslist, CNN, CNN Health, KFF Health Locations: Pennsylvania, Vermont, Lancaster, Switzerland, District, Oregon, Montana, New York, California, Portland, U.S, Carolinas, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, America, . Delaware, Burlington, When Oregon

The virus is classified into two distinct groups: clade I and clade II. Clade II was responsible for the 2022 outbreak, which has led to around 100,000 cases worldwide. Clade I is more transmissible than clade II and capable of being more severe, so infectious disease experts are concerned about further international spread. How does this version of mpox spread? Historically, mpox lesions have tended to appear on the face, chest, palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.

Persons: ”, Anne Rimoin, that’s, Stuart Isaacs, Isaacs, there’s, Rimoin, Marc Siegel, Amira Albert Roess, “ It’s Organizations: Democratic, Health, University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington School of Medicine, Health Sciences, ”, Department of Health, Human Service, George Mason University Locations: Mpox, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sweden, Africa, Pakistan, Los, Congo, U.S, DRC

☆ Teacher says contract wasn’t renewed because he wouldn’t use trans students’ preferred names
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students. Argyle School District Superintendent Randy Refsland said in an email Tuesday night that he could not comment because the matter was being litigated in court. But after one of the students expressed unhappiness with the situation — the student's father was described as a fellow district teacher — the district demanded adherence to the policy of using students' preferred names and pronouns, according to the suit. Greul said that this fight over first names and pronouns will be crucial for "everyday Americans across the country." A 2022 report on pronouns by the Minnesota Department of Health says that the correct use of preferred pronouns "saves lives."

Persons: Jordan, ” Cernak, “, Randy Refsland, Cernak, Cernek, Luke Berg, Lauren Greuel, Greul, they've Organizations: Argyle School District, Western, Western District of, . Argyle School, Argyle High School, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Minnesota Department of Health, Survey, National Institutes of Health, Fair, Argyle, Fair Wisconsin, Facebook Locations: Wisconsin, Argyle, Argyle , Wisconsin, U.S, Western District, Western District of Wisconsin, Cernak’s, —, Minnesota, Fair Wisconsin

☆ 5 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in New Hampshire after possible exposure from cooling tower
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Five people have developed Legionnaires' disease following possible exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, state health officials say. Testing by the DHHS and the state Department of Environmental Services confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria contaminating the cooling tower. Four of the five people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease were initially hospitalized and later discharged. “RiverWalk is partnering with DHHS to address the contamination, with additional test results for the cooling tower expected next week,” the release said. However, it can cause a more serious pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, “which can be fatal if left untreated,” the release said.

Persons: DHHS, Renee Blood, don’t, Benjamin Chan, “, ” Organizations: New Hampshire’s Department of Health, Human Services, of Environmental Services, NBC, RiverWalk Resort, NBC Boston, Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: Lincoln , New Hampshire, Lincoln, New

☆ White House aims to make it easier for consumers to get refunds, cancel subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | Josie Rozzelle Is A Cnbc Digital Rotational Associate Covering Politics. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“I think we can all relate to this,” White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden told reporters Friday. Dubbed the “Time is Money” initiative, the actions will make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, get refunds, submit health care and insurance forms online, and access high-quality customer service. Another existing effort cited by the White House is a June 2023 FTC proposal to target companies that use deceptive customer feedback practices, like fake reviews. None of the actions that make up the “Time is Money” initiative will require congressional approval, a senior administration official said. The White House has pursued aggressive antitrust regulations and taken a highly skeptical approach to crypto currencies, both of which have rankled Wall Street.

Persons: Neera Tanden, ”, Biden, Kamala Harris, Broad, Harris, ” Tanden, policyholders, Xavier Becerra, Julie Su, “ Organizations: Biden, House, Democratic, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade, FTC, of Health, Human Services, of Labor, Department of Transportation, Republicans, Representatives, White House

☆ White House launches broad new regulatory effort, as Harris prepares to unveil economic plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. "I think we can all relate to this," White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden told reporters Friday. Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to unveil her presidential campaign's first economic policy plans this week. "The CFPB will identify when the use of automated chatbots or automated artificial intelligence voice recordings is unlawful, including in situations in which customers believe they are speaking with a human being," according to a White House fact sheet. The initiative also calls on health insurance companies to allow policyholders to submit claims online.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Neera Tanden, Biden, Kamala Harris, Broad, Harris, Craig Hudson, Tanden, policyholders, Xavier Becerra, Julie Su Organizations: NATO's, Biden, House, Democratic, U.S, Las Vegas Aces, White, Reuters, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade, FTC, of Health, Human Services, of Labor Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Your health records are coming to new apps. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's about to get a lot easier for patients in the U.S. to access their own medical records. Health-care software vendor Epic Systems on Thursday announced that individuals will be able to securely release their health data to different apps they choose to use, meaning they will have more direct control over their medical information than ever before. For instance, if patients are using a health coaching app or an app that reminds them to take their medicine, they can choose to import their records directly into those platforms. It launched in December, and aims to iron out both the legal and technical requirements for sharing patients' data at scale. If one person uses Verizon as their phone carrier, a second person uses AT&T and a third person uses T-Mobile, they are all still able to call and text one another.

Persons: hasn't, TEFCA, Micky Tripathi, Tripathi Organizations: Systems, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, Verizon, Mobile, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Boar's Head recall expands to include 7 million pounds of deli meat over listeria concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Aria Bendix | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A recall of Boar's Head products has expanded to include a whopping 7 million additional pounds of deli and poultry items in a deadly multistate outbreak of listeria infections. As of Tuesday, 34 people have gotten sick across 13 states in the outbreak — including 33 hospitalizations and two deaths. Last week, the deli meat company had recalled more than 207,000 pounds of deli meat, including liverwurst and ham products, because they may contain the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Boar's Head has now expanded that recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in a press release Tuesday. Boar's Head said in a statement on its website that it had initiated the recall after a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health had tested positive for listeria.

Persons: Boar's Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture's, Inspection, Brand, Maryland Department of Health, The Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control, Mayo Clinic, CDC Locations: Montebello , California, Illinois, New Jersey, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Virginia, U.S

☆ Anxiety may increase risk of dementia, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

ingwervanille/Moment RF/Getty ImagesMore than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, a number expected to increase to 139 million by 2050. Previous studies exploring the relationship between anxiety and dementia have largely measured participants’ anxiety at one point in time, providing mixed conclusions — but how long someone’s anxiety lasts is an important aspect worth considering, the authors argued. Researchers measured participants’ anxiety at the first and second assessments. Someone’s anxiety was considered resolved if they had anxiety only at the time of the first wave. “This study agrees with earlier studies that therapy aimed at alleviating anxiety can help reduce risk for (Alzheimer’s disease).

Persons: ”, Kay Khaing, Glen R, Finney, ” Finney, wasn’t, “, Rudolph Tanzi, Dr, Joel Salinas, Isaac Health, Salinas wasn’t, Tanzi, Khaing, ” Khaing, ” Tanzi Organizations: CNN, American Geriatrics Society, Hunter New, Hunter New England Health, Getty, Australian Department of Health, American Academy of Neurology, McCance, Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, NYU Langone Health, ”, National Alliance, Mental Locations: Hunter New England, Newcastle, Australia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Boston, ” Salinas

☆ Elon Musk's Favorite Dating App Is Run by the Tokyo Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Grace, a 29-year-old publicist in New York, has regularly used a slew of dating apps for more than four years, with little luck. Among millions, a consensus is forming: Dating apps suck so bad that they might even be deliberately keeping us from finding love. In Tokyo, the city government is even releasing its own dating app, part of a campaign called Tokyo Futari Story ("futari" means couple). Bouke de Vries, an associate professor of philosophy at Ghent University in Belgium who's studied dating apps, argues that state-run dating apps are at least in theory better positioned to help people find partners without spending too much money or time in the process. Last year, Japan's most popular dating app, the Match Group-owned Pairs, began collaborating with several prefectures and cities.

Persons: Grace, She's, it's, who'd, Tinder, Damona Hoffman, Bianca Stelian, Ryan Clarkson, —, They've, Ali Jackson, Bouke de, cupid, Bouke de Vries, Belgium who's, de Vries, Omar Minami, Cheryl Drury, They're, Francesca Katayama, Junko Yamada, Yamada, Elon Musk, I'm, Justin Garcia, Garcia, what's, there's, Eric Adams, Adams, Eve Organizations: Raya, Forbes, League, Match, Children, Families Agency, Ghent University, Government, National, Insurance, Rissho University, Department of Health, Human Services, Conservatives, Trump, PAC, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Match Group, Republican, Kinsey, New, New York City — Locations: New York, New York City, Japan, Australia, America, Saitama, Tokyo, Bouke de Vries, Belgium, Singapore

☆ Global IT outage leaves thousands stranded at airports amid chaos at hospitals, government agencies and 911 systems
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

All flights were grounded for United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Allegiant Airlines on Friday. Meanwhile, thousands of companies around the world are struggling with payment processing after the outage brought down systems across a wide range of businesses. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other businesses were disrupted worldwide on Friday following a major computer systems outage linked to an update on an antivirus program. In addition to hospitals, blood donation centers have experienced challenges and are altering blood shipment methods due to flight delays. The Social Security Administration closed its local offices to the public on Friday after the outage shut down numerous services.

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☆ 4 traits shared by fit and active older people, according to a personal trainer whose eldest client is 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A personal trainer who helps keep older people active noticed they share certain traits. They include being positive, organized, and competitive, personal trainer Lauren Hurst said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Lauren Hurst, a personal trainer who specializes in older people (her eldest client is 96), told Business Insider that many of them didn't previously incorporate exercise into their lives after being put off by gym classes at school. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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