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Mexico identifies two women who may have received non-consensual surgeries in ICE detention

October 14, 2020

The finding is part of a larger Mexican investigation into allegations of improper medical care for detained migrant women at ICE’s privately-run Irwin Country Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia.

In a statement released during the weekend, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said one Mexican national received “a surgical intervention” that she did not authorize. The ministry specified that the operation was not a hysterectomy, and said she did not receive post-operative care. The woman also did not receive treatment for a hernia, the statement adds.

A second woman in Mexico allegedly underwent a gynecological surgery “without her full consent,” according to the Ministry, which did not specify the type of surgery. The statement says she did not “receive an explanation in Spanish of the medical diagnosis or the nature of the medical procedures that would be performed.” The government says it is “verifying” this case.

Reached for comment on Tuesday, ICE released

Overnight Health Care: Regeneron asks for emergency authorization of coronavirus treatment Trump received | McConnell says he hasn’t visited White House in two months due to coronavirus

October 8, 2020

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Overnight Health Care: Regeneron asks for emergency authorization of coronavirus treatment Trump received | McConnell says he hasn’t visited White House in two months due to coronavirus | Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rise 4 percent

Regeneron filed for emergency authorization of its antibody COVID-19 treatment drug, just hours after President Trump claimed it basically cured him. Mitch McConnell hasn’t been to the White House in months, and a new analysis shows Americans’ job-based health care is continually getting more expensive.

We’ll start with Regeneron:

Regeneron asks for emergency authorization of coronavirus treatment Trump received

Biotech company Regeneron late Wednesday applied for emergency authorization for an experimental antibody treatment praised by President Trump.

“Subsequent to our discussions with regulatory authorities, we have submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for our

Trump Says Coronavirus Diagnosis A ‘Blessing From God’, Shares COVID-19 Treatment He Received

October 8, 2020

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Trump called his coronavirus diagnosis a ‘blessing from God’
The president shared a five-minute clip where he touted his Regeneron treatment regimen
He also said he wants to make the treatment available for free to the general public

President Donald Trump on Wednesday uploaded a video on his Twitter account where he called his recent coronavirus diagnosis a ‘blessing from God’ and touted the benefits of an experimental drug treatment he received.

In the nearly five-minute clip, the president — who spoke from the White House Rose Garden — praised his treatment regiment, including the antibody cocktail made by Regeneron, for helping him “feel great.”

“For me, I walked in, I didn’t feel good. A short 24 hours later I was feeling great. I wanted to get out of the hospital,” Trump said. “And that’s what I want for everybody. I want everybody to be given the same

Under America’s Broken Health Care System, Some Who Downplayed COVID-19 Received the Best Treatment For It

October 6, 2020

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Jodi Click, who suffers from severe Crohn’s Disease, has long been accustomed to frequent doctors visits and medical procedures. But nothing prepared the 40-year-old for her lengthy battle with COVID-19 this year. After contracting the virus in March, she has spent months enduring the aftermath of the disease: unpredictable blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, and low oxygenation levels. She now relies on a walker for mobility.

Her wallet hasn’t recovered either. Because of her prolonged illness, she quit her teaching job, which meant she lost her employer health insurance and was forced to switch to a government insurance plan amidst a wave of health problems. She’s now struggling to afford basic necessities, while waiting weeks for her insurance to authorize payment for medical procedures, like an echocardiogram, that her doctors recommend. “I will probably have to sell my house and move home with my parents,” Click says, “even though I

5 ways to determine if you’ve received accurate coronavirus information, according to an epidemiologist

October 3, 2020

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a person wearing a blue shirt: Dr. Syra Madad. Demetrius Freeman

Dr. Syra Madad is an infectious disease epidemiologist in NYC, Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and member of the COVID19 Taskforce at the Federation of American Scientists.
She says that disease outbreaks are often accompanied by infodemic, where unreliable information spreads quickly.
As a public health expert, she says that she always has to fight the “contagion of misinformation” — but there are ways for people to vet their sources.
Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Infectious disease outbreaks often come in parallel with the rise of infodemic – the rapid spread of information that is typically unreliable and not based on scientific merit.

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We live in a society of instant gratification – we want information at our fingertips and leverage all forms of technology and platforms from social media networks to blogs

Trump Received Experimental Antibody Treatment for Coronavirus

October 3, 2020

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President Trump, who has tested positive for Covid-19, took an experimental Covid-19 drug that has shown promise reducing virus levels in early-stage patients but hasn’t finished being tested or been cleared for use by regulators.

As a precautionary measure, the president received an eight-gram dose of

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s

antibody drug cocktail, the White House said Friday.

Regeneron said that Mr. Trump received the drug under a compassionate-use request, which allows unapproved medicines to be used in patients with serious diseases who don’t have other treatment options.

The company describes its drug as providing a substitute immune response for patients who haven’t mounted their own yet and who have high virus levels in lab tests.

“Older people are among those who have trouble mounting an immune response, which would mean that they have less ability to fight the virus,” said George D. Yancopoulos, Regeneron president and chief scientific officer. These

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