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Separately, the World Health Organization also is reported to have quickly improved its cybersecurity after surprise hacking attempts during the early pandemic. Plus, WHO data shows that the global flu level was stable in June. Meanwhile, China has a bubonic plague case.
The individual health insurance premium price rises are due to increasing demand for health care in a market unsure about future federal assistance. Meanwhile, a lawsuit alleges Florida's Medicaid program is improperly denying coverage for incontinence products.
The FBI worked with the Justice Department, and not only did the effort disrupt ransomware attacks, but it also recovered ransom payments and cryptocurrency. Separately, a Mississippi hospital putting itself up for sale says it's because of a lack of Medicaid expansion in the state.
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that during the first pandemic wave in 2020 there was a link between higher death rates after surgery and the number of covid patients in the hospital — patients seeking care late, and pandemic disruptions are blamed.
The CDC reported that overdose deaths leapt during the first year of the pandemic, but among Black people, Native Americans and Alaska Natives the numbers were much worse. Separately, U.S. monkeypox cases are nearing 2,000.
Dozens were arrested at a rally Wednesday, including 17 lawmakers. In other government news: the FDA will evaluate its food and tobacco programs. And efforts to push an assault weapons bill in Congress remain stalled.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce moves his administration will urge or order to address the health and infrastructure dangers of climate change. Some cities are also allocating resources to the issue, hiring "chief heat officers."
While this summer's rise in cases could rival or exceed the winter surge, experts say that many of those who are falling ill are getting less severely sick than during previous waves of covid. Other news on the pandemic looks at long covid and mask mandates.
When asked if "we will never fully be rid of the coronavirus in my lifetime," 78% of the Americans surveyed agreed. Meanwhile, the dominance of the omicron BA.5 subvariant grows.
It's unclear how the gay rights bill will fare in the Senate. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports that Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote Thursday on a bill that would increase federal funding through Title X for family planning services, including more access to birth control.
More than 70 GOP state lawmakers are pushing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to enforce a nearly century-old law. Meanwhile, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica report on the "hypocrisy" surrounding Texas' decision to decline to expand Medicaid coverage, leaving single mothers without proper care.
Politico reports that the administration considers it the most feasible of the White House’s limited options and that it would have the most immediate effect. In other abortion news, the OB-GYN who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl is planning to sue the Indiana attorney general.
The Novavax covid vaccine is built using traditional technology instead of mRNA like some rivals. On Tuesday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on its use, officially clearing the way for it to be distributed to states. Americans now have four covid shots available: Novavax, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.
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A temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit, is a never-before recorded peak expected to be reached in parts of Britain today. Meanwhile, extreme heat has already killed over 1,000 people in Spain and Portugal. Also: the Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana continues to be a concern.
The AP reports that Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, a Democrat, was praising the new 988 mental health crisis line, saying it was important to "treat mental health the same way as we treat physical health." Also: lead poisoning, testing HIV vaccines, health worker strikes and more.
A report in Modern Healthcare describes difficulties that rural hospitals across the country face in trying to maintain their level of obstetrics services, with worries over growing service "deserts." Separately, reports say Washington state hospitals are over capacity due to problems in discharging patients.
A new U.S. study shows the benefits of booster shots, as they substantially combatted earlier omicron covid subvariants. But a separate study shows that being hospitalized for covid is linked to a nearly 50% higher risk of later heart failure for certain groups. Other research and innovations are reported.
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