The health care sector has added three times as many jobs as the rest of the economy over the past year, with growth outpacing all other economic sectors, according to a new KFF analysis.
Why it matters: The big question is whether policymakers' efforts to reduce costs could reduce demand for jobs in the sector propping up the rest of the economy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia and says it is prepared for any threat that emerges.
Why it matters: Pneumonic plague is the most dangerous form of plague and is almost always fatal unless if left untreated.
Two big unknowns stand in the way of determining how serious the plague threat in Russia is and whether travel advisories, restrictions at U.S. ports of entry or other precautions are warranted.
We still don't know which pathogen killed a Russian researcher, or how well contained it is.
Why it matters: Though public health experts say there's no cause for Americans to panic, the episode serves as a wake-up call emphasizing the nature of global biological threats and the need for pandemic preparedness.
LOS ANGELES —Bryan Johnson, the face of the longevity movement who believes he may never die, announced recently that he had an incurable autoimmune disease — and his critics cheered, he told "The Axios Show" in an exclusive interview Monday.
"I mean, I think people really want me to die. Now I get it. It's funny. It's ironic. I push a lot of buttons that people don't like," he said.
The big picture: As Johnson himself acknowledged, there's an irony in the founder of the "Don't Die" movement watching people celebrate his diagnosis. But Johnson sees his diagnosis as rocket fuel for his mission to promote longevity, rather than a setback.
