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Mandy Cohen: From Yale Medical Student to Director of the CDC

Mandy Cohen: From Yale Medical Student to Director of the CDC

On June 16, President Biden announced that Mandy Cohen, MD 05, MPH, is his choice to be the next director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, succeeding Rochelle Walensky, MD, after Walensky he resigned on 30 June. Since she was a student at the Yale School of Medicine, graduating in 2005, Cohen … Read more

Malaysian Church must state its stance on gambling – UCA News

The Malaysian Church must declare its position on gambling

Its social impact is too great to ignore and will increase once online gambling is legalized Malaysian anti-gambling activists protest during a campaign to ban all forms of gambling in the country at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur July 3, 2010. (Photo: AFP) Advertisment Published: 20 June 2023 11:35 GMT Updated: June 20, 2023 … Read more

How to Reduce Your Stress Levels – Aliens: Dark Descent Guide – IGN

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In Aliens: Dark Descent Stress is a key factor in your team’s survival. As the Marines’ stress level increases, they will suffer negative effects that will affect their performance. If they take in too much, they will develop debilitating psychiatric conditions who can only be treated at the Psychiatric Treatment Unit in the Medbay. This … Read more

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With products containing up to 4,000 milligrams of CBD, Lost range expands to larger manufacturing facility in Steamboat Springs

With products containing up to 4,000 milligrams of CBD, Lost range expands to larger manufacturing facility in Steamboat Springs

The CBD maker lost its range and moved to a larger facility in February to keep up with growth, but co-owner Matt Hook said the Steamboat-based brand remains true to its roots. “All of our products are all-natural and handmade in small batches,” said Hook. “They are all third party tested and we share all … Read more

KFF survey shows complexity, bureaucracy, denials, confusion rivaling affordability as an issue for insured consumers, with some saying it has led them to opt out or delay care

KFF survey shows complexity, bureaucracy, denials, confusion rivaling affordability as an issue for insured consumers, with some saying it has led them to opt out or delay care

KFF survey shows complexity, bureaucracy, denials, confusion rivaling affordability as an issue for insured consumers, with some saying it has led them to opt out or delay care The majority (58%) of people with health insurance say they have experienced at least one problem using their coverage in the past year, with even higher shares … Read more

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AHIP urges 4 types of policies to reduce health care spending

AHIP urges 4 types of policies to reduce health care spending

By Kelsey Waddill June 12, 2023 – AHIP offered four recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee on Consolidation and Competition (the committee) to support healthy competition and reduce health care spending in the health care sector. Advertisment “We support the Committee’s bipartisan momentum toward greater affordability and access through stiff competition that is essential to … Read more

A fluke in health insurance discounts? It’s not as crazy as it sounds

A fluke in health insurance discounts?  It's not as crazy as it sounds

Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates from health insurance companies this year thanks to a provision I wrote into the ACA. Former Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.), in a tweet on May 17, 2023 Former Democratic Senator Al Franken tweeted recently that Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates from health insurance companies this year … Read more

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How Investing in Primary Care Can Advance Equity – California Health Care Foundation

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Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland When properly supported and designed, high-quality primary care is a common good that provides better population health and more equitable outcomes, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). But primary care in the United States has been under-resourced for decades, especially in Black, Indigenous and other historically … Read more

Benefits of the Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) Regulation.

The EU needs more plasma!

At the end of June, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) will vote on amendments to the European Commission’s draft proposal for a regulation on quality and safety standards for substances of human origin intended for human application (SoHO Regulations). This includes plasma. It is essential that the … Read more

Measuring inflation can be complicated and bizarre. Here are 3 examples

That's why nobody is willing to sell a house these days

1. Home Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images Housing is perhaps the most important category in the consumer price index, a key barometer of inflation. Advertisment Housing is the largest expense for the average American family. The “shelter” category that measures costs for renters and homeowners thus accounts for more than a third of … Read more

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