As many as one in 10 people have TMJ, and yet treatment is poor. Experts warn dentists do not understand TMJ, common treatments are not based on science, and patients are “often harmed” during care. Some never recover. By me, AnnaWernerCBS & KFF Health News. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/i…

🚨New York’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy failed to prevent deaths among the most vulnerable.

💰Despite shortages, many younger people accessed vaccines ahead of schedule, particularly in high-income areas.

📈Our latest in the Journal of Urban Health

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Joint World Bank, UN Report Assesses Damage to Gaza’s Infrastructure

“More than half the population of Gaza is on the brink of famine and the entire population is experiencing acute food insecurity... Over a million people are without homes” worldbank.org/en/news/press-…

MSF is horrified that Al-Shifa hospital is in ruins after a 14-day long operation by Israeli forces in and around the facility. Gaza’s largest hospital is now out of service. Given the extent of the destruction, people in the north are left with even fewer healthcare options.

1/ A human case of #H5N1 was just reported and is linked to the ongoing outbreak in US dairy cattle.

How concerned should we be?

It's good news that the patient is experiencing eye symptoms and had direct exposure to infected cattle.

Why? 🧵

I’m retiring from a fabulous news organization: KFF Health News. The managing editor is being promoted to my job and, here’s the best part, we are looking for a managing editor. Great reporters, security and excellent benefits. kff.bamboohr.com/careers/76

1 in 4 people with diabetes in the US ration their insulin because it is unaffordable. GLP-1s could cost Medicare > $100bn.

In a study out today in JAMA Network Open, we analyze how much #diabetes medicines actually cost to manufacture. 🧵1/

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“Hospital leadership instructed health workers to forgo protective N95 masks in the early months of 2020, as covid cases mounted. “We were watching patients die,” Stokes said, “and being told we didn’t need a high level of protection from people who were not taking these risks.”