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We’re not done with swine flu yet… or maybe swine flu isn’t done with us. As of the beginning of June, the U.S. When the Health Blog Googled “flu” this morning, we were surprised to see an ad for the New York City Health Department show up at the top of the search results page. This is what it looked like: So what’s a public-health agency doing buying search ads? We gave the health department a call to learn [...] Merton Bernstein’s post on a single-payer approach to health reform tops the Health Affairs Blog most-read list for May. Top 10 posts also debate the public plan option now consuming Congress. Additional commenting is always welcome. Propaganda and Prejudice Distort The Health Reform Debate Those keeping score at home can cross one more job off the list of long-unfilled federal health positions: By a voice vote, the Senate yesterday confirmed Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg to lead the FDA. It’s been pretty clear for a while that the Senate would greenlight Hamburg for the job; some key Republicans piped up in her [...] Associated Press After wall-to-wall coverage of the swine-flu outbreak for nearly a month, things seemed to have calmed down recently, with many of the new cases less severe than had initially been expected. [...] With all the talk about swine flu in the news lately, you may have heard mention of a “flu kit” — basically, a bunch of stuff to keep handy in case you come down with some form of influenza. The things in your flu kit can help keep you comfortable while the virus runs [...] With swine flu in the news, some are wondering what the responsibilities of health care providers are in case of a full-blown pandemic. Shadowfax has unearthed an article citing little-known laws in some states, “that authorize government officials to order health care professionals to work during declared public health emergencies, even when doing so would pose [...] |
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