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Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?17:25 As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing17:25 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M17:25 This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, a… What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione?17:25 This is a MedPage Today story. Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, spine surgeon at UTHealth Houston. This slippage, a sequela of arthritis, happens most often in the lumbar spine and can put pressure on the nerves around the spine. "Really art… Long COVID Patients Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn't Found New Treatments17:25 This is a MedPage Today story. Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last 4 years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electric blanket. "My blood flow now sucks, so my hands and my feet are freezing. Even if I'm sweating, my toes are cold," said Hayes, who lives in Western Pennsylvania. She misses feeling well enough to play with her 9-year-old son or attend her 17-ye… She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA16:54 Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected13:43 Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history8:20 Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover7:16 A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment Closing arguments are set to begin in Lindsay Clancy's trial in the killings of her 3 children27.srpna Closing arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children in 2023 FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival27.srpna U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer A Kenyan mother bled for hours after childbirth and died as healthcare remains weak26.srpna The white sand beaches of one of Kenya's most popular tourist areas line a region with one of the country's highest rates of deaths around childbirth 8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater24.srpna An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices24.srpna The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices |
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