Public Inspection: HHS: Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Service Programs or Activities
Pre-publication notice of proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) proposing new provisions that clarify existing requirements under section 504 prohibiting recipients of financial assistance from HHS from discriminating on the basis of disability in their programs and activities. Among other things, the proposed rule includes new requirements prohibiting discrimination in the areas of medical treatment; the use of value assessments; and web, mobile, and kiosk accessibility. This proposed rule would also update the definition of disability and other provisions ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 7, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Cryptocurrency Billionaire Deaths: Notable Cases That Shook the Industry
On June 23, 2021, Mircea was found dead on a beach in Costa Rica. He was 41. Background: Popescu, an early crypto adopter, once claimed ownership of a staggering 1 million BTC. Back in 2012, he pioneered the cryptocurrency exchange, MPEx. As a fervent Bitcoin advocate, Popescu was infamous for his…#mircea #costarica #popescu #bitcoin #btc #ambergroup #tiantian #israeli #tiantiankullander #hongkong
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: Prevention is key to reducing Type 2 diabetes in kids
More than 30 million Americans are living with diabetes. And many of them are children and adolescents. Cases of Type 2 diabetes are on the rise among those 20 and under in the U.S., according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says preventing Type 2 diabetes symptoms from developing starts with diet and exercise. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/moKfywLYVO8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1:04) is in the…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 7, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

RSV Cases Rise Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CDC issues health alert as RSV winter virus that kills thousands each year strikes parts of the US months early
Doctors have been put on high alert about rising cases of respiratory syncitial virus in parts of the Southeastern United States, which could signal a bad nationwide outbreak is to come.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

96 lab-confirmed cases linked to E. coli at Calgary daycares, 22 kids in hospital: AHS
There are now 96 lab-confirmed cases linked to the current E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycare centres, the AHS confirmed in a press conference Wednesday.
Source: CBC | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

FDA May Approve New Covid Boosters By Friday As Deaths Spike, Report Says
At the recommendation of the FDA, the new boosters protect against XBB variants, which made up 95% of all U.S. Covid cases in June.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news

Trump: ‘I look forward’ to testifying in criminal cases
Donald Trump said Wednesday that if any of the four criminal probes into the former president call him to testify, he would do it. “Oh, yes, absolutely. That, I would do. ... I look forward to testifying. At trial, I’ll testify,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. Trump previously…#donaldtrump #trump #hughhewitt #presidentialelection
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant
Heading into the fall and winter, health officials and the public alike are better equipped to combat COVID-19 than at any point since the pandemic began in 2019, thanks mainly to a stronger wall of immunity in the population built up with vaccines and natural infections. But questions remain about how protected the public will be in coming months, as cases of new variants inch upward. One in particular, BA.2.86, is raising alarms since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that it “may be more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received C...
Source: TIME: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Schools across America bring back Covid MASKS in classrooms amid rise in infections - in call back to dark days of pandemic
Kinterbish Junior High School in Alabama asked all students, staff and visitors to start wearing face masks on its grounds 'due to the slow raise of Covid cases in the area.'
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Will YOU be wearing a face mask in public as Covid cases rise? Vote here and tell us why in the comments
When asked last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had no intentions to bring back compulsory masks in any setting for Americans.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NMC ‘still taking too long’ to conclude FtP cases, warns super-regulator
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has once again failed to meet a standard set by the super-regulator around its timeliness of dealing with fitness to practise (FtP) cases. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) recognised some positive changes the NMC has made to address its FtP challenges, but it said the nursing regulator was ‘still... Read moreThe post NMC ‘still taking too long’ to conclude FtP cases, warns super-regulator appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 6, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

Burned Out at Work? Find Someone to Split Your Job 50-50 With You
Anybody who has ever been burned out at work and wished for a few days to breathe without using precious vacation days may be interested in the solution employed by Sarah Hammer and Mimi Su. The two, senior marketing directors at the consumer giant Unilever, share one job. One works for an intense week in their current role, at Unilever’s Pepsi Lipton Partnership, and then, when Wednesday comes around, she hands off responsibilities to the other for the next week.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] This job sharing allows each woman to pursue ambitious career goals while still having time to sp...
Source: TIME: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alana Semuels Tags: Uncategorized Economy Source Type: news

Retrospective evaluation of poisoning cases followed up in pediatric intensive care unit-a 12-year experience in a single center - Boyraz M, Botan E, Yuce S, Erdem Torun.
This study aimed epidemiologic...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Protection of personal data of victims of child sexual abuse in court decision - Mansyur M, Arafat Y.
This article was prepared with the intention of outlining legal protection for victims who are not anonymized in decisions on cases of child sexual intercourse and legal remedies that can be taken. The research method used is normative legal research with ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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