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The number of measles cases in the US nears 3,700 — with a quarter in one state

This year has seen the most measles infections in decades amid outbreaks in unvaccinated communities

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Researchers find prostate cancer treatment that is ‘as effective as’ surgery

New data suggests some patients can have a highly targeted form of radiotherapy instead of having their whole prostate removed

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Phoenix and Tucson Flood Watches Begin as Hurricane Polo Moisture Raises Flash Flood Risk Through Tuesday Night

Flood watches cover Tucson from Monday morning and Phoenix-area high terrain from late Monday night as Hurricane Polo moisture raises flash flood risk.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

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A Push-Button Blood Collection Device Left a Healthy Woman with a Gaping Arm Cut That Needed a Stitch

A 43-year-old in a German study used a Tasso+ blood collection device and later found a gaping cut on her arm. It needed a stitch and left a scar.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

HHS Awards $247.9 Million for Opioid Treatment, Naloxone Training, and School Mental Health as Overdose Deaths Decline

HHS awarded $247.9 million through SAMHSA for opioid treatment, naloxone training, and youth mental health. Here is where the money goes and why it matters.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Princess Royal jokes with Sir Kevin Sinfield about joining him on a horse

Sir Kevin is completing an ultra marathon every day for seven days in his 7 in 7: The Grand Finale venture.

Evening Standard · Sep 28

CMS and 37 States Pledge to Judge Medicaid Care by Whether Patients Get Healthier, Not Paperwork Checklists

CMS and 37 states signed a voluntary pledge to measure Medicaid quality by patient health outcomes instead of process steps. Here is what could change.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

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340B Hospitals Spent Less of Their Budgets on Charity Care Than Peers in Analysis of Nearly 4,000 Facilities

340B hospitals spent 2.16% of operating expenses on charity care vs. 2.82% at other hospitals, a Pioneer Institute and CancerCare report found.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

HHS Denies Kennedy Kept Gardasil Lawsuit Stake as Senators Question Fee Transfer to His Former Law Firm

HHS says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept no stake in Gardasil lawsuits. Four senators ask why his fee interest went to Wisner Baum instead of his son.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Groveland Residents Face Second Boil Water Advisory in 10 Days After Software Error Halts Treatment Plant Pumps

A software error shut down pumps at Groveland's Sunshine Water Plant for 30 minutes, prompting a second boil water advisory in 10 days. Here's what to know.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Fast Lab COO Pleads Guilty in $500 Million COVID Test Fraud Scheme Billing Insurers for Services Never Provided

Fast Lab's COO pleaded guilty in a COVID test scheme that billed over $500 million for services never provided. What he admitted and how to check your claims.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

A Pen Cap, a Metal Spring and a Chicken Bone Turned Up in 8 Patients' Airways When Doctors Were Looking for Something Else

Doctors scoping 8 patients for cough, stubborn pneumonia or a lung nodule found forgotten objects in their airways. Most never recalled choking.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Police Suspected Swallowed Drug Packets, but the Round Shapes on His CT Scan Were Fufu

A CT scan seemed to show drug pellets in a detained man's stomach. Geneva doctors later realized the round objects were fufu, a food swallowed whole.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Frisco Clinic Owner Convicted in $26 Million Scheme Paying Military Families Kickbacks for Unneeded Brain Stimulation Therapy

A federal jury convicted Frisco counselor Kevin Curry of paying military families more than $5.5 million in kickbacks to accept TMS therapy billed to TRICARE.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

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Medical Daily · Sep 28

Ohio's Berlin Seeds Recalls Alfalfa Sprouting Seed Sold to Home Growers in 44 States from Outbreak-Linked Lot

Berlin Seeds recalled 950 pounds of alfalfa sprouting seed sold in 44 states from a lot linked to a 55-case E. coli and Salmonella outbreak.

Radio France Internationale (Français) · Sep 28

Épilepsie aux différents âges de la vie

L'épilepsie est une des affections neurologiques les plus fréquentes avec environ 50 millions de personnes concernées dans le monde. Si des traitements existent, près des trois quarts des personnes épileptiques dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire n'ont pas accès au traitement dont elles ont besoin. L'épilepsie pouvant survenir…

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Over 1 in 5 Older Americans Take Medicine Combinations with Potential Major Interactions as Antidepressants Lead the List

A JAMA study found that 22.3% of U.S. adults aged 62 to 85 used drug combinations with potentially major interactions. See the drugs involved and what to ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Smartphone Ownership at 12 Tied to More Eating Disorder Symptoms by 14 in U.S. Study of 8,957 Kids

Kids who owned a smartphone at age 12 reported more eating disorder symptoms by age 14 in a large U.S. study. Here is what it shows and what it does not prove.

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AAP · Sep 28

Contact tracing underway after measles cluster spreads

A public hospital is among dozens of exposure sites linked to a high-school measles outbreak, prompting calls for more people to get vaccinated.

AAP · Sep 28

Research debunks mental health link to daylight saving

As millions of Australians prepare for the clocks to jump forward, researchers say there is no evidence the change causes major mental health declines.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 27

Choosing between pain relief and groceries: a mother's heartbreaking sacrifice

Terminal cancer patient reveals medical costs crippling family.

Medical Daily · Sep 27

Maryland Testing Triggers Recall of Lior Ground Cinnamon Sold in Six States Since November Over Elevated Lead

Lior ground cinnamon sold in six states since November is recalled over elevated lead. Check for lot GAP11304; young children face the most risk.

Medical Daily · Sep 27

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Urge Safe Generator Use as Rare September Nor'easter Brings Outages and Carbon Monoxide Risk

A rare September nor'easter is cutting power in New England. Officials urge outdoor-only generator use. Know the carbon monoxide warning signs.

Evening Standard · Sep 27

NHS Trust removes 10 people amid concerns over Noah Woods ‘data breach’

Dr Martin Mansfield, of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said ‘an urgent internal investigation’ had been launched.

AAP · Sep 26

Why a new kidney is not the end of a transplant journey

Dialysis can consume 60 hours a month. After kidney failure twice and two transplants, Tamaryn Stevens knows the toll extends far beyond the machine.

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