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Health equity measure aims to protect communities. Will small businesses pay the price?

October 14, 2020

For public health leaders and community advocates across the Bay Area, California’s new health equity metric, which aims to tackle coronavirus disparities in communities of color, is a forward-thinking plan that will aid those hardest hit by the virus.

Health equity measure aims to protect communities. Will small businesses pay the price?

A general view of the Mission District along 24th Street is seen in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Health equity measure aims to protect communities. Will small businesses pay the price?

Ricardo Peña, owner of Mixcoatl Handicrafts & Jewelry, pulls a cart of merchandise from his shop of 17 years to a parklet that just reopened for a week since the COVID-19 pandemic on 24th and South Van Ness in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Health equity measure aims to protect communities. Will small businesses pay the price?

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California’s health equity measure aims to protect communities vulnerable to the coronavirus. But will small businesses pay the price?

October 13, 2020

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But for business owners like Danielle Rabkin, the metric is a potential new roadblock in a year full of them. Rabkin’s business is on the brink of closure. After months of uncertainty and evaporating revenue, she was allowed to reopen her San Francisco gym, CrossFit Golden Gate in September, at limited indoor capacity.

A few weeks later, the state came out with the new health equity metric rule, adding another layer in determining when counties may advance reopening and roll back shelter-in-place restrictions, according to the state’s color-coded, tiered system for assessment.

San Francisco County didn’t meet the equity metric required for advancement to a less-restrictive tier last week, the state’s

How the US Department of Education can protect students and promote equity in higher education

October 13, 2020

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Higher education was at a crossroads even before the COVID-19 crisis. In recent years, the cost of college attendance has risen and student debt levels have exploded. Discussions about debt forgiveness and reconfiguring higher education finance have moved out of wonky policy circles and into public discourse. Meanwhile, the costs of college have risen dramatically in recent years, perhaps exacerbated by decreases in state funding, and leading many institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) to provide online and lower-cost solutions to supplement or replace the “traditional” four-year, residential college—a trend that will be accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis. Simultaneously, college demographics have shifted, with an increasing population of “nontraditional” students, including those who are older, lack financial support from parents or other family members, and are more likely to have dependents. Disparities in higher education have had disproportionate, negative, and long-lasting effects on Black and Latino communities. And COVID-19 continues has

Drinking coffee may protect some people against Parkinson’s

October 13, 2020

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A recent study found lower levels of caffeine in the blood of people with Parkinson’s disease. The study compared people with Parkinson’s who carry a particular genetic mutation known to increase Parkinson’s risk with people who carry the same mutation but do not have the disease.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder characterized by tremors, rigidity in the limbs and torso, and movement and balance problems. People with the condition also have an increased risk of depression and dementia.

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, more than 1 million people in North America and more than 4 million people worldwide have Parkinson’s disease. In the United States, about 60,000 people receive a diagnosis each year.

Around 15% of people with the disease have a family history of Parkinson’s, which suggests they inherited genes that increased their risk of developing the condition. However, most cases result from a

Will a flu shot protect you from coronavirus?

October 13, 2020

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Health experts are urging people to get their flu shot this year as the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. are once again on the rise.

But could getting a flu shot also protect you from COVID-19? No, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

“While it would be nice, there’s no evidence that flu shots can protect you from COVID-19, an entirely different disease,” ADPH said in a Facebook post.

That doesn’t mean you should skip the flu vaccine, however.

“The flu shot can help protect you from having the flu, which results is hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations a year and thousands of deaths. Plus, with the continued spread of COVID-19, experts warn that without proper precautions, we could experience a “twindemic” of both flu and COVID-19,” ADPH added.

The Centers for Disease Control recommends people get vaccinated before flu season starts and begins to spread

Support and intervention needed to protect wellbeing of health care workers after Ebola outbreak

October 12, 2020

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 12 2020

As we approach a second wave of COVID-19 researchers are looking at what can be learnt from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in order to better safeguard the mental health of health care workers in the UK and across the globe.

A recent report (link is external) by researchers from the ARISE consortium (link is external) and REDRESS project has outlined some of the psychological challenges faced by health staff in crisis situations, and the importance of early support and intervention to protect mental health and wellbeing.

Psychological support for health workers should be built into the COVID-19 response and subsequent emergency responses, the report published in the British Medical Journal has said.

In Sierra Leone and Liberia COVID-19 is the latest in a range of shocks to the health system which have included war and the Ebola outbreak. Researchers believe

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health launches vaccine to protect poultry from three diseases

October 8, 2020

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DULUTH, Ga., Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health launched an innovative, first-of-its-kind vaccine in the United States today to protect poultry from three diseases.

VAXXITEK® HVT+IBD+ILT is the first vaccine to offer protection in one shot from Infectious Laryngotracheitis, Marek’s Disease and Infectious Bursal Disease (classic and variant types).

“This new trivalent vaccine provides a strong immune foundation, optimizes protection for flocks and offers reliable protection,” said Matt Nelson, who leads Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health’s U.S. poultry business.

The three-in-one vaccine is the latest addition in the VAXXITEK® family of vaccines for poultry. It uses the same bioengineering platform as VAXXITEK® HVT+IBD, which has protected more than 100 billion birds from Marek’s Disease and Infectious Bursal Disease in more than 75 countries since its introduction in 2006.

Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute viral respiratory disease in poultry caused by Gallid herpesvirus type

Does the Federal Health Information Privacy Law Protect President Trump?

October 7, 2020

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Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Victoria Knight

Within one day, President Donald Trump announced his COVID diagnosis and was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment. The flurry of events was stunning, confusing and triggered many questions. What was his prognosis? When was he last tested for COVID-19? What is his viral load?

The answers were elusive.

Picture the scene on Oct. 5. White House physician Dr. Sean Conley, flanked by other members of Trump’s medical team, met with reporters outside the hospital. But Conley would not disclose the results of the president’s lung scans and other vital information, invoking a federal law he said allows him to selectively provide intel on the president’s health.

“There are HIPAA rules and regulations that restrict me in sharing certain things for his safety and his own health,” he told the reporters.

The law he’s referring to, HIPAA, is

Grant From PSEG Foundation to Help Protect and Support Community

October 7, 2020

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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

www.tgfymca.org (The Gateway Family YMCA )

The Gateway Family YMCA was awarded a $2,500 grant from the PSEG Foundation to assist the YMCA’s Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Programs in purchasing cleaning supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

“The Gateway Family YMCA has served the local community since 1900, and during this global pandemic, there has been an increased need for essential housing and social services,” stated Krystal R. Canady, CEO. “As a charity, having community partners allows us to continue to impact those we serve. We thank the PSEG Foundation for their support of our housing and social services programs during this critical health crisis.”

“The PSEG Foundation aims to help build thriving communities, which is why we are honored to support The Gateway Family YMCA and their efforts to provide services for

A Face Mask Might Help Protect You Against The Flu This Year

October 7, 2020

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From Women’s Health

Face masks might help protect against the flu in addition to novel coronavirus.
The CDC doesn’t officially recommend face masks for flu prevention, but does point to other “everyday preventative measures.”
Doctors reiterate that masks can prevent respiratory droplets from spreading, including for both the flu and COVID-19.

Sure, people wear face masks these days mostly to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But now experts say there might be an added benefit of wearing your mask when out in public: It could lower your odds of contracting the flu.

Like COVID-19, the flu is a virus that’s mainly spread through infected respiratory droplets. “Wearing a mask will likely decrease transmission of the flu as well,” says Richard Watkins, MD, an infectious-disease physician in Akron, Ohio, and a professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University.

Rajeev Fernando, MD, an infectious-disease expert in Southampton, N.Y., expects

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