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NY department of health ‘exploring options’ after judge strikes down COVID vaccine mandate for health workers

Violin15/01/2023 137 Views

A New York Supreme Court judge struck down a mandate Friday that required all health care workers in the state to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, said Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Health had exceeded their authority.

In his ruling, Judge Gerard Neri said the mandate is “null, void, and of no effect” because the state can’t require health care workers to get vaccinations that aren’t required by public health law, which includes mumps, measles and hepatitis.

The state health department said Saturday it is “exploring its options” after the ruling.

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Health Care

Protecting Athlete Wellness in the Hyper-Competitive World of Sports – PHE America

Violin13/01/2023 50 Views

Sport is captivating. Engaging in it elicits strong emotions for many people, like passion, excitement, and love. Sport is so central to many people’s lives that it impacts the choices participants and spectators make about how they live. For example, practice and game schedules often determine how one’s days, weeks, and even vacations are planned. In addition, the great value is placed on the role of sport in our lives. Sport is argued to be a place where people can learn and practice socially valued behaviors such as teamwork, perseverance and hard work; all characteristics are also used to describe

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Health Care

Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH)?

Violin13/01/2023 47 Views

Looking for broad exposure to the Healthcare – Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/07/2010.

Retail and institutional investors are increasingly turning to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kinds of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.

Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversify exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Healthcare – Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors

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The Effects of the Pandemic on Physical Education School-Aged Children – PHE America

Violin11/01/2023 37 Views

The global pandemic has wreaked havoc on academics, classrooms, and physical education. There is no doubt physical education and the physical development of children during their developmental years were greatly affected by the pandemic. Physical education is a field in which physical distancing, wearing masks, and avoiding close contact is extremely difficult. The importance of physical education for a child’s social, emotional, and physical well-being has been shown for decades (Bailey, 2006). As the country slowly comes out of the pandemic restrictions, interest in how physical education classes were affected during a pandemic should be studied.

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During the early 2022

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A Practical Approach to Confidence – PHE America

Violin10/01/2023 90 Views

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When I study confidence, I always come away with two distinct themes and one troubling thought. First, it is obvious that confidence is important, so important that even when we are tricked into making it, we perform better (Vealey & Chase, 2008). Second, it is almost always described as a feeling (Burton & Raedeke, 2008; Vealey & Chase, 2008; Zinsser, Bunker, & Williams, 2010). The part that always troubled me was why we would leave something so important up to how we feel about it. After all, the only time confidence matters is when it is tested

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Health Care

Forget video calls. How about chatting? Medical websites adapt to Ontario’s lower fees

Violin07/01/2023 50 Views

Ontario’s decision to lower the payments that doctors receive for one-off virtual fees has led a number of websites to start directly charging clients for virtual medical services.

One site is charging $75 up front for a virtual appointment with a doctor, and another is offering an optional subscription for enhanced medical care. For critics, such fees raise questions about whether federal and provincial legislation that says patients can’t be charged for insured services or for special access to them is being respected.

Other services, henceforth, are using loopholes in that same legislation to legally charge patients for medical appointments

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Study finds use of hospital emergency departments for dental conditions increased after medicaid expansion in Kentucky

Violin07/01/2023 82 Views

According to a study published in Health Affairs, increased access to adult dental coverage through Medicaid exposed a largely unmet need for oral health care services in Kentucky and the potential implications when this care is sought in hospital emergency departments (EDs) instead of through a dental provider. Following the state’s expansion of Medicaid and addition of an adult dental benefit on Jan. 1 2014, researchers found that the newly-eligible population was in poorer oral and general health compared to previously covered beneficiaries and faced challenges accessing the dental health care delivery system. The findings point to the need

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Health Insurance

Here’s Where Health Insurance Costs Are Rising in 2023 and What You Can Do About It

Violin05/01/2023 52 Views

Key Takeaways

Health insurance premiums through the Healthcare.gov insurance marketplace will increase nationwide in 2023. Some states will feel the impact more than others.
Federal subsidies based on income may offset much of the cost of your health insurance premium, but you need to know how to take advantage of these.
The cost of being without health insurance can be devastating in some cases, so shop around until January 15 and be sure to take advantage of all subsidies you may be eligible to receive.

Recent data released by Value Penguin, a personal finance and research analysis site, shows that

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