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New York Gets New Monkeypox Vaccine Provider After Botched Launch
Politico reports Affiliated Physicians will take over the administration of New York's monkeypox shot program after errors were made in scheduling appointments. In San Fransisco, the LGBTQ+ community and a city supervisor are leading calls for greater federal efforts to distribute vaccines to the city.
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20 Million US Patients Have Had Data Exposed In Hacks Already This Year
It's only halfway through the year, but the 338 data breach reports listed by the Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights is the second-highest ever for the first half of a year. Also: L.A.'s minimum health worker wage, the high cost of the nursing shortage and more.
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Doctors Successfully Transplant Pig Hearts Into Two Newly Dead Patients
"In the recently deceased, the focus is on learning, studying, measuring and trying to really unravel what is going on in this brand new, incredible technology," said Dr. Robert Montgomery, a transplant surgeon at NYU Langone, where the operations took place. In other science news: organ donations on death row, CRISPR, cancer vaccines, fighting dementia, and more.
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Senate Confirms ATF Chief; Vote Seen As Step Toward Preventing Gun Deaths
The approval of President Joe Biden's choice of Steve Dettelbach means he's only the second director in the gun regulatory agency’s history to win Senate confirmation. Meanwhile, in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a bill allowing gun violence victims to sue gunmakers.
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Abortions Legal Again In Louisiana As Judge Grants Temporary Order
The yo-yoing legal position on abortions in Louisiana, with Tuesday's restraining order blocking enforcement of state bans that were triggered just last month, is leaving abortion-seekers and providers "scrambling" to respond, says The New York Times. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's governor says he'll protect out-of-state abortion seekers.
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A Potential Game-Changer: Novavax Shot May Get FDA Authorization Today
The two-dose covid vaccine uses protein-based technology that has been used for decades. Health experts hope this will persuade people who are skeptical of mRNA technology to get the Novavax jab.
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Justice Dept. To Challenge States To Prevent ‘Overreach’ On Abortion
The task force will monitor and evaluate state and local legislation and determine whether the federal government should bring legal action. Also, Democratic lawmakers schedule a series of hearings in Congress on the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which guaranteed a right to abortion.
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‘Superbugs’ Surged, Killed More In Pandemic’s Early Days: Study
A new report shows a 15% surge in 2020 of deaths from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, as doctors tried to combat covid infections with medications at the start of the pandemic and thus allowed the bacteria to evolve. But other reports note hospital safety had been improving before covid.
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Pointing To Covid Surge, White House Urges Americans To Get Boosted
The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is responsible for about 65% of covid cases, officials say, and could push infections higher in coming weeks. They urged eligible people to get vaccine booster shots now and not to wait for potential updated boosters targeting Omicron subvariants.
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First Edition: July 13, 2022
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Controlling BA.5 Variant Requires Swift Action; BA.5 Is Overwhelming Vaccinated Populations
Editorial writers tackle covid, vaccines, drug overdoses, and mental health.
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Different Takes: Overturning Roe Complicates Medical Care; Abortion Restrictions Will Become More Extreme
Opinion writers tackle abortion issues.
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Anti-Trans Sports Bill Vetoed By Pennsylvania Governor
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said the bill would harm "marginalized youth" and chastised lawmakers, whom he said should be ashamed of pressing the bill. Also in Pennsylvania, nursing home trade associations reached a deal to boost staffing levels, after a 20% Medicaid payment boost.
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Nov. 15 Is When We’ll Reach 8 Billion Humans Alive: UN
The prediction made by the United Nations also says that India will overtake China as the most populous nation in 2023. Meanwhile, in Florida, Big Olaf Creamery is now recalling products after it was linked to a multistate outbreak of listeria, where at least one person has died.
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8 In 10 Americans Have Weed-Killer Traces In Their Urine
CBS News covers the staggeringly high share of U.S. adults and kids found with traces of glyphosate in their urine as part of a survey made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A cancer cluster in a Long Island school district, poor air quality in California, and more are also reported.
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Millions To See Credit Report Changes With Medical Debt Removal
The three major credit reporting bureaus have removed some medical debts from reports, effective July 1. Separately, a case at the Supreme Court will likely determine if Medicaid providers and patients can sue states over improper payments.
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1 In 6 Calls To Suicide Prevention Line Go Unanswered
The Wall Street Journal reports that 1.5 million calls of the over 9 million made to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from 2016 to 2021 were abandoned by callers or disconnected before a counselor could respond. The service is poised to expand and transition to the new 988 number soon, but NPR cautions many states aren't ready.
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President Touts Gun Legislation But Admits ‘It’s Not Enough’
In his Monday speech marking the passage of gun safety legislation, President Joe Biden talked about "everyday places that have turned into killing fields," thanks to gun violence. The father of one of the victims of the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Florida, interrupted the president's speech: "You have to do more," Manuel Oliver told him.
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To Combat Health Risks, CDC To Boost International Air Contact Tracing
Reuters covers plans by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to better trace health risk contact tracing from international flights. And Bloomberg reports the White House is set to extend, again, the covid public health emergency after the current extension expires Friday.
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