HEALTH

On March 1, the CDC announced it was slashing the isolation time for COVID-19 for the general public. NNU had sent a letter to CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, to express the union's concerns about 'weakening isolation guidance' NNU condemned this decision for putting public health at greater risk of acute sickness.
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2 years ago Read more at Medpage Today

N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser has been awarded the 2024 Public Health Legislator of the Year Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement and promotion of public health in North Carolina. He was nominated last fall by Health and Human Services Director David Jenkins.
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2 years ago Read more at Stanly News & Press

Celine Dion is bouncing back from her debilitating health issues. The singer posted a happy picture on her IG account. In the caption, Celine provided an update on the prognosis for her disorder, Stiff-Person Syndrome.
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2 years ago Read more at TMZ

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from March 6 to March 14. Status updates are published in the following week’s list.
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2 years ago Read more at OCRegister

Insiders bought US$747.9k worth of shares at an average price of US$11.17 in the past 12 months. However, due to recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth US$356.4k, which is not great. In the last twelve months agilon health insiders were buying shares, but not selling.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Dan Buettner coined the term 'blue zones," to describe communities with the longest-living residents in the world. His research covered a variety of factors, including diet. But what does he eat after a lifetime of learning about longevity?.
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2 years ago Read more at CNBC

the letter came from the state department of human services in July 2021. It expressed condolences for the loss of the recipient’s mother. The letter explained that the deceased had incurred a Medicaid debt of more than $77,000 and provided instructions on how to repay the money.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

DR. DRE IS opening up about his health during a recent conversation on the SiriusXM show This Life of Mine With James Corden. Dre reflected on the life-threatening brain aneurysm he had in 2021. He revealed that he woke up with extreme head pain, and his son and a friend convinced him he needed to go to urgent care.
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2 years ago Read more at Men's Health

A healthy diet slows overall biological aging, offering protection against dementia. The study emphasized the benefits of the MIND diet, linking higher adherence to a slower aging pace – as measured by DunedinPACE – and reduced dementia and mortality risks.
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2 years ago Read more at Earth.com

Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. In some communities where hospitals have converted to the new designation, residents are confused about what kind of care they can receive. The government, which classifies hospitals by type, rolled out the rural emergency option in January 2023.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News