KAISER HEALTH NEWS – The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020. That’s when Jesús Fierro Sr., a Los Angeles native, was admitted to the hospital with a serious covid-19 infection. He spent 18 days at Yuma Regional Medical Center, where he lost 60 pounds. He came home weak and dependent on an oxygen tank. Then, in June 2021, his wife, Claudia, fainted while waiting for...

Exercise is good for joints with wear-and-tear arthritis

BBC – Exercise is good for people with wear-and-tear joint arthritis and should be a "core treatment", new draft guidelines for the NHS advise. It may hurt to begin with, but can then ease pain and help individuals with osteoarthritis stay supple, healthy and slim, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Scans aren't needed to diagnose it and strong painkillers are not recommended. There is no evidence flushing out the joint helps either. Wear...

Watchdog: Private Medicare plans denied nearly 1 in 5 claims that should have been paid

USA TODAY – A government watchdog report released Thursday found private Medicare plans routinely rejected claims that should have been paid and denied services that reviewers found to be medically necessary. The report, completed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general investigators, discovered private Medicare plans denied 18% of claims allowed under Medicare coverage rules. The denials often were a result of errors in processing claims, the report found. The review also found private...

Kinder brand chocolates now linked to salmonella poisoning in 11 countries

An outbreak of salmonella has been linked to chocolate produced in Belgium.

Kansas lawmaker doesn’t want to share restroom with ‘huge’ transgender colleague

Fox News – A Kansas state lawmaker said she isn't thrilled about having to share a restroom with her "huge" transgender Democratic colleague. Rep. Cheryl Helmer made her stance known in an April 23 email to a University of Kansas graduate student, saying "personally I do not appreciate the huge transgender female who is now in our restrooms in the Capitol," The Washington Times reported. Helmer was referring to Rep. Stephanie Byers, the state's first elected...

Lawsuit Against South Texas No-Kill Shelter After Adopted Dog Bites Child in the Face

$750,000 Settlement – UPDATE 04/25/22: Filings on the Hidalgo County website show that a full settlement was reached on January 4, 2022. Filings on April 4, 2022 show that the minor child was granted $750,000 for her injuries -- three quarters of a million dollars. Out of that sum, $30,000 was allocated to the bystander injuries of her mother, Evelyn Reyes. The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys John W. Thomas and Kurt D. Metscher of the...

Deadly fungal outbreak forces Detroit specialty hospital to stop admitting patients

A 36-bed specialty recovery hospital that operates on the seventh floor of DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit is no longer admitting new patients because of an outbreak of a drug-resistant, highly contagious and often deadly fungal infection called Candida auris.

Florida sheriff: Shoot if someone’s breaking into your home

PACE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff invited a homeowner who shot at a would-be robber to attend a gun safety course to "learn to shoot a lot better" and "save the taxpayers money." Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson made the comments during a news conference last Thursday regarding the arrest of a 32-year-old man who was breaking into houses in Pace, which is near Pensacola in Florida's Panhandle. Multiple residents called 911 last Wednesday...

Biden barred from ending Title 42 at border by federal judge

Washington Examiner – The Biden administration has been temporarily barred by a federal judge from ending the pandemic health policy known as Title 42 on May 23. The move delays what Homeland Security officials predicted would prompt an unprecedented rush of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border and is a major win for the three Republican states that brought the lawsuit in early April, which 18 other states have since joined. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote...

4-Year-Old Dies With Blood Alcohol Content of .680

A 4-year-old child in Louisiana died on Thursday after her grandmother allegedly forced her to finish off a bottle of whiskey after believing the child could have taken a sip.

Beach Water Safety: What Those Colorful Flags Really Mean

Credit Jen Fisher, Indiana University Jen Fisher is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Indiana University Northwest, where she teaches courses in Microbiology, including Medical Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology. Her research focuses broadly on bacterial communities at the intersection of natural aquatic resources, urban infrastructure, and human health. In this interview Fisher speaks about water safety on beaches as we approach summer months. First Fisher mentions how patrons can know whether it is safe to swim in beach...

Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That's a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting chickens from a highly infectious bird flu that has resulted in the death of roughly 28 million poultry birds across the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that chickens be moved indoors to protect against the disease, but...

Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88. His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause. A staunch conservative on most economic and social issues, he also teamed with Democrats several times during his long career on issues ranging from stem cell research to rights...

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