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CDC and Florida at odds over hantavirus cruise ship passenger’s quarantine
Florida health officials are pushing back at quarantine guidance from the CDC for passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius exposed to the Andes hantavirus.
Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds
UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health and Humana had the highest denial rates for long-term care requests, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general.
The next goal for weight loss drugs? Fewer injections
For millions of people taking weight loss drugs, the next breakthrough may not be more weight loss.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could top 20,000 cases in worst case, CDC says
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda could lead to more than 20,000 cases and over 2,000 deaths in a worst-case scenario, according to a CDC report.
Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York
A rare type of Lyme disease caused by B. mayonii bacteria was found for the first time in New York state. It was previously only ever detected in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to Boston University’s CTE Center, his family says
Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop
After new drug’s ‘unprecedented’ results for pancreatic cancer, doctors look at other uses
The experimental drug daraxonrasib, which doubled survival time in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, may also prove effective for lung, colon and ovarian cancers.
JFK Airport will screen passengers from Ebola-stricken countries
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City will begin Ebola screenings for passengers flying in from countries impacted in the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Vomiting virus is spreading across most of the U.S.
Flu season may be mostly behind us, but levels of norovirus, the nasty, highly contagious stomach bug, are rising, according to wastewater data.
Americans who get Ebola will go to Europe for treatment, not U.S., officials say
If additional Americans contract Ebola and need medical care, they will be sent to Europe rather than brought to home the U.S., senior administration officials said.