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Introducing Public Health Watch
WebIntroducing Public Health Watch. Today we unveil Public Health Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news site that will focus on the prevention of illness, injury and death. The timing is fortuitous, given the maddeningly resilient COVID-19 virus. But the idea of Public Health Watch has been percolating for more than two years.
Actived: 3 days ago
URL: https://publichealthwatch.org/2021/08/16/introducing-public-health-watch/
Manganese in Public Water Systems
WebAn EPA survey released in 2021 tested 5,034 public water systems across the U.S. and found potentially unsafe levels of manganese — where neurological effects may occur — in 106, or 2.1%, of them. The EPA advises consuming no more than 300 micrograms per liter each day over a lifetime to protect people’s health.
'Chronic Underfunding' of Public Health Threatens Lives in U.S., …
WebThe United States spent $4.1 trillion on health in 2020 but only 5.4% of that amount went toward public health — the prevention of illness and death, a new report has found.. The Trust for America’s Health offered this stark example, among others, of what it called “chronic underfunding of public health at both the federal and state levels,” which …
Advocates Plan New Push for Kansas Medicaid Expansion Despite …
WebThis story is part of a Kansas Reflector series examining the impact of the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid. Dec. 11: The uninsured. Dec. 12: Struggling hospitals. Dec. 13: Impact on jails. Dec. 14: Church bells toll. TOPEKA — Marcillene Dover’s diagnosis of a chronic illness propelled her into advocacy for Medicaid expansion — and made her …
‘Breakthrough’ Study Ties Microplastics to Strokes, Heart Attacks
Webby Jim Morris March 6, 2024. Microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics have been linked by a new study to strokes and heart attacks Credit: Adobe Stock. When we hear about the global plastics crisis, many of us think, understandably, of seabirds entangled in six-pack rings and beached whales whose bellies are filled with marine debris.
Rural Safety-Net Clinic Flush With Patients Takes a Step Toward
WebIn September, Public Health Watch published a narrative about Robison and the two physicians and longtime friends — Doug Curran and Ted Mettetal — who founded the clinic. Its two locations, in Gun Barrel City and Athens, accept anyone who needs care, regardless of their ability to pay. Ted Mettetal, left, co-founder of the East Texas
Kansas Governor Unveils Revenue-Neutral Medicaid Expansion …
WebHOLTON, Kansas — Gov. Laura Kelly unveiled Thursday her proposal for a Medicaid expansion package that includes a work requirement, revenue streams to offset the state’s cost, abortion restrictions and other provisions to …
Kansas' Unrivaled Rural Hospital Crisis: 58% at Risk of Closing, 82%
WebThe Center for Healthcare Quality didn’t disclose which of 59 rural Kansas hospitals were on the ropes. Supporters and opponents of Medicaid expansion also declined to identify the state’s most financially distressed hospitals.
In East Texas, Living With Diabetes and No Health Insurance
WebMillions more in Texas and tens of millions in the U.S. have prediabetes or diabetes and don’t even know it, the CDC estimates. The risks of going without a diagnosis or needed medical care may be greater in Texas, as it has the nation’s highest uninsured rate, at 16.6% in 2022.A study by university researchers, published in 2020, found that …
Texas House Speaker Led Efforts to Improve Health-Care Access.
WebThe health district started offering free and low-cost primary care about 30 years ago to help address the region’s access gap. Its clinic, located inside the agency’s century-old building near Jasper’s town square, sees hundreds of primary care patients a year, all of them uninsured and living on low incomes.
Social Isolation: An Underrecognized Health Crisis
WebIn May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on what he called a “public health crisis” of isolation and lack of connection in our country. “Given the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation, we have an opportunity, and an obligation, to make the same investments in addressing social connection that we have
Unearthing Pathology of Recent Rise in Black Lung Disease
WebUnearthing pathology of recent rise in black lung disease. The first new pathology standards for black lung disease in over 50 years were published based on research from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. The findings will help pathologists diagnose a new, more aggressive form of the condition and may …
Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many Family …
WebTo gain health insurance, some farmers and ranchers take a second job off the land with an employer that offers group coverage. Or, their spouses work full time to get health insurance for the family, such as at a local school district or municipality.
Under-the-Radar Health Hazards: Gas Stoves
WebLisa Doggett. Gas stoves are a health hazard flying under the radar. Thirty-five to 40% of U.S. households, including mine, rely on gas for cooking. Many of us think having a gas stove is a net positive. We’ve been told that heat can be more easily adjusted on a gas range and that real chefs prefer gas. The gas industry has spent decades
From Telehealth to Tools, Pottsboro Library Connecting Community
WebPOTTSBORO, Texas – In this North Texas town of about 2,600 full-time residents, the public library has earned $1.75 million in grants that have almost nothing to do with books.Government and philanthropic dollars have been flowing into the community near the Oklahoma border for the past eight years for things like setting up a well-equipped …
A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing …
WebCHANNELVIEW, Texas — For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. People living in a small, unincorporated community east of Houston are routinely breathing dangerous levels of benzene, a chemical linked to leukemia and other blood cancers.
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