Telehealth — seeing a doctor or nurse via a videoconference on your phone or computer — got a boost during the pandemic. Telehealth payments for people on Medicare are on …
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Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome 3.5 million chickens, turkeys and ducks have had to be destroyed because of bird flu outbreaks in the last 30 days. MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MATTHEW …
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Trump administration gets lower prices for Wegovy and Zepbound : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNovo Nordisk agreed to lower the price for its obesity drug Wegovy in a deal with the Trump administration announced Thursday. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …
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AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThere’s a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities. (Image credit: ARCAD Santé PLUS)
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In this photo from August, aid is distributed to Sudanese in Ombada, who had returned after being displaced by the ongoing civil war. As hunger has continued to mount, a …
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Iowa has an OB-GYN shortage. Is the state’s abortion ban partially to blame? : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Iowa has seen a sharp increase in births since a neighboring rural hospital stopped delivering babies. For more than a year, the hospital has …
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Sudan’s war spreads famine in Darfur and Kordofan as 375,000 starve : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council, shows displaced women and children from el-Fasher on Nov. 3 at a camp in Tawilia, Darfur region, Sudan, where they sought refuge …
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Why some health clinics are turning to AI to screen for tuberculosis : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, but detecting it in remote and war-torn regions can be difficult. That’s why some health clinics are now using AI to screen for …
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With MAHA on the rise, traditional public health regroups : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDr. Georges Benjamin speaks during the American Public Health Association meetings in Washington, D.C. EZ Event Photography/APHA hide caption toggle caption EZ Event Photography/APHA Dr. Georges Benjamin has seen many …
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Searching ‘weight’ can bring up Ozempic in results. It’s a drug advertising loophole : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIf you’ve googled “weight loss,” there’s a good chance that one of the first search results that came up was a website for Ozempic. But Ozempic hasn’t been approved by …