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2 days ago

Amidst concerns about shifting immigration policies under a new presidential administration, the University of Houston's international students are advised to be present when classes start next week. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/01/07/510033/some-texas-universities-are-advising-their-international-students-to-be-present-in-time-for-their-classes-and-before-inauguration-day/

#Education #EducationNews #Immigration #Local #News #Texas #DonaldTrump #ImmigrationPolicies #InternationalStudents #TrumpImmigrationPolicy #UniversityOfHouston #UTSA

Tags: #education #educationnews #immigration #local #news #texas #donaldtrump #immigrationpolicies #internationalstudents #trumpimmigrationpolicy #universityofhouston #utsa

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3 days ago

The governor of Hawaii, with personal experience with after effects of anti-vax campaigns, eviscerates RFK Jr’s fitness to serve in Trump’s cabinet. Amen. Vax deniers have no place in #publicHealth appointments.

#giftLink

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/opinion/rfk-samoa-hawaii-governor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU4.YyT2.IKmRpPl6jmRQ

Tags: #publichealth #giftlink

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2 days ago

"Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.), the incoming chair of the Senate HELP Committee, said Sunday that President-elect Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary is ‘wrong’ when it comes to vaccinations.

Discussing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination on Fox News, Cassidy, a physician, said, 'Vaccinations, he’s wrong on, and so I just look forward to having a good dialogue with him on that.'"

https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/5070445-key-senator-says-trump-pick-rfk-jr-wrong-on-vaccines/

#PublicHealth #HHS #FDA #USpol #vaccinations #immunizations

Tags: #publichealth #hhs #FDA #uspol #vaccinations #Immunizations

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3 days ago

"Pence, on the opposite side of the political aisle but in the same set of pews, said something surprising in response. He suggested to Gore he had done what he’d done on Jan. 6, 2021, in part because of what he had seen as a newly sworn-in member of Congress on Jan. 6, 2001. He had witnessed a vice president like him stand up to pressure from his own party to defy the Constitution even though doing so by definition meant personal defeat."

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/05/jan-6-mike-pence-al-gore-certification-00196119

#USpol #UShistory

Tags: #uspol #ushistory

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3 days ago

"...health plans generally provide coverage when the prosthetic is determined to be medically necessary, such as to replace a body part or function for walking and day-to-day activity. In practice, though, prosthetic coverage by private health plans varies tremendously..."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/prosthetic-limbs-private-insurance-coverage-denials-amputees/

#healthcare #insurance #ACA #prosthetics #ProstheticLimbs #CostsOfCare #colorado

Tags: #healthcare #insurance #aca #prosthetics #prostheticlimbs #costsofcare #colorado

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3 days ago

"Vaccination rates for school-aged children have declined in Minnesota and across the nation as more families seek to exempt their kids from required vaccinations...Without a critical mass of immunized kids, children at schools and child care operations can be more vulnerable from diseases, including measles and chickenpox, that are preventable."

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/01/06/more-minnesota-kids-exempted-from-required-vaccinations-whats-happening

#PublicHealth #vaccinations #immunizations #measles #pertussis #PublicSafety #schools #PrimaryCare #minnesota

Tags: #publichealth #vaccinations #Immunizations #measles #pertussis #PublicSafety #schools #primarycare #minnesota

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3 days ago

The United States has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock. The death was reported Monday by the Louisiana Department of Health.
#pandemic #influenza #PublicHealth #collapse #healthcare #virology #biology
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/bird-flu-louisiana-fatal-case/

Tags: #pandemic #influenza #publichealth #collapse #healthcare #virology #biology

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4 days ago

Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391733/gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one

#Vox #PublicHealth

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3 days ago

@Ultraverified

The level of insurance regulation does not seem to the same extent as other countries like Switzerland.

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3 days ago

@bicmay

Smdh.

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3 days ago

"In February, we reported on a cheating scandal that resulted in U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scoresopens in a new tab or window being invalidated for hundreds of Nepali test takers, some of whom later filed a class action lawsuit. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/113627

#MedEd #licensing #certification #USMLE #testing

Tags: #MedEd #licensing #certification #usmle #testing

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3 days ago

"The start of the new year is typically a time when people make big changes around health—and drug companies are no exception.

As of Jan. 1, more than 250 branded drugs from pharmaceutical giants including Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi-Pasteur, Merck, Pfizer, and more will see price hikes in the U.S., according to data analysis conducted by health care research firm 3 Axis Advisors."

https://fortune.com/well/2025/01/03/pfizer-drug-price-increase-2025/

#healthcare #PhRMA #PrescriptionDrugs #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare

Tags: #healthcare #phrma #prescriptiondrugs #drugprices #costsofcare

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4 days ago

"Of course, there are a number of bugs that cause fever, cough, sore throat and other flu-like symptoms. One is COVID-19. Another is RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, which is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be dangerous for infants and the elderly.

The most recent CDC hospitalization data and other indicators show that the flu virus is trending higher than the other germs..."

https://apnews.com/article/flu-season-holidays-cdc-d6abb791c7a2a8541170aa60555c5de1

#PublicHealth #covid #flu #rsv #hospitals #CDC #IDMastodon #PrimaryCare

Tags: #publichealth #COVID #flu #rsv #hospitals #CDC #IDMastodon #primarycare

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4 days ago

"Emily Randall, from Washington’s 6th Congressional District, will be its first out LGBTQ+ Latina. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black senators to represent Delaware and Maryland, respectively — and the first two Black women to ever serve concurrently in the upper chamber. Sarah McBride, from Delaware’s at-large House district, will be the first transgender member of Congress. All are Democrats."

https://19thnews.org/2025/01/the-119th-congress-some-history-makers-but-fewer-women-overall/

#UScongress #USpol #representation

Tags: #uscongress #uspol #representation

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4 days ago

"Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

These dangers can include carbon monoxide poisoning, hypothermia and frozen pipes that can burst and make homes unlivable.

Public safety officials and experts say there are multiple ways people can prepare themselves to avoid these winter weather hazards and keep themselves safe."

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/steps-protect-winter-weather-dangers-117332104

#PublicHealth #winter #weather #ArcticBlast #PublicSafety

Tags: #publichealth #Winter #Weather #arcticblast #PublicSafety

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4 days ago

The Greater Houston area will remain under a freeze warning until 9 a.m. Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A cold weather advisory warning of freezing wind chills will remain in place until 11 a.m.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/01/06/509792/houston-area-freeze-warning-in-place-through-monday-morning-nws-says/

#News #Weather #ArcticBlast #CenterPointEnergy #Ercot #HoustonWeather

Tags: #news #Weather #arcticblast #centerpointenergy #ERCOT #houstonweather

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4 days ago

@bicmay @ChuffMeister
it's funny how Catholic church honors their god by having all this gold and luxuries on churches but condems people to suffering for unwanted pregnancies (both women and children).

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4 days ago

@MHowell

Thank you. I shared the long link as a subscriber to help interested people past the paywall.

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4 days ago

@bicmay This problem is not unique to Texas. Here in Santa Clara County, California I have the ability to choose from four different ACA plans from the official marketplace, and ZERO of them are accepted by Stanford Medical / Stanford Hospital. Stanford Medical accepts Medicare (for which I won't be eligible for a long, long time) but they don't accept Blue Cross or Blue Shield of California.

Single-payer would 100% eliminate this problem.

#ACA #healthcare

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4 days ago

@bicmay wow. So the iconic pickup truck commercial image of a rugged independent contractor would have to be on his wife's insurance to get treated at the best Cancer Center in Texas.

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