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NJ health care system says 99% of workers have one COVID shot

WEBNew Jersey's largest health care system, Hackensack Meridian Health, said Tuesday that more than 99% of its 36,000 employees now either are fully vaccinated or …

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Explosion of urgent care centers in NJ changes health

WEBFor New Jerseyans, it's hard not to. Urgent care centers — walk-in primary care clinics — are rapidly springing up across New Jersey, from 285 in 2018 to 394 as …

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Bird flu is worth worrying about, but not freaking out about. Yet.

WEBEven as several federal agencies scheduled a Wednesday news conference to explain steps being taken to monitor and contain bird flu in the U.S., public health …

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Advice for telling the difference between medical fact and fiction.

WEBBy promoting fear, misinformation causes mental and physical fatigue, said David Novillo Ortiz, European regional adviser on data and digital health for the World …

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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra promotes rule on abortion records

WEBA new federal rule will protect the records of patients who seek legal abortions in other states from criminal investigators, two leading U.S. health officials …

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COVID-19 in Iowa: Weekly update shows another increase in

WEBMore:Here's why Iowa schoolchildren aren't facing quarantines after COVID-19 exposures this year The state on Wednesday reported a total of 416,794 coronavirus …

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Is housing health care

WEBState Medicaid programs increasingly say ‘yes’. States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment: using scarce public health …

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Coronavirus surge could begin next week, Ventura County officials …

WEBThe expected surge of COVID-19 patients could start in Ventura County next week and last for two to six weeks, health officials said Tuesday. Area hospitals appear …

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Florida issues new abortion rules after 6-week ban takes effect

WEBThe rules published Thursday in the Florida Administrative Register pushed back against opponents, citing “disinformation.” “The Agency (for Health Care …

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Bird flu, lack of vaccine prompt 'great concern' for top WHO official

WEBWorld Health Organization’s top scientist said this week the recent bird flu outbreak is of “great concern” to public health, and vaccine development to halt the …

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Federal official talks about abortion protections in Phoenix

WEBMelanie Fontes Rainer, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, answers questions during an interview on …

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Some say it's time for an 'Obesity Bill of Rights.' Here's why.

WEBThe eight "rights" outlined in the declaration include: The right to accurate, clear, trusted and accessible information. The right to respect. The right to accessible …

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Walmart Health closing all 51 health centers in 5 states

WEBWalmart will close all of its health centers across the United States that for five years provided low-cost medical care to patients.. The retailer announced plans …

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Thousand Oaks nurses who called off strike ratify three

WEB"Now, our colleagues, patients, fellow medical providers and the Southern California communities we serve can look forward to a stabilized health care system as …

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UT announces top-level hospital project with MD Anderson in Austin

WEB0:03. 0:51. The University of Texas System announced Monday that it will build a specialty care hospital and a world-class cancer center in Austin through a …

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Walmart health centers are closing, including 5 in Jacksonville

WEBWe’ll evaluate alternative uses for the physical space that allow us to best serve our customers," spokesman Charles Crowson said. [email protected], …

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What is bettergoods

WEBWalmart is launching its own private food brand called bettergoods, the company announced Tuesday. Bettergoods is "a new elevated experience that delivers …

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US to test ground beef in states with bird flu outbreak

WEBPublic health alert issued over ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli Apple juice lot recalled due to high arsenic levels; product sold at Publix, Kroger, …

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Feds say Florida company could have prevented employee's

WEB0:04. 0:53. BELLE GLADE — A South Florida company is fighting federal regulators' proposed punishment over the death of an employee who suffered a …

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Walmart Health closing all centers: See full list of clinic locations

WEBWalmart is closing all 51 of its health centers throughout the United States, citing rising operations costs and reimbursement challenges that have made running …

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More Americans grieving as overdose deaths mount, Rand says

WEBA survey by the nonprofit think tank Rand Corporation found that more than 40% of American adults know someone who died from an overdose and close to a third …

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