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What is ALS, the disease that killed actor Eric Dane?
38+ min ago (530+ words) Eric Dane, known for his roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria," died this week from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 53. The fatal nervous system disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, killed Dane less than a year after he announced…...
Mississippi hospital system closes all clinics after ransomware attack
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (153+ words) University officials warned that the shutdown could continue for days as they try to evaluate the extent of the attack and restore network systems they took down as a precaution. Hospitals and emergency rooms remained open, and patients there were…...
Union and New York hospital system reach a tentative deal to end the city’s largest nursing strike
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (368+ words) The New York State Nurses Association said union negotiators and administrators at the last of three major hospital systems hit by the more than monthlong walkout approved a tentative deal but did not disclose specific details. The proposal now goes…...
Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (710+ words) The Trump administration's revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most, public health experts say. In a stretch of Louisiana with about 170 fossil fuel and…...
¿Qué es la ELA, la enfermedad que mató al actor Eric Dane?
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (622+ words) Eric Dane, conocido por sus papeles en "Grey's Anatomy" y "Euphoria", muri" esta semana de esclerosis lateral amiotr"fica a los 53 a'os. Esta afectaci"n mortal del sistema nervioso, tambi'n conocida como enfermedad de Lou Gehrig, acab" con la vida…...
Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (358+ words) The decision on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver came after her 2022 verdict that concluded Arizona had violated prisoners" rights by providing inadequate care that led to suffering and preventable deaths. Silver wrote that the state hasn"t gotten a…...
Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (458+ words) Wisconsin Democrats, and even most Republicans, have pushed for years to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers, only to be blocked by powerful Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Vos had argued that he opposed expanding welfare programs, but he relented…...
As the US population ages, more employees are seeking caregiver benefits at work
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1156+ words) She jetted home to Maryland and took several days off to care for him in his rural community in eastern Washington state and to set him up with a motorized lift chair that would help him stand up. Fortunately for…...
California prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say parole board is undermining it
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1535+ words) California's parole board is using unreliable drug test results in decisions about releasing incarcerated people despite flaws that were exposed in a rash of false positives two years ago, more than a dozen state prison doctors and state-appointed attorneys say....
Early prenatal care, considered best for moms and babies, is on the decline in the US
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (512+ words) Early prenatal care improves the chances of having a healthy pregnancy and baby. But a new federal report shows it's been on the decline. The share of U.S. births to women who began prenatal care in the first trimester dropped from…...