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As cyclospora cases continue to rise, Michigan is facing a disproportionately large outbreak of the disease that causes gastrointestinal illness in those affected. The CDC said it is aware of at least 7,400 more cases reported by state and local health departments that are not yet laboratory confirmed and still requires analysis, with many of the...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In 2008, The Washington Post reported on a devastating tragedy. A 44-year-old went into respiratory arrest following elective surgery at a physician-owned hospital in Abilene, Texas. The facility, which only provided limited...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching the grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that is considered the worst on record. Data from Congo's Ministry of Health shows...
Read full article →The U.S. will initiate a “phased reopening” next month of the country’s southern cattle ports, which were closed in May following the detection of a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday. The USDA will reopen the livestock port in Douglas, Ariz, on Aug. 24. Ports in two...
Read full article →KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Read full article →Back in the '90s, I learned the art of staying cool in Egypt. At that time, air conditioning was not common. In the extremely hot summer of 2026, how are people managing?
Read full article →Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.
Read full article →As Nigeria grapples with a rapid rise in cancer cases, patients say they often feel as if they are on their own.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower risk of fragility fractures in adults 50 and older, including hip and vertebral fractures, according to a large target trial emulation study....
Read full article →Drug spending continues to grow, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is getting the medicines that they need. A panel at MedCity News’ Bullseye event discussed the evolution of the prescription drug marketplace. The post A Prescription for Drug Costs: Inject Transparency and Improve Accessibility appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Health tech investors say the founders who win them over aren’t the ones with all the answers, but the ones who know exactly what they don’t know — and build a team to cover the gap. The post What Health Tech Investors Love in Founders — and What They Can’t Stand appeared first on MedCity News .
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