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Post–COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 Survivors
Aged 18–64 and ≥65
As more persons are exposed
to and infected by SARS-CoV-2, reports of patients who experience
persistent symptoms or organ dysfunction after acute COVID-19 and
develop post-COVID conditions have increased. COVID-19 survivors
have twice the risk for developing pulmonary embolism or
respiratory conditions; one in five COVID-19 survivors aged 18–64
years and one in four survivors aged ≥65 years experienced at least
one incident condition that might be attributable to previous
COVID-19. Continue reading.
Monkeypox Virus
Infection in the United States and Other Non-Endemic Countries
Since May 14, 2022, clusters
of monkeypox cases have been reported in several countries that
don’t normally have monkeypox. Although previous cases outside
of Africa have been associated with travel from Nigeria, most
of the recent cases do not have direct travel-associated exposure
risks. Read full health alert here.
New Study: No
Surprises Act Prevented Over Two Million Potential Surprise Bills
for Insured Americans
"The No Surprises Act
shielded private health insurance enrollees from an estimated 2
million surprise bills during the first two months of the
year." according to a survey by
AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The 31 commercial
health insurance companies who responded “reported receiving
600,000 claims covered by the surprise billing law in January and
February,” and “based on claims experiences from prior years and
factoring in processing delays this year, the insurance groups
estimate that the true amount of such bills at 2 million.”
Committing To
Watching Just Under An Hour Of TV A Day May Help Eliminate 11% Of
Coronary Heart Disease Cases
HealthDay
reports, “Researchers calculated that if people committed to
watching just under an hour of TV a day, 11% of coronary heart
disease cases could be eliminated,” according to findings published
online in BMC Medicine.
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