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In retrospect, Erica Kahn realizes she made two big mistakes. The first was choosing to temporarily forgo health insurance when she was laid off from her job. The second was screaming when a wild bat later landed on her face. The bizarre encounter happened last August, while the Massachusetts resident was photographing the night sky during a vacation at the …

A Massachusetts woman was bitten by nearly $21,000 in medical bills after a bat flew into her mouth during a freak incident while vacationing in Northern Arizona, the unlucky traveler said Friday. Erica Kahn, now 33, had recently lost her job as a biomedical engineer when she traveled to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in last August, she told …

The Trump administration has frozen hundreds of science, medical and other federal grants to UCLA worth nearly $200 million, citing the university’s alleged “discrimination” in admissions and failure to “promote a research environment free of antisemitism.” The decision to pull funding comes after Atty. Gen.Pam Bondi and the Justice Department said this week that UCLA would pay a “heavy price” …

Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says  WGN-TV Hulk Hogan’s Cause of Death Revealed 1 Week After Wrestler Died at 71  People.com Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says  NBC News Hulk Hogan’s Official Cause Of Death Leaves Fans Heartbroken  yahoo.com WWE star Alexa Bliss talks Hulk Hogan’s impact on pro …

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Former WWE wrestling star Hulk Hogan‘s cause of death has been revealed, one week after his death at age 71. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died July 24 of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, according to a copy of Hogan’s cremation report obtained by ABC News through the Pinellas County …

A report in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes the largest US outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by Fusarium species, which occurred among residents who received epidural anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries with the same anesthesiologist in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2023. Of the 24 patients sickened, 12 died, which the authors say underscores the need for clinicians to suspect fungal meningitis in patients with …

She ended up with a bat in her mouth — and $21,000 in medical bills  The Washington Post Source link

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is adopting a recommendation from independent advisers to drop thimerosal, a preservative found in about 4% of flu vaccines, despite evidence that it poses no risks and helps prevent bacterial and fungal infections. But Robert F Kennedy Jr, the HHS secretary, has not adopted two other votes from the advisory meeting: …

US FDA’s chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency  Reuters Controversial FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs agency  CNN US FDA’s Vinay Prasad leaves health regulator, STAT News reports  Reuters U.S. FDA’s chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency  CNBC FDA’s Prasad Exits After Sarepta Gene Therapy Controversy  Bloomberg.com Source link

UnitedHealth Continues to Struggle as Rising Medical Costs, Shortfalls Affect Business  The Wall Street Journal UnitedHealth Group reports mixed second quarter earnings; stock down in premarket trading  Yahoo Finance UnitedHealth Group Re-Establishes Full Year Outlook and Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results  UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth says 2025 earnings will be worse than expected as high medical costs dog insurers  CNBC UnitedHealth Grew to Be a …