Over 1,500 flights canceled, delays mount nationwide on Saturday

More than 1,500 flights nationwide were canceled Saturday as the FAA continued limiting flight capacity at 40 major U.S. airports amid the government shutdown.
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While respiratory viruses surge, shortage of pediatric hospital beds delays care for some kids

Parents who need to take a child to the emergency room are facing agonizing waits in many parts of the United States because of a shortage of hospital beds.
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Some lab techs refuse to take blood from possible monkeypox patients, raising concerns about stigma and testing delays

Many technicians at Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics, two of the largest commercial labs in the US, have been refusing to draw blood from patients who might have monkeypox, CNN has learned.
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Study Identifies Concerning Delays in TB Diagnoses in the United States

Newswise imageMost delays ranged between 10 and 45 days, with a median of 24 days, after a visit to a doctor, which exceeds current World Health Organization recommendations of diagnosing and treating TB within two to three weeks of symptom onset Delays were linked to greater risk for disease complications, transmission of infection to household members Older individuals and those with compromised immunity were at greater risk for delayed diagnoses Use of diagnostic molecular testing, use of chest imaging and being seen by a specialist were all linked to more prompt identification of TB infection, suggesting delays may be preventable Findings underscore the need to increase awareness of TB among frontline clinicians who may not suspect TB due to rarity of infection in this country
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U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opponents in a California lawsuit agreed on Friday to delay implementing a rule that would allow medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral or religious grounds, according to a federal court filing.


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Energy East pipeline delays raised at ministers’ meeting

One of the largest energy projects ever proposed in Canada remains stuck in limbo one year after the approval process broke down amid conflict-of-interest allegations.
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Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Often Experience Delays in Returning to Work

Newswise imageForty-four percent of people who held jobs before contracting a condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome were jobless one year after they were discharged from the hospital, costing them an average of about $ 27,000 in earnings.
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Patients face surgery delays after neurosurgeon charged with killing wife

The patients of a Toronto neurosurgeon who has been charged with murdering his wife are facing surgery delays and an uncertain future now that their doctor is out of ‘the picture.’
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