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The temporary disability issue nobody talks about when they talk about work requirements and means testing.

Temporary health conditions do not necessarily qualify as “disabled” under the Medicaid rules.

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Screenshot of webpage of the CDC COVID-19 Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Professionals Updated Apr. 12, 2024 - Key Findings from One Large Cross-Sectional Study Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020–March 2021 This study used data from the Premier Healthcare Database, which represents approximately 20% of all inpatient admissions in the United States since 2000. This cross-sectional study of 540,667 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 included both inpatients and hospital-based outpatients with laboratory-diagnosed COVID-19 from March 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. The database included reports from 592 acute care hospitals in the United States. The study was designed to examine risk factors associated with severe outcomes of COVID-19 including admission to an ICU or stepdown unit, invasive mechanical ventilation, and death. Main Findings: Certain underlying medical conditions were associated with an increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness in adults. Having multiple conditions was also associated with severe COVID-19 illness. Obesity, diabetes with complications, and anxiety and fear-related disorders had the strongest association with death. The number of frequent underlying medical conditions (present in ≥10.0% of patients) increased with age. [The screenshot has yellow highlighted the text “study was designed to examine risk factors associated with severe outcomes of COVID” and under main findings yellow highlighted text is “anxiety and fear-related disorders had the strongest associating with death.” with the word “death” underlined in red marker.

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There’s a horrendous irony in being accused of being “anxious” when you want to avoid covid.

2024-07-06

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drawing of NIOSH N95 mask

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Ableist mask bans raise questions of how they could be enforced, and also questions about why there’s not another way to deal with the issue of juvenile delinquent vandals.

2024-06-30

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Elite Panic.

2023-07-13

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Jessica Where There’s Smoke, and Mirrors

2023-06-28

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Ally, role model, or celebrity influencer? For Thee But Not For Me is not public health.

2023-06-01

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Risky Shift, a groupthink vulnerability

2023-03-19

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Quote Tweet with Elmo hands outstretched in front of the flames, quoted tweet from Chloe says “The Economy” as a false god is one that I refuse to worship. The economic system is supposed to serve humans, not for us to serve other humans to it. We supposedly gave up human sacrifice as a ritual a long time ago, right?

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The Economy demands full participation, herd debt paid on an altar of lies

2022-12-23

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The risky shift – you’re not imagining it

2022-11-22

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