The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as several countries are battling to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship trip to South America.While the cause and treatment for the two viruses differ, news of their outbreaks has caused world leaders and health agencies to question what this means for international travel and cross-border coordination in containing them. These questions are particularly pertinent following…

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Medicare is the largest healthcare program in the United States with more than 65 million people receiving Medicare benefits. Unfortunately, it has long been a program that has been exploited by scammers with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimating at between 3% and 10% of Medicare payments are…

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