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Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease
New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasnt accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.
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Journalists Discuss African Mpox Upsurge, EpiPen Alternative, and Medicaid Unwinding
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and state media this week to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
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Amid Medicaid Unwinding, Many States Wind Up Expanding
The end of pandemic-era Medicaid coverage protections coincided with changes in more than a dozen states to expand coverage for lower-income people, including children, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
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Kids Who Survived Super Bowl Shooting Are Scared, Suffering Panic Attacks and Sleep Problems
Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, parents of survivors under 18 years old say their children are deeply changed. In this installment of The Injured, we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.
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Native American Public Health Officials Are Stuck in Data Blind Spot
For decades, state and federal agencies have restricted or delayed tribes and tribal epidemiology centers from accessing public health data, a blackout that leaves health workers in Native American communities cobbling together information to guide their work, including tracking devastating disease outbreaks.
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Shingles Vaccine May Stall Dementia, and Vaccine Mandates Save Lives, Studies Suggest
窪蹋勛圖厙 News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health C矇line Gounder discussed vaccines in a couple of recent media appearances.
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Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests. It’s a Problem for All of Us.
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without labor protection and better health care, cases are bound to quietly rise as the outbreak among livestock blazes in the United States.
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Floridas RSV Season Has Started, and Its Coming Soon to the Rest of US. Here’s a Primer.
Floridas RSV season begins earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to the University of Floridas Emerging Pathogens Institute. New vaccines can help, but most older adults, who are vulnerable to RSV, havent gotten them yet.
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Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis
窪蹋勛圖厙 News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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The CDCs Test for Bird Flu Works, but It Has Issues
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promises better tests are being developed, but the episode points to vulnerabilities in the countrys defense against emerging outbreaks.
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California Speeds Up Indoor Heat Protections Amid Sweltering Summer Weather
Indoor workers who toil in hot jobsites in California gain immediate protection from this summers extreme heat. The states worker safety chief announced finalized rules Wednesday, capping a years-long push by workers.
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Covid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What to Know if You’re Exposed.
President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, 窪蹋勛圖厙 News reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times
Public safety and health care organizations are using drones to speed up lifesaving treatment during medical emergencies in which every second counts.
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At Trumps GOP Convention, Theres Little To Be Heard on Health Care
Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. Theyve said little about either issue in Milwaukee.
At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA
Episode 356After an assassination attempt last weekend sent former President Donald Trump to the hospital with minor injuries, the Republican National Convention went off with little mention of health care issues. And Trumps newly nominated vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has barely staked out a record on health during his 18 months in office aside from being strongly opposed to abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Renuka Rayasam, who wrote Junes installment of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News-NPR Bill of the Month, about a patient who walked into what he thought was an urgent care center and walked out with an emergency room bill.
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Montanas Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines
Details about where the machines would go and how they would help those most at risk are sparse. The state has proposed using them to distribute naloxone and fentanyl testing strips.
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