NPR: Health Care News
- The Affordable Care Act Can Help Au Pairs Avoid Medical Debt September 20, 2021Child care workers from outside the U.S. often buy health coverage through an agency. But those policies can have big gaps, critics warn. ACA plans are comprehensive and, with subsidies, can be cheap.Bryce Covert
- Overwhelmed With COVID Patients, Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries And Cancer Care September 16, 2021Patients with advanced cancer and heart disease are among those who have had to wait for surgeries and other procedures as critically ill, unvaccinated COVID patients strain the medical system.Erik Neumann
- The DOJ Says A Data Mining Company Fabricated Medical Diagnoses To Make Money September 14, 2021In a civil suit filed this week, the Justice Department accuses a New York medical analytics company of helping a Medicare Advantage plan cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars.Fred Schulte
- This Doctor Spread False Information About COVID. She Still Kept Her Medical License September 14, 2021Simone Gold isn't alone. NPR found other physicians who retained their licenses despite spreading misinformation online and to the media about effective COVID-19 vaccines and unproven treatments.Geoff Brumfiel
CDC: News Updates
- CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases September 17, 2021CDC to invest $2.1 billion in infection control to support state and other public health departments against COVID-19.
- Number of States with High Obesity Prevalence Rises to Sixteen September 15, 2021The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018 – and disparities persist - according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps, Seek Proposals to Build a New Generation of Public Health Leaders September 8, 2021AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation’s public health needs.
- CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers September 3, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker (CHW) services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.
CDC: Outbreaks
- Italian-Style Meats – <em>Salmonella</em> Infections August 24, 2021Italian-Style Meats – Salmonella Infections
- Cake Mix – <em>E. coli</em> Infections August 6, 2021E. coli Infections – Cake Mix
- Packaged Salad Greens – <em>Salmonella</em> Infections July 16, 2021Packaged Salad Greens – Salmonella Infections
- Raw Frozen Breaded Stuffed Chicken – <em>Salmonella</em> Infections June 3, 2021Raw Frozen Breaded Stuffed Chicken – Salmonella Infections
- Backyard Poultry – <em>Salmonella</em> Infections May 21, 2021Backyard poultry, like chicken and ducks, can carry Salmonella germs even if they look healthy and clean. These germs can easily spread to anything in the areas where they live and roam.