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  • Science

For 'time cells' in the brain, what matters is what happens in the moment

The brain uses special neurons called time cells to organize our memories of events and experiences. But, despite their name, these cells don't work like a clock.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Sarasota Memorial Hospital's campus in Sarasota, Fla. Three newly-elected members of the public hospital's board are so-called "health freedom" activists who are opposed to COVID vaccines and treatment protocols for the illness.

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  • Health

In Florida, 'health freedom' activists exert influence over a major hospital

Earlier this year, three activists who are opposed to COVID vaccines and standard treatment protocols for the illness were elected to the board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Zach Hirsch
Empty cold and flu medicine shelves are shown at a Target store in Encinitas, California, U.S.,  March 2, 2020.      REUTERS/Mike Blake

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  • Health

U.S. releases more flu medicine from national stockpile as cases increase

The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors' offices around the country.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Middle East

Taliban begins to enforce education ban, leaving Afghan women with tears and anger

Teachers report security forces barging into classrooms and shouting at girls to go home, while the international community swiftly condems the Taliban's move.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
An investigation of more than 500 U.S. hospitals show that many use aggressive practices to collect on unpaid medical bills. More than two-thirds have policies that allow them to sue patients or take other legal actions against them, such as garnishing wages.This includes high-profile medical centers such as the Mayo Clinic.

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  • Health

Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Noam Levey
In 2013, Grace E. Elliott spent a night in a hospital in Florida for a kidney infection that was treated with antibiotics. Eight years later, she got a large bill from the health system that bought the hospital. This bill was for an unrelated surgical procedure she didn't need and never received. It was a case of mistaken identity, she knew, but proving that wasn't easy.

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  • Health

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: a medical bill mystery

A health system charged a woman for a shoulder replacement she didn't need and hadn't received. She didn't receive the care, but she did receive the bill — and some medical records of a stranger.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Mark Kreidler
Print a poster version of this comic to hang up on your fridge or give away to friends. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ggzz9qS2c6rQCXg3VCUo9iip3i1XtWG/view?usp=sharing">Download the poster here.</a>

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  • Global Health

Popular COVID FAQs in 2022: Outdoor risks, boosters, 1-way masking, faint test lines

Let's revisit some of 2022's still relevant queries. Like: Does one-way masking help? What's the risk of outdoor transmission? What's up with faint lines on tests?

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Marc Silver
2022 年 12 月 1 日,星期四,北京某小区的主要入口,居民从一名身穿防护服的保安身旁走过,他正在浏览手机。

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  • Asia

"是奥密克戎变异了,还是专家变异了?":中国放弃"清零",困惑与假消息蔓延

中国持续三年的"清零"政策突然转变之际,官方宣传让百姓困惑,虚假消息也在此间蔓延。

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan
Residents walk by a security guard in protective suit browsing his phone at a main entrance gate to a neighborhood in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

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  • Asia

Confusion and falsehoods spread as China reverses its 'zero-COVID' policy

As China lifts its stringent zero-COVID policy, public health messaging has taken a U-turn. People are grappling with the whiplash, trying to find a way to protect themselves and loved ones.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan

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  • News

Georgia Today: Brutal cold on the way, health care with no insurance, judge unexpectedly dies

On the Tuesday Dec. 20 edition of Georgia Today: Brutal cold is on the way, Georgia clinics for workers without insurance, and a Georgia Court of Appeals judge has passed away.

 

 

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
A CVS pharmacy in California running low on children's pain and fever relief medicines, pictured earlier this month.

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  • Children's Health

CVS and Walgreens limit sales of children's meds as the 'tripledemic' drives demand

Walgreens will limit online orders of children's fever and pain medicine to six items "to help support availability and avoid excess purchases." At CVS stores, purchases will be limited to two.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Dr. Esgar Guarín with his mobile vasectomy clinic parked at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Mo.

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  • National

Fewer abortions, more vasectomies: Why the procedure may be getting more popular

In response to growing abortion restrictions, many health care providers report a rising number of patients seeking vasectomy care.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Smiling man gets his eyes checked by optometrist

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  • Politics

U.S. representatives: Federal government should ensure timely cataract surgeries for older Georgians

The federal government should ensure Medicare Advantage insurers Humana and Aetna cover cataract surgeries for older Georgians without delays or denials, Georgia’s Democratic congressional representatives said this week.  

December 19, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
GPB News NPR

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  • Health Care

How a Black neighborhood association in Pittsburgh helped shape emergency medicine

American Sirens author Kevin Hazzard tells the story Freedom House, a neighborhood nonprofit that, with the help of a pioneering physician, trained some of the nation's first paramedics.

December 19, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Lauren Overman poses for a portrait at a park close to her home near Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2022. Overman will sometimes work virtually from this picnic table as an abortion doula, which she has been doing for over four years. She offers her services virtually and in-person, to people across the U.S., including in states that have banned or severely restricted abortion access.

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  • Health

In North Carolina, more people are training to support patients through an abortion

In the months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, training groups in North Carolina say they've seen an uptick in interest from people wanting to work as abortion doulas.

December 19, 2022
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By:
  • Claire Donnelly
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