Month: October 2024

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IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery

Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act in the latest move to help speed recovery efforts. As the storm swept through western North Carolina last month, it severely affected operations at Baxter International’s […]

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  • October 17, 2024
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Use of opioid overdose antidote by laypersons rose 43% from 2020 to 2022, study finds

After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that overdose deaths decreased 3% in 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018. A new study shows how the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical laypersons – or bystanders with little to no medical training – could be one factor contributing to this decline. Making naloxone, […]

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  • October 15, 2024
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With AI warning, Nobel winner joins ranks of laureates who’ve cautioned about the risks of their own work

When computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his work on machine learning, he immediately issued a warning about the power of the technology that his research helped propel: artificial intelligence. “It will be comparable with the Industrial Revolution,” he said just after the announcement. “But instead of exceeding […]

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  • October 14, 2024
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Nearly 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to listeria concerns

BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of product due to possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. Dozens of recalled products have been distributed to restaurants and institutions nationwide. Affected products may have been used in ready-to-eat  products that are “on […]

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  • October 13, 2024
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Your employer may start covering weight-loss drugs soon

Hoping your company will begin paying for anti-obesity medications like Wegovy? You may be in luck. A growing number of employers are considering covering the blockbuster weight-loss drugs, several surveys show. Workers will learn whether they’ll gain such coverage for the coming year during open enrollment, which launches this month at many companies. GLP-1 drugs, […]

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  • October 10, 2024
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CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease – a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar […]

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  • October 8, 2024
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Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs

The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a few recent reports raise concerns about potential health risks and suggest the benefits may not be as significant as they once were. A new report from the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that systematically analyzes scientific research, found just a […]

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  • October 5, 2024
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Required vaccine coverage among US kindergartners dips again, new CDC data shows

A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year, leaving more than 125,000 new schoolchildren without coverage for at least one state-mandated vaccine, according to new data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And another dip in measles vaccination rates among kindergartners means coverage has […]

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  • October 3, 2024
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A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care

Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state. Beyond abortion, the medicines are used for miscarriage management and, in misoprostol’s case, to stop dangerous bleeding after childbirth, physicians […]

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  • October 2, 2024
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