(posting this on behalf of my father) We have a strange and extreme problem. My wife, who is nearly 70, signed up for Medicare Part…
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Mississippi, The Least Vaccinated State, Is Facing Its Worst COVID-19 Surge
“We’re pretty much at a collapse-like system,” warned a doctor at the state’s largest hospital.”We’re pretty much at a collapse-like system,” warned a doctor at…
View More Mississippi, The Least Vaccinated State, Is Facing Its Worst COVID-19 SurgeNanci Griffith, Singer Who Mixed Folk and Country, Dies at 68
In a career that began in Texas and spanned five decades, she was praised by critics for the thoughtful storytelling of her lyrics.In a career…
View More Nanci Griffith, Singer Who Mixed Folk and Country, Dies at 68Janice Mirikitani, Poet and Crusader for People in Need, Dies at 80
Interned with her family during World War II, she became San Francisco’s poet laureate and an activist on behalf of the city’s marginalized people.Interned with…
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Some Asian nations still in grips of Delta surge
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Aug 13, 2021 Japan and Thailand report record daily cases, and South Korea says its fourth surge…
View More Some Asian nations still in grips of Delta surgeNicki Minaj and Husband Sued, Accused of Harassing Sexual Assault Victim
Jennifer Hough said in a lawsuit filed in New York that the couple pressured her to recant her account of the rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty,…
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Canada Will Require Air Travelers To Be Vaccinated
The Canadian government will soon require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial trains to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The Canadian government will soon require all…
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11% of early COVID-19 was acquired in-hospital, study says
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News Aug 13, 2021 The authors say factors could include high patient numbers and underestimating airborne transmission.…
View More 11% of early COVID-19 was acquired in-hospital, study saysQuestion about EOB not matching coverage
My wife went to an in-network urgent care which billed $300. The EOB said we’re responsible for $175, which is the same amount we got…
View More Question about EOB not matching coverageNews Scan for Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 and crowded households Drop in antibiotic use in British Columbia Antiviral drugs for flu Polio cases in Africa COVID-19 and crowded households Drop in…
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