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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Dr. Oz on the future of Medicaid, Trump's Megabill and AI-avatar health care
Dr. Mehmet Oz, former TV host and Pennsylvania Senate candidate, is one of America's most famous physicians. Now he's running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which means he's in charge of programs that provide health care for about half of all Americans. He sits down with White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns to discuss potential Medicaid cuts, his big plans to lower drug pricing, why he's fielding early morning phone calls from President Donald Trump, and his advice to patients to 'be curious' about their health. Plus, Burns is joined by senior political columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin to discuss his juicy column about the Ohio governor's race featuring Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel. And senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney joins to discuss the showdown between Trump and the courts over his 'Liberation Day' tariffs. Listen and subscribe to The Conversation with Dasha Burns on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Politico
2 days ago
- Health
- Politico
Dr. Oz on the future of Medicaid, Trump's Megabill and AI-avatar health care
Dr. Mehmet Oz, former TV host and Pennsylvania Senate candidate, is one of America's most famous physicians. Now he's running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which means he's in charge of programs that provide health care for about half of all Americans. He sits down with White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns to discuss potential Medicaid cuts, his big plans to lower drug pricing, why he's fielding early morning phone calls from President Donald Trump, and his advice to patients to 'be curious' about their health. Plus, Burns is joined by senior political columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin to discuss his juicy column about the Ohio governor's race featuring Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel. And senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney joins to discuss the showdown between Trump and the courts over his 'Liberation Day' tariffs. Listen and subscribe to The Conversation with Dasha Burns on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Health
- Economic Times
Health crisis: Mutated bird flu never seen before in Canada sparks mass ostrich cull order at BC farm; Owners refuse as US Health Officials beg to save the birds
Federal concerns over biosecurity Live Events Family defies cull, cites immunity International Figures Urge Delay Legal Appeal and Protests Continue The broader concern (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A British Columbia ostrich farm is under federal pressure to cull hundreds of ostrich birds after a rare and concerning strain of avian influenza was found, one not seen elsewhere in Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced Friday(May 30) that Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood has been fined $20,000 for failing to cooperate with containment measures, including ignoring quarantine orders and not reporting bird deaths during an earlier CFIA confirmed that the virus on the farm is a mutation of H5N1 that includes a genotype linked to a human case in an Ohio poultry worker. It warned that the situation poses a serious risk to both animal and public agency said the farm failed to implement standard biosecurity controls, such as keeping wild birds out, containing water flow between quarantine zones, and securing fencing, actions the CFIA says 'significantly increase the risk of disease transmission.'The farm lost 69 ostriches between December and January due to the outbreak, and around 400 birds owners say the surviving birds have shown signs of herd immunity and could be valuable for scientific the CFIA said, 'CFIA has not received any evidence of scientific research being done at the infected premises.' It added that the farm's facilities are not suitable for controlled studies and that no research documentation was provided during the owners' request for exemption or court Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote to the CFIA's president last week, calling for the birds to be spared for joint research. Dr. Mehmet Oz, now administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, also supported preserving the flock and offered to relocate the birds to his Florida the CFIA rejected these proposals.A Federal Court judge ruled on May 13 that the cull could proceed. The farm has appealed the decision, but has not been granted a stay. Protesters have been at the site for weeks, with more arriving Friday in a convoy, according to social media CFIA confirmed plans for 'humane depopulation with veterinary oversight' are moving forward. It said ongoing delays are 'resulting in ongoing health risks to animals and humans.'The discovery of this mutated strain comes as global health authorities monitor a troubling rise in avian influenza recent years, the H5N1 virus has been detected in mammals, including sea lions, bears, and even house pets, raising fears of potential transmission to human cases remain rare, experts warn that mutations like the one found in Edgewood could signal evolving risks to public health.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Health crisis: Mutated bird flu never seen before in Canada sparks mass ostrich cull order at BC farm; Owners refuse as US Health Officials beg to save the birds
Federal concerns over biosecurity Live Events Family defies cull, cites immunity International Figures Urge Delay Legal Appeal and Protests Continue The broader concern (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A British Columbia ostrich farm is under federal pressure to cull hundreds of ostrich birds after a rare and concerning strain of avian influenza was found, one not seen elsewhere in Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced Friday(May 30) that Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood has been fined $20,000 for failing to cooperate with containment measures, including ignoring quarantine orders and not reporting bird deaths during an earlier CFIA confirmed that the virus on the farm is a mutation of H5N1 that includes a genotype linked to a human case in an Ohio poultry worker. It warned that the situation poses a serious risk to both animal and public agency said the farm failed to implement standard biosecurity controls, such as keeping wild birds out, containing water flow between quarantine zones, and securing fencing, actions the CFIA says 'significantly increase the risk of disease transmission.'The farm lost 69 ostriches between December and January due to the outbreak, and around 400 birds owners say the surviving birds have shown signs of herd immunity and could be valuable for scientific the CFIA said, 'CFIA has not received any evidence of scientific research being done at the infected premises.' It added that the farm's facilities are not suitable for controlled studies and that no research documentation was provided during the owners' request for exemption or court Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote to the CFIA's president last week, calling for the birds to be spared for joint research. Dr. Mehmet Oz, now administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, also supported preserving the flock and offered to relocate the birds to his Florida the CFIA rejected these proposals.A Federal Court judge ruled on May 13 that the cull could proceed. The farm has appealed the decision, but has not been granted a stay. Protesters have been at the site for weeks, with more arriving Friday in a convoy, according to social media CFIA confirmed plans for 'humane depopulation with veterinary oversight' are moving forward. It said ongoing delays are 'resulting in ongoing health risks to animals and humans.'The discovery of this mutated strain comes as global health authorities monitor a troubling rise in avian influenza recent years, the H5N1 virus has been detected in mammals, including sea lions, bears, and even house pets, raising fears of potential transmission to human cases remain rare, experts warn that mutations like the one found in Edgewood could signal evolving risks to public health.
CBC
3 days ago
- Health
- CBC
B.C. ostrich farm facing $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine, cull birds: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says that an ostrich farm is facing a $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine and cull its birds. In a statement released May 30, the agency said Universal Ostrich Farm has failed to follow federal regulations, including not reporting the initial cases of illness and death at their farm, and failing to adhere to quarantine orders. "Universal Ostrich Farm was issued two notices of violations with penalty, totaling $20,000," the statement says, though it does not say when the fines were issued. The in-depth statement provides more details about the CFIA's inspection of the farm dating back to December 2024 and comes as U.S. officials, including health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, have weighed in on the case, urging Canadian officials not to kill the birds. Many of the details in the statement, however, were already shared during a two-day court case undertaken after Universal Ostrich received an injunction staving off the order. This includes the fact that the CFIA learned that ostriches were dying through an anonymous tip, and that the farm did not quarantine its birds during the avian flu outbreak, which killed 69 of the approximately 450 birds on the farm, allowing wild animals and people to freely mingle with infected animals. "The farm also failed to undertake appropriate biosecurity risk mitigation measures such as limiting wild bird access to the ostriches, controlling water flow from the quarantine zone to other parts of the farm, or improving fencing. These actions significantly increase the risk of disease transmission and reflect a disregard for regulatory compliance and animal health standards," the CFIA's statement reads. The statement also says the farm has failed to substantiate its claims that the ostriches are being used for scientific research, stating that the "CFIA has not received any evidence of scientific research being done at the infected premises." The farm has repeatedly claimed that its birds are unique and can be used to develop antibodies to avian flu and COVID-19 but the CFIA says the farm was unable to back up those claims and that "further, the current physical facilities at their location are not suitable for controlled research activities or trials." Universal Ostrich has filed an appeal of the earlier court ruling allowing the cull to move ahead, though that appeal has not yet been accepted.
