1 in 4 US workers stay in jobs for health insurance: Gallup
Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. workers (24%), the equivalent of about 23 million adults, are staying in jobs they want to leave to keep their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a July 21 report from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in Americ…
AI Summary: A Gallup‑style finding reveals roughly one in four American workers remain in jobs they’d rather leave simply to keep employer-sponsored health insurance. The result highlights stubborn ties between employment and coverage, dampening labor mobility and amplifying debates over affordable alternatives as workers trade job satisfaction for medical security.
Venezuela confirms 3 people died of hantavirus infections, 2 more deaths suspected
abcnews - Venezuela says three people died of infections of hantavirus but stressed there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans
AI Summary: Venezuelan health officials have confirmed three deaths from hantavirus and are investigating additional suspected fatalities, prompting quarantines and public-health responses. Local hospitals and authorities are tracing exposures, isolating contacts and urging vigilance in affected regions as investigators work to contain the rare but deadly rodent-borne infection.