By HUIZHONG WU, Associated Push TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan, which had been residing mostly totally free of COVID-19, is now struggling with its worst outbreak since the commencing of the pandemic with over 11,000 new scenarios noted Thursday. Instances have been on the upswing because late March. In April, […]
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Possible link between PFAS and diabetes in women
By Will Atwater Eastern North Carolina has some of the highest rates of diabetes in the state. There are two forms of diabetes – type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a genetic disorder in which the immune system destroys insulin producing cells needed to regulate blood sugar […]
Pandemic uncertainty complicates Medicaid budget
By Rose Hoban What a difference a decade can make. Republican lawmakers raised a ruckus 10 years ago when officials from the state Department of Health and Human Services informed them that North Carolina had spent millions of dollars more than projected on the Medicaid budget. But this month, when […]
COVID Shots Still Work but Researchers Hunt New Improvements | Health News
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Health-related Writer COVID-19 vaccinations are at a significant juncture as corporations exam no matter if new methods like mixture photographs or nasal drops can hold up with a mutating coronavirus — even however it is not obvious if variations are required. Now there is community confusion […]
OSHA, USDA should have protected meatpackers
By Sky Chadde / Investigate Midwest This story was originally published by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has food safety inspectors in every large meatpacking plant in the country. Just like the industry’s workers, the government’s inspectors entered the high-risk work spaces almost every […]
Nearly half of rural hospitals lose money on births
By Liz Carey Daily Yonder About 40 percent of rural hospitals are losing money on their obstetrics programs, but many continue to provide the service because of its importance for community health, a new study shows. Losing childbirth services can also be a harbinger of hard times for a rural […]