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MAP: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are soaring in these states

(NEXSTAR) – A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year. Nationally, emergency department visits from patients suffering from influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are now “very high,” the CDC’s most top level, according to the most recent data. Flu, RSV and COVID-19 visits are all increasing as we near mid-January, however COVID visits are still at a low level. The states with...

Which States Have the Least Safe Drinking Water?

NEWSWEEK – Data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows how many Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations were recorded in each state in 2023, with Pennsylvania leading the pack by far. The SDWA groups violations into three main categories. These include health-based violations—such as failure to remove harmful chemicals or pathogens—monitoring and reporting violations, and other violations, which may include failing to notify the public about water quality issues. According to the data, Pennsylvania had the most...

Police: Florida substitute teacher arrested for showing elementary students sexual photos of herself

The former substitute teacher is facing six counts of showing obscene material to minors and one count of tampering with evidence, according to the police department.

FDA finds little handwashing, dirty equipment at McDonald’s supplier linked to E. coli outbreak

Workers cut corners on required sanitation steps, FDA inspectors allege.

The Terrifying Realization That an Unresponsive Patient Is ‘Still in There’

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work houses patients with severe brain injuries. When I am called there to consult, I always hesitate before entering the room. Of all the ways that our bodies can fail, brain injuries are some of the most devastating to witness. Some patients moan involuntarily. Others lie still, their eyes open but unresponsive. As I place my stethoscope on the patient’s chest, often...

Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds

The findings highlight the importance of allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, according to AARP.

More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a physician, wrote in The New York Times that appointing Kennedy at the Department of Health and Human Services would jeopardize public health ...

Eating more peanuts, herbs, and spices can boost your gut microbiome

Researchers found that people who snacked on peanuts experienced a significant increase in a type of gut bacterium linked to better liver metabolism.

Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police

Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a traffic stop, the police said.

Leaked Memo Requesting Paramedics at Inauguration Sparks Alarm

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) The Department of Veterans Affairs insider shared a Department of Health and Human Services memo with James O’Keefe’s O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) that requested “presidential inauguration support deployment.” “What concerned me was that this has never been requested before, especially not from HHS,” the VA insider said. The revealed internal memo requested medical personnel before the 2025 presidential inauguration and detailed a formal appeal for paramedics, emergency nurses and doctors. Derrick Jaastad, the Executive Director for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)...

A record 24 million people now get Obamacare health plans. Will it last under Trump?

Shots Health News – Nearly 24 million Americans are buying their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act — and there's still a week to go for open enrollment sign-ups. "We've once again set a new all-time record for marketplace enrollment," Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden, said on a press call Tuesday. "In fact, every year of the Biden-Harris administration, we've set a new all-time record for ACA marketplace enrollment." As ACA sign ups...

Peter Yarrow, of the Folk Group Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86

The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”

Cracker Barrel teases new menu items and a few returning favorites.

Cracker Barrel says it’s adding three new items to the menu. What are they? Photo by Cracker Barrel Cracker

Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss

Truthout – We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day. Nearly five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, public health experts are once again sounding the alarm. This time, it’s the H5N1 virus — also known as avian influenza, or bird flu — that’s causing concern. Even though federal officials have had ample time to stymie the spread, the last 10 months have seen the...

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