In an effort to cover the uninsured, @POTUS directed the Treasury Department and the IRS to end the "family glitch," which prevented hundreds of thousands of families from getting financial assistance for ACA coverage. http://spr.ly/6019zMWe5
Experiencing #COVID19-like symptoms? Here are the steps you should take, from testing, to isolation time. (via @nytimes)

How Long Do Symptoms Last? When Should You Test? A Covid Timeline.
Having Covid can be a wildly confusing experience. But you can still make a plan to get through the course of illness.
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Despite Rising Number Of #COVID19 Cases, Americans Live Life As If Pandemic Is Over.
“Just 36 % said there was significant risk in returning to their ‘normal pre-coronavirus life,’ despite cases rising to over 100,000 per day.”

As cases rise, Americans are ‘checked out’ on COVID-19
COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis. Even in blu...
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@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "All of these achievements, across the “triple billion” targets, have been supported by the new Divisions of Science and Data and Delivery for Impact, which we created in 2019"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "The Secretariat remains committed to supporting all Member States technically, operationally and logistically to continue responding to this pandemic, and to prepare for future health emergencies"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "This will build on our existing work by harnessing cutting-edge technologies and innovations in data science, and by fostering greater sharing of data and information between countries with a “collaborative intelligence” approach"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "And just last year, we created the Division for Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance, which has created the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, in Berlin"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "We have introduced the Universal Health and Preparedness Review, which has now been tested successfully in four Member States: Central African Republic, Iraq, Thailand and Portgual, with support from a further 21 Member States"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley @ACTAccelerator "For the first time, we established a Division of Emergency Preparedness, which supported countries to prepare for thousands of mass gatherings, from the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games, to COP26 and the Dubai Expo"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Through the @ACTAccelerator, WHO and our partners have delivered more than 1.5 billion vaccine doses, enabling 40 countries to begin their #COVID19 vaccination campaigns, as well as 159 million tests and $222 million worth of therapeutics"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Since 2017, we have shipped more than US$1.6 billion worth of medical supplies all over the world, working with partners to support critical health emergency supply chains"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "As we speak, my colleagues are responding to more than 50 emergencies around the world. In many cases, WHO is the first to arrive and the last to leave"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "In the past five years, WHO has responded to more than 120 emergencies – cyclones, volcanoes, earthquakes, outbreaks, wars – and a pandemic. Some last a few months; some last for years"-@DrTedros #WHA72
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Now to our work on emergencies. It’s clear that the world was – and remains – unprepared for a pandemic. Every month, WHO processes more than 9 million pieces of information, screens 43000signals, reviews 4500 events, and verifies an average of 30 events"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Child survival has improved dramatically over the past 20 years, although 54 countries are off track to meet the @GlobalGoalsUN child survival targets"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "We’ve supported more than 40 countries to introduce HPV vaccines for the first time, as part of the #CervicalCancer Elimination Initiative.
And we have supported 31 more countries to integrate #mentalhealth services into primary health care"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Over 3 million people in 18 countries have gained access to treatment for hypertension, with increasing use of the WHO HEARTS package of interventions. Over 30 countries have developed policies or programmes to improve access to childhood #cancer care"-@DrTedros #BeatNCDs #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "On noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), over the past five years WHO has supported 36 countries to integrate services to prevent, detect and treat NCDs into primary health care programmes, and we have supported 25 countries with rehabilitation services"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "And in 2020, the #AntimicrobialResistance Action Fund was set up to overcome funding barriers for antibiotic development. This year it made its first investments in the development of two antibacterials"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "The #AntimicrobialResistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund was established, and is now supporting 11 countries to implement their national action plans"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN @miaamormottley "Through WHO’s GLASS surveillance system, the number of countries collecting and sharing data on #AntimicrobialResistance has tripled, and we have seen a six-fold increase in the number of samples collected and analysed globally"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "High-level political leadership is essential to address the threat of #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR), which is why we established Global Leaders Group for AMR, chaired by Prime Minister @miaamormottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Hasina of Bangladesh"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "Our investments in #polio will not end when polio ends. The infrastructure & expertise we have built is already being used to deliver other vaccines & health services, incl. for #COVID19.
And we've made significant progress in our response to #antimicrobialresistance"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "Since 2017, WHO and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have provided 1.4 billion doses of #polio vaccines to Member States at no cost"-@DrTedros #EndPolio #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "Our dream of a #polio-free world is tantalisingly close, with four cases of wild poliovirus reported so far this year in Afghanistan and Pakistan – although two new cases in Malawi and Mozambique are a setback"-@DrTedros #EndPolio #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "And only 15 cases of #GuineaWorm disease were reported last year, compared with 3.5 million in the mid-1980s. Just two cases have been reported so far this year"-@DrTedros #WHA75
A study found that transgender youth who were encouraged to use accurate names & pronouns in school experienced 71% fewer symptoms of severe depression. Discover how supporting gender-affirming policies protects the health of transgender youth. http://spr.ly/6015zOb6d
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "In the past five years, 14 additional countries and territories eliminated at least one neglected tropical disease.
Cases of African trypanosomiasis have declined by 90% in ten years"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "Widespread use of this [#malaria] vaccine, as WHO recommended last year, could save tens of thousands of young lives, especially in Africa, every year"-@DrTedros #WHA75
@DrTedros @GlobalGoalsUN "Since 2012, nine more countries have been certified as #malaria free, and cases in the Greater Mekong have dropped by almost 90%. And for the first time, we have a malaria vaccine. More than 1 million children in 🇬🇭, 🇰🇪 & 🇲🇼 have now received at least one dose"-@DrTedros #WHA75
#Kidney Transplant Recipients Do Not Contract #COVID19 From COVID-19-Positive Deceased Donor, Data Indicate. #Urology
https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20220517/qa-kidney-donations-from-deceased-donors-with-covid19-seen-as-safe
Up to three-quarters of people with breast cancer report having cognitive impairment during chemotherapy, often called “chemobrain” or “chemofog.” Exercise might help clear this away: https://buff.ly/3sOStHf
“A rule requiring Medicare Advantage private insurers to refund overpayments was properly reinstated, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.”
Biden’s HHS Defends Medicare Overpayment Rule in High Court Row
A rule requiring Medicare Advantage private insurers to refund overpayments was properly reinstated, the Department of ...
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Earn all the CME, #MOC credits & points that you need w/ your SAP! Have questions? Join our informational webinar tomorrow, May 24 at 8 pm ET to learn more about the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway! ⏳ Register: https://bit.ly/3wGtLwA #ACCSAP #HFSAP #EPSAP #CathSAP #ACCCMP
Committed to a #medschool? Here are 4 essential next steps to take. http://spr.ly/6016zM9yw
Getting an annual flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk from #flu but some people who are vaccinated still get sick. If you do get sick, take action to stop the spread of #flu. More: https://bit.ly/2MJ9QqJ
What are the associations of three mild valvular lesions (aortic sclerosis, trace or mild aortic regurgitation, and trace or mild #vhdMR) with adverse cardiovascular events in Black adults? Read more: https://bit.ly/3wGdszS @NicoleBhaveMD
Have questions about prostate cancer screening? We created Nathan so you can have a virtual chat and get answers, then practice asking your doctor questions. Talk to Nathan: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/talk-to-nathan/index.htm
We were honored to participate in today’s @Nasdaq Closing Bell Ceremony in New York City. Our President and CEO, @Schroeder_MHA, rang the Nasdaq bell following brief remarks about MHA’s work and mission. 💙🧡
The ELDERCARE-AF trial showed that very low dose edoxaban was superior to placebo in reducing #Stroke or systemic embolism among Japanese #AFib patients ≥80 years of age. Learn more about the clinical trial here: https://bit.ly/3LyXLi5 #NOAC #cvCoag @DLBHATTMD
As of May 23, 258.2 million people have received at least one dose of a #COVID19 vaccine. Of those, 220.9 million are fully vaccinated. More than 102.8 million people have received a COVID-19 booster dose.
Find a COVID-19 vaccine or booster near you: http://www.vaccines.gov.
"#ProstateCancer remains the most common noncutaneous cancer among U.S. men, with an estimated 268,490 new cases and 34,500 deaths in 2022." #AUANews 🔗 http://ow.ly/P4aY50JfYHu
By: James Eastham, MD and Stephen A. Boorjian, MD #Urology
Dr. Ruth Bishop passed away last week. She discovered rotavirus, helping to save millions of lives–and inspiring @MelindaGates & @BillGates to launch the foundation. She will be missed.
https://gates.ly/3MF11JP
Does a text message-delivered cardiac education intervention improve medication adherence among patients after #cvACS? Read the journal scan to learn more: https://bit.ly/39RCD9G #cvPrev #CardioTwitter @Lisa_Jackson_MD
Learn how CDER scientists are helping develop more realistic models of the mouth-throat region to speed access to generic inhaler products in the latest #CDERImpactStory: https://go.usa.gov/xJckF
Apply now! Applications due tomorrow May 24 for @theNCI's (NOSI): Administrative Supplement Opportunity to Stimulate or Strengthen Global Cancer #HealthDisparities Research. Watch the webinar & apply https://go.usa.gov/xueCT
The REDUCE-IT trial showed that use of IPE 2 g twice daily was superior to placebo in reducing TGs, CV events & CV death among patients w/ high TGs & either known #CVD or those at high risk for developing it. Get the details: https://bit.ly/3FiL6xt #statin @DLBHATTMD @keaglemd
Like Drs. Johnson and Wright, we all need help sometimes. Get the tools you need to have courageous conversations about mental health. https://bit.ly/3lxyWZg
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
It’s past time to end the stigma that Black folks, particularly Black men, experience related to #MentalHealth and mental illness.
Read more from @TheDailyBeast:
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For more information on Paxlovid from the FDA, visit: http://spr.ly/6018zPa7q