Markian Hawryluk
@markianhawryluk.bsky.social
Formerly KFF Health News, Bend Bulletin, Houston Chronicle, American Medical News. Now a nomad. Dream big and make it happen.🇺🇦
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Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
#Medical #History #SickleCellAnemia
#Medical #History #SickleCellAnemia
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
#Medical #History #SickleCellAnemia
#Medical #History #SickleCellAnemia
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“Officials at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) warn there is a growing measles outbreak involving school-aged children… Seven of the cases have been hospitalized, according to the Texas DSHS.”
February 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Officials at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) warn there is a growing measles outbreak involving school-aged children… Seven of the cases have been hospitalized, according to the Texas DSHS.”
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Practice attendance round-up:
* Jon Allen wore a regular jersey
* Sam Cosmi and John Bates, both out with illness before today, were participating
* TE Zach Ertz and S Jeremy Chinn, both in concussion protocol, were on the field
* Jon Allen wore a regular jersey
* Sam Cosmi and John Bates, both out with illness before today, were participating
* TE Zach Ertz and S Jeremy Chinn, both in concussion protocol, were on the field
December 20, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Practice attendance round-up:
* Jon Allen wore a regular jersey
* Sam Cosmi and John Bates, both out with illness before today, were participating
* TE Zach Ertz and S Jeremy Chinn, both in concussion protocol, were on the field
* Jon Allen wore a regular jersey
* Sam Cosmi and John Bates, both out with illness before today, were participating
* TE Zach Ertz and S Jeremy Chinn, both in concussion protocol, were on the field
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Great article by KFF Health News Amy Maxmen.
💥 My 2024 Mile Marker: The inside scoop on how America lost control of the Bird Flu, opening the door for another pandemic.
"We're in a terrible situation" said @angierasmussen.bsky.social
🧵Here's how we got here & how to get out @kffhealthnews.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
"We're in a terrible situation" said @angierasmussen.bsky.social
🧵Here's how we got here & how to get out @kffhealthnews.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News
Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for ...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Great article by KFF Health News Amy Maxmen.
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Great job alert!
ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come join us.
Remote OK.
Salary range: $95K-$170K.
Apply here:
boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come join us.
Remote OK.
Salary range: $95K-$170K.
Apply here:
boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Reporter, Climate
New York, New York, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
December 19, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Great job alert!
ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come join us.
Remote OK.
Salary range: $95K-$170K.
Apply here:
boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come join us.
Remote OK.
Salary range: $95K-$170K.
Apply here:
boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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So psyched to share Melanie Evan’s 1st story as a @tradeoffs.bsky.social reporter!
Her topic: one of Trump’s most lasting health policy moves: public pricing.
tradeoffs.org/2024/12/19/t...
Her topic: one of Trump’s most lasting health policy moves: public pricing.
tradeoffs.org/2024/12/19/t...
Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?
A mandate to make health care prices public was one of President Trump’s signature health policies in his first term. But forcing hospitals to publish prices hasn’t yet helped patients shop around for...
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December 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
So psyched to share Melanie Evan’s 1st story as a @tradeoffs.bsky.social reporter!
Her topic: one of Trump’s most lasting health policy moves: public pricing.
tradeoffs.org/2024/12/19/t...
Her topic: one of Trump’s most lasting health policy moves: public pricing.
tradeoffs.org/2024/12/19/t...
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A 137-year-old newspaper faced extinction. Then readers rallied around the Colorado paper Plainsman Herald. They agreed to pay more, $100 a year for a subscription instead of $45, keeping it afloat, by Anumita Kaur www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/... via @washingtonpost.com #journalism
A 137-year-old newspaper faced extinction. Readers said: ‘We’ll pay more.’
The Plainsman Herald was set to cease publication. Then readers rallied around the southeastern Colorado paper, keeping it afloat for at least another year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM
A 137-year-old newspaper faced extinction. Then readers rallied around the Colorado paper Plainsman Herald. They agreed to pay more, $100 a year for a subscription instead of $45, keeping it afloat, by Anumita Kaur www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/... via @washingtonpost.com #journalism
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Louisiana released a bit more information late today about the person who contracted #H5N1 #birdflu from a backyard poultry flock. The individual is in critical condition. Over age 65. Has health conditions that make him or her at higher risk of bad illness from #flu.
#CDC has confirmed an #H5N1 #birdflu case in Louisiana, in a person believed to have been infected through contact with infected birds in a backyard flock. This person is seriously ill, the first such case recorded in the US. Similarities to the recent BC case. www.statnews.com/2024/12/18/h...
CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
The U.S. has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana.
www.statnews.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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The FDA on Thursday confirmed that a shortage of Eli Lilly’s obesity drug tirzepatide has been resolved.
FDA confirms shortage of weight loss drug tirzepatide is over, gives compounders a grace period
The FDA on Thursday confirmed that a shortage of Eli Lilly’s obesity drug tirzepatide has been resolved, a move that will put a stop to companies making cheaper copies.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM
The FDA on Thursday confirmed that a shortage of Eli Lilly’s obesity drug tirzepatide has been resolved.
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A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier
Statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk tap into a dispute over whether lifestyle changes or drugs are a better way to treat obesity.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM
A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
Suspect in Killing of Insurance C.E.O. May Have Left Messages on Bullet Casings, words like "delay" and "deny"
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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Police Investigate 'Delay' and 'Deny' Messages on Bullet Casings in UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting: Live Updates
The police are using dogs, drones and New York City’s vast array of private and city cameras to track down the person who shot Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Suspect in Killing of Insurance C.E.O. May Have Left Messages on Bullet Casings, words like "delay" and "deny"
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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US taxpayers need to stop subsidizing Pharma corporate profits: Medicare pays 2-4x more for medications than any other developed country pays; this remains true even after the Inflation Reduction Act allowed Medicare to negotiate prices of top-selling drugs. #medsky
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December 2, 2024 at 10:45 PM
US taxpayers need to stop subsidizing Pharma corporate profits: Medicare pays 2-4x more for medications than any other developed country pays; this remains true even after the Inflation Reduction Act allowed Medicare to negotiate prices of top-selling drugs. #medsky
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We're hiring a deputy Texas editor to work with @zahiratorres.bsky.social to create this new effort. (Salary is $140k-$160k). 🎉🎉
Deputy Texas Editor
Austin, Texas, United States
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November 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
We're hiring a deputy Texas editor to work with @zahiratorres.bsky.social to create this new effort. (Salary is $140k-$160k). 🎉🎉
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Every line of this gave me chills. Porsha should be here today, with her two boys. My god.
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Every line of this gave me chills. Porsha should be here today, with her two boys. My god.
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What's going around: Influenza-like illness is picking up, especially in children ages 0-4 (sorry parents). Activity is highest in the South. RSV is beginning to circulate more as well. On the bright side, Covid-19 is pretty quiet. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-o...
November 25, 2024 at 1:24 PM
What's going around: Influenza-like illness is picking up, especially in children ages 0-4 (sorry parents). Activity is highest in the South. RSV is beginning to circulate more as well. On the bright side, Covid-19 is pretty quiet. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-o...
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Closing supervised consumption sites won’t just affect those with #addiction – it will hurt anyone who uses a hospital. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis
Opinion: Closing supervised drug-use sites won’t just affect those with addiction – it will hurt anyone who uses a hospital
Doug Ford’s decision to close nearly half of Ontario’s supervised consumption sites will lead to increased demands on our already overtaxed emergency rooms
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Closing supervised consumption sites won’t just affect those with #addiction – it will hurt anyone who uses a hospital. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis
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November 22, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Hi, I am Paula Andalo, Ethnic Media Editor with KFF Health News. We are a newsroom part of KFF specializing in health and health policy. Our content can be republished for free. Stories in Spanish: www.kffhealthnews.org/topics/noticias-en-espanol/
RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians, via
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RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians
Kennedy and advisers say the system drives doctors to perform costly surgeries rather than combating chronic disease.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:23 PM
RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians, via
@ddiamond.bsky.social
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@ddiamond.bsky.social
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Penn is giving out free gun safes to Philadelphia residents -- part of an effort to prevent accidental shootings, especially among kids.
Demand has been high: On Monday, staff at one of Penn's outpatient centers handed out 21 safes in just half an hour.
www.inquirer.com/health/free-...
Demand has been high: On Monday, staff at one of Penn's outpatient centers handed out 21 safes in just half an hour.
www.inquirer.com/health/free-...
Penn is giving out free gun safes to help Philadelphians secure their firearms
The program is part of a long-running effort at Penn Medicine to help keep guns away from children.
www.inquirer.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Penn is giving out free gun safes to Philadelphia residents -- part of an effort to prevent accidental shootings, especially among kids.
Demand has been high: On Monday, staff at one of Penn's outpatient centers handed out 21 safes in just half an hour.
www.inquirer.com/health/free-...
Demand has been high: On Monday, staff at one of Penn's outpatient centers handed out 21 safes in just half an hour.
www.inquirer.com/health/free-...