Zika Infection in U.S. Is Still Rare So Far, Blood Donations Indicate
Considering my day job, it's hard for me to take the Zika scare seriously (because the amount of 'scare' I see from laypeople is a lot more than it should actually be!), but this is still interesting/important info.FALSE: CDC
Americans, get ready for sticker shock at the pharmacy. In 2017, the nation's largest insurance companies will likely exclude up to 154 different drugs from coverage. If you're taking one of these prescriptions, your co-pay is about to go way, way up. Las...today in "duh"
The teen birthrate has plummeted rapidly since the mid-2000s - and a new study suggests better use of birth control is entirely responsible.How Weight-Based Discrimination Hurts Many Americans - Scholars Strategy Network
"That's the Hollywood secret! Don't put food in your dumb mouth!" That's how Amy Schumer, a 34-year-old comedian, mocks the tyranny of thinness in Hollywood and American society. As Schumer recounted on the television show Ellen, as she prepared for her f...Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score 5 Stars In Medicare's New Ratings
Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score 5 Stars In Medicare's New RatingsYellow fever situation report
who.intIn Angola, there have been NO new Yellow Fever confirmed cases since 23 June.Mount Sinai docs help low-income households access fresh fruits and vegetables - Crain's New York Business
I actually have to post two today, because then I stumbled on this one.Public Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
I'm going to make there be link posts as many days as I can possibly get around to making link posts. I admit I chose this one out of bias because I kind of knew the Staunton family, but also Rory's case was one of the beginnings of what are now major wav...Tighter Patent Rules Could Help Lower Drug Prices, Study Shows
Enlarge this image The U.S. could rein in rising drug prices by being more selective about giving patents to pharmaceutical companies for marginal developments, a study concludes. That's because brand-name drugs with patents that grant exclusivity account...There wasn't one yet ...
So I created a public health community, welcoming discussion of all topics as well as news links of all sorts.


