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Obamacare Co-Ops Down From 23 to Final ‘3 Little Miracles’
Once there were 23 of these nonprofit plans across 26 states; in January there will be only three, serving Maine, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Ejercicio y dieta son más importantes que nunca en tiempos de coronavirus
En tiempos de COVID, el desafío es doble: proteger nuestra salud, incluyendo nuestro sistema inmunológico, mientras se lucha contra las tentaciones poco saludables.
Con la escuela virtual… ¿qué pasa con las vacunas obligatorias?
Las escuelas juegan un papel fundamental en los esfuerzos de vacunación en los Estados Unidos. Ahora el desafío es mantener la inmunización con la instrucción a distancia.
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others.
Different Takes: Nation Drops The Ball On Gathering Valuable Health Data From School Reopenings
Editorial pages focus on this pandemic issue and other health issues.
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health issues and others.
Groups Slam Georgia’s Plan To Limit Access To ACA Health Exchanges
Media outlets report on news from Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Montana, Michigan, Texas, West Virginia and Maine, as well.
China Slaps New Screenings On US Visitors
Global news, mostly COVID, is from China, England, Greece, Spain, Gaza Strip and Brazil.
California: Record Heat, Fires, Smoke and COVID
What else can go wrong in California? The record temperatures and the fires are adding to the health problems on the West Coast.
Gavreto, made by Blueprint Medicines, is the second treatment approved to treat lung tumors that harbor alterations to the RET gene. Other drug innovation news is reported as well.
Doctors ‘I Could Trust’: Black Families Turn To Black-Run Health Center
News on the industry is from Mississippi, North Carolina, Georgia, California and Missouri, as well.
School Cafeteria Staffs Work At Great Risk, Often Mistreated
While most reopening concerns are for students and teachers, The Atlantic examines how cafeteria workers are being treated. News is on reactions from pediatricians, learning hubs, vaccination concerns, and resort “learning”, as well.
US Open Player Sidelined; Big Ten Football Might Play Minus Four Teams
Sports and recreation news is from the U.S. and French Opens, the Big 10 Conference, NBA, and more.
Infected College Professor Collapses During Zoom Lecture, Dies; Campuses Struggle With Reopenings
Media outlets report on news from Brazil, Massachusetts, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Arizona and North Carolina.
New Yorkers With Chronic Illness After 9/11 Attacks Now Hard-Hit By COVID
Of more than 86,000 responders and survivors of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, there have been more than 1,400 cases of COVID-19, with nearly 200 hospitalizations and 44 deaths, data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health show.
Social Unrest Taking Toll On Black Americans’ Mental Health, Experts Say
ABC News reports that Black Americans are 20% more likely to experience “serious mental health problems” than the general population and that Black youths who are exposed to violence are 25% more likely to experience PTSD.
Anxiety About Pandemic Triggering Eating Disorders
Other stories about the effects of staying at home during COVID are on domestic violence, work-from-home injuries, housekeeping, your dog and more.
No Proof That Food — Or Its Packaging — Transmits COVID, Experts Say
Other public health news is on vaping risks, COVID symptoms in children, how the coronavirus has outsmarted us and more.
Study: Dementia And Excess Weight Are Potentially Linked
Weight and height are the subject of new studies.
As Vaccine Push Speeds Ahead, Public Confidence Lags Behind
Vaccine makers and the federal government accelerated development of potential COVID-19 vaccines at an unprecedented pace. But the mixed messages about safety and politics has created hesitancy among Americans, surveys show.