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This Week in Pandemic: To Travel or Not to Travel

WEBWelcome to WhoWhatWhy’s weekly COVID-19 roundup. There’s a lot of virus coverage out there, so this feature will give you a dose of the latest news.

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What’s the Deal With: HIPAA

WEBWith an increasing number of states implementing vaccine mandates and reinstating indoor mask requirements, people have started citing HIPAA to avoid …

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Our Failed Public Health System Dared COVID to Attack Us

WEBIf we had a better public health system in America, would the pandemic have been as bad? Would as many people have died? Was the real point of entry for the virus …

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Stressed-Out Nurses Say Nation’s Hospitals Need More of

WEBIn 2004, California became the only state to set mandatory minimum nurse-patient ratios. For most hospital departments, the law requires a minimum ratio of one …

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First, Admit No Harm: The Dirty Secrets of a NY Hospital

WEBDozens of people accused the prominent neurologist of doping them up so they were helpless to resist him over a period of at least 15 years. He was convicted of …

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Is Aging Itself a Curable Disease

WEBIt has now been shown that genes that influence aging in the worms also influence aging in mammals (in mice, to be precise). Humans also carry these genes. …

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In a Pandemic, a Broken Food Chain Delivers More Hunger

WEBDue to the economic turbulence brought on by COVID-19, more than 500 million people could be pushed into poverty and face hunger. Changing the way our …

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Hospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms

WEBOver that time, 72 percent of hospices acquired by private equity were nonprofits. And those trends have only accelerated into 2022. Hospice is an easy …

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Veterinarians in Crisis

WEBVeterinarians in Crisis. Audrey Ruan 10/13/21. Veterinary hospitals are being stretched to their limits by the impact of COVID-19. In June, Jasper, a 3-year-old border …

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Why Don’t More Companies Support Single-Payer Health Care

WEBCurrently, companies subsidize a large portion of eligible employees’ health insurance premiums: about $7,470 for single plans and $21,342 for family plans each …

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Mind, Body, Spirit, Government Funds: Is IHS Failing

WEBThe federal system consists of 26 hospitals, 59 health centers, and 32 health stations operated by IHS. In 2021, part of the American Rescue Plan included …

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Is the NCAA Doing Enough to Protect Mental Health

WEBFormalizing the Rules. The NCAA’s handbook, Mental Health Best Practices, was released in January 2016. It recommends that qualified mental health …

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Trump’s Mental Illness Needs to Be Part of the Conversation in 2024

WEBIt’s an impossible task for any fair-minded person. That’s precisely the reason why the former president’s mental health must be part of the national …

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Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: Health Provisions in …

WEBThe Congressional Budget Office estimated the new law’s total cost at $13 billion, a large chunk of which will be used to increase funding to expand existing mental …

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New JFK Files: CIA Used State Department to Run Guns for

WEBDoug Vaughan and Jimmy Falls 08/15/17. A newly unredacted document sheds new light on CIA assassination operations planned by what was known as “The …

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Criminalizing Mental Illness

WEBPeople with mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by police in America than those who are mentally well. That’s a startling statistic offered by our guest …

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Music Therapy Can Rewire a Broken Brain

WEBMusic Therapy Can Rewire a Broken Brain. Kirsty Vitarelli 12/15/18. When the brain is damaged, patients can regain speech and movement with the aid of …

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Medical and Political Complications Abound for Austin

WEBMedical and Political Complications Abound for Austin. Calls for transparency are growing louder following the revelation that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III …

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Gas Stoves Pose Health Risks. Are Gas Furnaces and Other …

WEBGas stoves have become an unlikely front line in the culture wars thanks to growing awareness of their contribution to health problems like childhood asthma, not to …

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