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An Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa has died Lassa fever test was positive, rare viral hemorrhagic disease The virus can be transmitted between people through infected body fluids, the CDC said.

a group 10 hospitals sue HHS Allegedly underpaying hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients. (Reuters)

Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, US Surgeon General during the Trump administration He evaluated Trump’s words Allowing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild on health care” if he is re-elected. (Mother Jones)

H5N1 virus isolated from the eye An infected dairy farm worker who developed conjunctivitis was found to be contagious and lethal in mice and ferrets. (Nature)

overall rate Emergency room visits for Alzheimer’s patients There were 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020-2022; For black Alzheimer’s patients, the rate was 71.3 visits per 1,000 people. (NCHS Data Summary)

Up to half of Medicare beneficiaries with modest incomes may not have enough money. pay expenses out of pocket for a hospital stay. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

A. fitness app determined location A group of men tasked with protecting several US presidents, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Le Monde investigation showed.

In Phase III trial, for research purposes ensitrelvir reduced transmission of symptomatic COVID infection Developer Shionogi announced that this situation occurred among people at home.

Free legal representation in housing court, Reduction in adverse birth outcomes among Medicaid-insured parents in New York City. (JAMA Pediatrics)

Poll data suggests ballot measure proposed to be enshrined Abortion rights in Florida constitution will not reach the 60% threshold to pass. (Top)

vitamin K₂ significantly reduced its frequency, intensity and duration. night leg cramps in a randomized trial of older adults. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

A. New York Times The investigation revealed that local governments were paying high fees. employees received out-of-network medical carethanks to an obscure corporate partnership.

Washington, DC, agencies plans to increase surveillance It follows reports of patient-on-patient assaults and serious incidents at the city’s only acute-care psychiatric hospital. (Washington Post)

What are healthy diets? The World Health Organization steps in.

sick notes one additional burden on exhausted doctors The Canadian Medical Association has said workplace requirements to produce them for minor short-term illnesses should be eliminated.

Maine advised hunters to: Do not consume deer and wild turkey harvested in certain areas of the state due to high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). (access point)