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News outlets report experts' worries about the ongoing medical supplies across the country and world: Pfizer's North Carolina factory damaged this week makes lots of the company's sterile injectable medicines. Also in the news: wildfire smoke and air quality.
NBC News says the burn injuries are happening as people fall or pass out on sun-scorched surfaces. Axios, meanwhile, says 18 heat deaths have been confirmed in metro Phoenix. And AP explains how homes can become "air fryers" in an extreme heat event. The hot weather is expected to continue.
High bacterial levels detected in the water are closing many beaches in New England . Also in the news, where mold is most prevalent in New York, possible covid upticks in Massachusetts, E. coli sickened a California town, and more.
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Tampa General Hospital says the stolen data includes Social Security numbers. Also in Florida, a judge is sending disabled children home for care after the state kept them in institutions.
New research shows that operating margins rose during the pandemic in most hospitals studied, leading to questions if federal aid was too generous or misdirected. Meanwhile, hospitals are struggling to profit from CAR-T cancer drugs.
The UN's ethical framework for neurotechnology includes warnings that tech should be regulated to ensure human rights lines aren't crossed. And as Elon Musk's Neuralink prepares for human trials, a regulator said it found no animal research violations at the company.
Researchers find that suicide risks for kids and teens rise during the school year. A separate study shows an increase in hospitalizations and ER visits for suicide attempts and ideation rose among children and teens from 2016 to 2021. In other mental health news: loneliness, cognitive decline, and dementia.
Juul is applying for FDA approval of its new high-tech vaporizer that prevents unauthorized refills and uses an app to restrict underage access.
News outlets report on fascinating research into why about 1 in 5 people who contract covid experience no symptoms, even as others suffer aftereffects for months. It may all be linked to a particular gene. Separately, scientists link obstructive sleep apnea to severe covid.
The Biden administration has halted federal research funds to the Wuhan Institute Of Virology after a months-long safety and security review of the lab at the center of covid origins questions.
Concern over a higher than anticipated number of Medicaid beneficiaries losing coverage over issues outside of eligibility has prompted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to review state processes for federal requirement violations — but so far it's not penalizing any states.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 15 bills funding and shaping policy for federal agencies like the CDC and FDA as well as issues like telehealth, opioids, and pandemic preparedness. The Senate HELP Committee will mark up its health package starting on July 26.
A study ties summer heat events with significantly inflated health care costs, to the tune of about $1 billion each year, and that number is expected to only rise. As extreme heat hits parts of the U.S., the WHO urged governments to keep watch for those most at risk.
News outlets cover the emotional testimonies of Texan women who were denied abortions, in a case challenging the state's strict abortion ban. One women vomited on the stand while discussing her baby's fatal birth defect. CNN reports on a link to abortion bans and rising infant mortality.
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Editorial writers tackle over-the-counter birth control pills, climate change and its effect on our health, abortion rights, and the HPV vaccine.
North Carolina Health news reports that the purge of Medicaid rolls has resulted in more people losing coverage than had been anticipated. Elsewhere, California will cap hundreds of "orphaned" oil wells linked to health complaints, Coloradans worry about cost of living, homelessness, and more
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