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58 HEALTHCARE NEWS The 20 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America l 2020 By Eric Oliver T he 2020 edition of WalletHub's annual ranking of healthiest cities in America was released Feb. 10. e firm compared more than 170 U.S. cities across 43 performance indicators to determine its ranking of the healthiest cities. Here are the 10 healthiest cities and their over- all score: 1. San Francisco: 73.99 2. Seattle: 70.62 3. San Diego: 70.01 4. Portland, Ore.: 65.66 5. Washington, D.C.: 63.87 6. New York City: 62.89 7. Denver: 62.10 8. Irvine, Calif.: 62.08 9. Scottsdale, Ariz.: 61.14 10. Chicago: 60.81 Here are the 10 unhealthiest cities and their overall score: 1. Brownsville, Texas: 21.41 2. Laredo, Texas: 24.06 3. Gulfport, Miss.: 24.82 4. Shreveport, La.: 27.42 5. Memphis, Tenn.: 29.64 6. Montgomery, Ala.: 29.78 7. Huntington, W.Va.: 30.17 8. Augusta, Ga.: 31.37 9. Fort Smith, Ark.: 31.90 10. Detroit: 32.01 n Mayo Clinic medical school accepts 364 students by mistake By Ayla Ellison The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., erroneously emailed 364 letters of acceptance to students seeking admission. The school said the letters, which were emailed by mistake Feb. 13, have been withdrawn. "Soon after the emails were sent, a technical error was discovered and the letters of acceptance were withdrawn by email," according to a statement on the school's website. "All affected applicants have been contacted by phone." Admissions Dean J. Michael Bostwick, MD, told CNN the school makes offers to just 46 students, and the school always makes initial offers over the phone. "We're still not clear how this happened, and we're so upset for these folks," Dr. Bostwick told CNN. The medical school said it is continuing to investigate the issue. n Amazon Care goes live in Seattle: 5 things to know By Ayla Ellison Amazon's virtual medical clinic that offers in-person follow-ups is now available to Amazon employees in Seattle, according to CNBC. Five things to know: 1. The virtual medical service, called Amazon Care, went live via the com- pany's employee benefits portal on Feb. 18. It is available to Amazon em- ployees who work at the company's headquarters and their dependents. 2. Amazon Care offers employees virtual medical consultations with physicians and nurse practitioners. Patients can use the app to schedule a follow-up visit in their home or office. 3. Medications prescribed via Amazon Care can be delivered to a pa- tient's home. 4. "Amazon Care eliminates travel and wait time, connecting employees and their family members to a physician or nurse practitioner through live chat or video, with the option for in-person follow up services from a reg- istered nurse ranging from immunizations to instant strep throat detec- tion," an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC. 5. Amazon first shared information about Amazon Care in September, noting that it planned to pilot the service in Seattle. The company has not disclosed whether it plans to expand Amazon Care to other offices in the coming months, according to CNBC. n