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Climate Change Is Already Forcing People From Their Homes The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica

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Analysis: Some Americans are already moving because of climate change impact

Mon, 2024-04-15 15:33 — mike kraft

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Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said on Monday. David Stanway Reuters

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Climate-warming refrigerant gases are being smuggled into Europe-- investigation

Mon, 2024-04-08 22:53 — mike kraft

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Here's what to know about dengue, as Puerto Rico declares a public health emergency Most people with dengue will show no signs of infection or experience only mild symptoms, but in rare cases infections can become severe and potentially fatal. NPR

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Dengue: Puerto Rico declares public health emergency --information about the disease

Wed, 2024-03-27 22:05 — mike kraft

Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few months of this year.

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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients - KFF Health News It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies. khnkit KFF Health News

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Analysis: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

Wed, 2024-03-27 14:59 — mike kraft

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Patients struggle to get lifesaving medication after cyberattack on a major health care company The attack on Change Healthcare has upended the lives and work of patients, doctors and pharmacists due to outages in systems used for medical billing and insurance claims. NBC News

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U.S. patients struggle to get medication after cyberattack hits a major health care company

Thu, 2024-03-07 01:03 — mike kraft

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Staffing shortages, poor infection control plague nursing homes - UPI.com Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague U.S. nursing homes, a new government report finds. UPI

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U.S. nursing homes still plagued by staff shortages and poor infection control--government report

Mon, 2024-03-04 22:14 — mike kraft

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of the severe drought in the Amazon last year that sent rivers to record lows, isolated hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins. AP News

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought--study

Thu, 2024-01-25 17:00 — mike kraft

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WHO appeals for $1.5 bln to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday appealed for $1.5 billion in funding to respond to the health needs of millions of people caught up in dozens of humanitarian crises around the globe, from Ukraine and Gaza to Afghanistan. Reuters Reuters

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan

Tue, 2024-01-16 22:46 — mike kraft

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The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astounding — and we’ve been ignoring them completely Despite the fact that greenhouse gas emissions are defined as the greatest threat to human health this century, the social cost of the healthcare industry’s emissions has somehow escaped the intere… ckulat The Hill

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Opinion: The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astonishing --and ignored

Fri, 2024-01-12 20:07 — mike kraft

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