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Researchers Start National Study On COVID’s Impact On Cancer Patients
The aim is to collect 2,000 patients who are actively undergoing treatment for cancers. News is also on the Flint Water crisis settlement, lower infections numbers in the District of Columbia and more.
Schools Take A ‘Wild, Wild West Approach’ To Reopening
Meanwhile, school nurses are finding themselves on the front lines of a high-stakes experiment.
HIV Cases Drop In D.C., But Doctors Wary Of Decline In Important Office Visits
The city has seen a 60% decline over last year in people coming in for annual checkups, which are often where people are tested for HIV. Other public health news is on fentanyl overdoses, lung cancer treatments and more.
CDC Study: Testing Of Inmates Didn’t Provide True Picture
“Broad-based testing can provide a more accurate assessment of prevalence and generate data to help control transmission,” researchers said. News on prisons is from Missouri and Michigan, as well.
Many College Students Working Online From Cars Are On Verge Of Homelessness
At least one school, Sacramento State, has converted a parking garage into a classroom where as many as 100 students each weekday park and attend class virtually on laptops, USA TODAY reports.
New COVID Cases Tied To Sturgis Motorcyle Rally
The event in South Dakota drew hundreds of thousands of people from across the country, some seen ignoring social distancing guidelines. News is on risky behavior in bars, dangers in public restrooms, good masks for wildfires and COVID, and more, as well.
Falling Case Fatality Rate Means COVID Battle Entering New Phase, Experts Say
Other topics in the news include a new, milder coronavirus strain, COVID in breast milk and antibiotic timeouts.
Faster Than Mail?: Uber Tests Prescription Deliveries In Dallas, Seattle
The ride-sharing company is partnering with NimbleRx and will expand to other cities soon. News on industry changes looks at home treatments vs. hospital stays and more.
Bayer Will Pay $1.6 Billion To Settle Lawsuits Over Essure Birth Control
Plaintiffs alleged that Essure, a metal device implanted in the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancies, caused complications ranging from chronic pelvic pain to hysterectomy and even death.
Pelosi Won’t Call Weekend Vote On Unemployment Benefits
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of her caucus pushing for a vote on enhanced unemployment benefits that passing such legislation would harm broader stimulus negotiations.
Delayed Prescriptions, Dead Animals, Rotten Food: Health Fallout From Postal Service Changes
Controversial moves by U.S. Postal Service leaders to dismantle processing equipment and cut worker hours reverberate from Capitol Hill to post offices filled with bugs to patients’ medicine cabinets.
Biden Pledges National COVID Strategy He Blasts Trump For Lacking
Accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden said that President Donald Trump “keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear. He keeps waiting for a miracle. I have news for him: No miracle is coming.” Health care issues took center stage throughout the four days of the convention.
Fauci Has Surgery To Remove Vocal Cord Polyp
Dr. Anthony Fauci is home recovering after the outpatient procedure Thursday.
HHS Reverses Course: Hospitals Will Again Send COVID Data To CDC
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration is backtracking on its controversial decision to bypass the CDC because the move led to delays and data problems with the new HHS Protect reporting system.
Disasters Collide: Wildfires Drive Californians To Shelters During Pandemic
The deadly fires have created unhealthy breathing conditions across several Western states and raise coronavirus concerns for evacuees. The dangerous situation also set off a war of words between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Russia Announces Plans To Expand Virus Vaccine Trials To 40,000
The World Health Organization is trying to obtain information from Russia about ”Sputnik V.” International observations remain skeptical about its effectiveness.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
California’s Data Failures Stymie Efforts to Curb the Virus
Counties say the ripple effects of the state’s COVID-19 data failures are impeding their ability to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as they must make life-or-death decisions about business and school reopenings.
Deadly Mix: How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks
In some states, bars and taverns have brought legal challenges to the coronavirus restrictions that have slowed sales and business.