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The Justice Department announced Friday it will monitor polling sites in six counties in California and New Jersey ahead of November 4 elections, as voters prepare to cast their ballots in less than two weeks. The department said the move, which focuses on two Democratic-led states, will “ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.” “Transparency at the polls …

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LAS VEGAS — As temperatures began to rise in Phoenix this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Johnston braced for the many hundreds of deaths that have become a grim summer trend. Johnston, the chief medical examiner for Maricopa County, Arizona, has seen extreme heat kill more and more people over the last decade: Heat-related fatalities there jumped from several dozen in 2014 …

A southern US state has recorded its first death from the flu for the 2025 to 2026 winter virus season. Health officials in North Carolina confirmed that an adult in the western part of the state had died after developing complications from the flu in the first week of October. No further details were revealed, such as the patient’s name, …

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A key sticking point of the current federal government shutdown is something called “the enhanced premium tax credit,” which Democrats want to keep and Republicans want to end. The credit, if not extended, will have an outsized impact in three Oregon counties. An outgrowth of …

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 16 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program. “The combination of (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) funding cuts, rising healthcare costs and increased utilization have created headwinds that no organization …

UnitedHealth to exit Medicare Advantage plans in 109 US counties  Reuters UnitedHealth to exit Medicare Advantage plans in 16 US counties  Yahoo Finance CVS Health, Humana to reduce Medicare Advantage operations in 2026  Reuters Humana to Lower Premiums for Prescription Drug Plans  US News Money Aetna 2026 Medicare Advantage plans deliver access to affordable, personalized care  CVS Health Source link

Tropical storm watches issued for coastal Brevard and Volusia Counties  WFTV Hurricane Humberto strengthened into a rare Cat 5, but there’s another storm the US needs to watch  CNN Humberto hits Category 4, while The Bahamas and Southeast U.S. prep for the next storm  Yale Climate Connections Florida On Watch Ahead Of Future Imelda; Humberto Category 5 Hurricane  The Weather Channel Forecast tropical storm …

A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District in Utah on July 26, 2023. Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP The Eastern equine encephalitis virus has recently returned to Vermont, with mosquitoes in Orleans, Addison and Franklin counties testing positive for the virus.  Health officials are urging Vermonters to protect themselves from mosquito bites, warning the virus — while …

Kaiser Permanente, the largest health care provider in the North Bay, began administering the new, updated COVID-19 vaccine this week to its members in Sonoma and Napa counties. The health care giant is making the vaccine available free of charge to all its members 6 months and older, regardless of underlying conditions. The guidance is a departure from more restrictive …