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• Flooding impairs drinking water treatment for Kansas City, Missouri
  
  Record flooding along the Missouri River has impaired treatment of drinking supplies in Kansas City, raising health risks for infants, the elderly and others with compromised immune systems, the municipal water service warned on Saturday.
  Reuters.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:44:40 -0400.
• Flooding impairs drinking water treatment for Kansas City
  
  Flooding along the Missouri River has impaired treatment of drinking supplies in Kansas City, raising health risks for infants, the elderly and others.
  Yahoo.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:39:59 -0400.
• Pioneering heart surgeon PROF STEPHEN WESTABY outlines his fears for the NHS
  
  Professor Stephen Westaby, pictured, has worked in the NHS for the past 35 years. He fears the health service, which was founded three weeks before he was born, may be doomed.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:47:09 +0000.
• Seed fund for women to kick off with health, employment focus
  
  A $300,000 seed fund to boost women's development programmes will kick off by supporting those that advocate or address employment and health issues for one year.
  Straits Times.  Sun, 24 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0800.
• Henry Avocado Recalls Whole Avocados Because of Possible Health Risk
  
  ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. ... ...
  Business Wire.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:26:00 UTC.
• Plaid aims to restrict the number of fast food outlets
  
  Party's health spokeswoman disagrees with ministers' claim Wales does not have powers to limit them.
  BBC News.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:12:05 GMT.
• Birmingham mosque attacks: Man detained under Mental Health Act
  
  Six Islamic centres have been vandalised
  Toyin Owoseje.  The Independent.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 16:29:34 +0000.
• Privacy: A hole in the virtual medicine cabinet
  
  Researchers hoped health data would be treated as personal and sensitive. They were disappointed to find the sharing going on was really "business as usual."
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 09:00:00 EDT.
• CBD oil is the new rage among millennials. But, as a doctor, here's what I worry about
  
  Cannabidiol oil is the new rage. Although the limited data on its health benefits is promising, I reserve caution until the long-term data proves it is more than a fad.
  Nicole Saphier.  Fox News.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 10:00:04 GMT.
• Medical News Today: Could prescription vegetables be the future of healthcare?
  
  A recent study investigates whether prescribing healthful food could, in time, save money and improve health. The results are surprising.
  Medical News Today.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 PDT.
• Yorkshire tourism boss quits after expenses probe
  
  Welcome to Yorkshire said chief executive Sir Gary Verity was leaving on "health grounds".
  BBC News.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:07:30 GMT.
• UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Provides Urgent Care To Children In Mozambique
  
  Mobile health teams offer care for children in need and support for mothers who fear for their families' future after losing everything.
  By Marion Hart, Unicef Usa.  Forbes.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:25:09 -0400.
• Israeli forces kill two Palestinians at Gaza protests
  
  Ministry of Health says 62 Palestinians also wounded by Israeli forces in 51st weekly protest in besieged enclave.
  Al Jazeera.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:07:28 GMT.
• Warnings of a Dark Side to A.I. in Health Care
  
  Machine-learning systems could be a boon to medicine. But they also can be hacked to mislead, researchers are discovering.
  Cade Metz and Craig S. Smith.  New York Times.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:10:23 GMT.
• What can Italy teach the rest of the world about health?
  
  Italy's healthcare system isn't perfect, but the people who live here are some of the healthiest in the world. Other countries can learn a lot from its example, writes Susan Levenstein, an American doctor in Rome.
  The Local.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:25:51 +0100.
• Watch Out for Pesticides in These Foods
  
  Nutritionists hail kale as a super healthy food, but recent testing shows that kale has higher pesticide residues than nearly all other produce found on supermarket shelves, according to the Environmental Working Group's 2019 Dirty Dozen.
  Newsmax.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:22:05 EDT.
• Why Is CVS Health (CVS) Down 7.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
  
  CVS Health (CVS) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:30:45 GMT.
• Another health boss quits amid executive shakeup
  
  Chief operating officer at Canberra Health Services Chris Bone has resigned amid shake up of Canberra Hospital's executive structure.
  Daniella White.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +1100.
• It Will Take More Than Transparency To Reduce Drug Prices, Economists Say
  
  The Trump administration wants to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing. But health economists say the administration's call to tie prices to what other nations pay might work better.
  Alison Kodjak.  NPR.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:00:24 -0400.
• Venezuelan Hospitals Reach Catastrophic Breaking Point
  
  The crumbling health system in Venezuela is worsening every week. ...
  Voice of America.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:55:00 -0400.

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