HPV Vaccination Campaigns Are Effective: Study
And a new, unbranded TV ad from Merck reminds parents to get their 9-year-old children vaccinated against human papillomavirus.
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CBO: Lowering Medicare Age Would Cost $155 Billion Over Five Years
The Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation put a price tag on lowering the eligibility age to 60. Other news is about the rising cost of health care for retirees.
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Ariz. Lawmakers Pass More Restrictions On Public Health Officials
Arizona's legislature passes two bills, expected to be signed by the governor, restricting responses to public health crises; mask mandates rejected in Iowa by a federal court; and the Mayo Clinic is sued for its restrictions.
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Long Covid Risks Could Be Spotted By Machine Learning
A new study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, found that machine learning models were able to spot patterns in patient data that pointed to higher risks of developing long covid. Other reports highlight the sometimes overlooked symptoms of long covid, and its impact.
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Covid Surge Expands, But Gauging Risks Is Difficult
The very highly transmissible omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, has exploded across many parts of the country. Reports look at increases in cases in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and the San Francisco area. Meanwhile, Eric Clapton — a prominent opponent of vaccination mandates — has tested positive. Apple is delaying the return of employees to the office.
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Pfizer Boosters For 5- To 11-Year-Olds Win FDA Authorization
The Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine is the only one approved for this age group, and a typical two-dose regime hasn't conferred much protection to these younger recipients. Separately, the World Health Organization agreed a second booster may benefit vulnerable people.
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Michigan’s 1931 Anti-Abortion Law Blocked By Injunction
The old law, which bans most abortions unless the pregnancy itself could be fatal, would be the primary law in Michigan if Roe v. Wade is overturned. But a court said a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood alleging it violates the state constitution has legal merit. Other abortion news, including what a Founding Father said about it.
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Democrats Want $28 Million To Boost Baby Formula Supplies
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Energy and Commerce Committee will seek answers from executives of Abbott Nutrition and other formula makers as to why the U.S. is experiencing such a crippling shortage. Lawmakers have warned criminal charges may be in play.
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First Edition: May 18, 2022
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: States Must Safeguard Abortion Rights; Overturning Roe Will Have Deadly Consequences
Editorial writers examine these public health issues.
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Viewpoints: Ignoring Long Covid Is Dangerous; Omicron Infection Does Not Protect Against Variants
Opinion writers delve into these covid-related issues.
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British Study of Hepatitis In Children Near Completion
Progress on the child hepatitis outbreak may come from the U.K., and monkeypox infects four men in London who had not traveled to Africa. Meanwhile, in North Korea, the military is deployed to fight the covid pandemic.
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Despite A Mandated Psych Eval, Accused Buffalo Shooter Bought A Gun
The Buffalo shooting suspect bought a gun just a few months after a police-mandated psychiatric evaluation that followed a shooting threat. Separately, Illinois will cover funeral expenses for child gun violence victims.
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Cerebral Stops Prescribing Most Controlled Substances
The online mental health company was under scrutiny for stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit disorders. Other news is about research on cancer, Parkinson's and memory loss.
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Employer Plans Pay Hospitals At More Than Double Medicare Rates
A report in Modern Healthcare shows disparities between payments for the same services depending on whether costs are met by Medicare or private employer health plans. Also: a simmering dispute over the federal drug discount program, a ransomware attack at Christus Health, and more.
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Impact of Hospitals’ Covid Relief Funds Assessed
Federal relief money to hospitals during the earlier stages of the pandemic bolstered the finances of most hospitals. But four studies found that the temporary federal funding may have made many rural hospitals appear more financially stable than they really are.
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Studies: Omicron Infection Protects As Well As Booster Shot
An omicron covid infection might leave you with more protection than a second booster, say two new studies. German biotechnology company BioNTech and the University of Washington in collaboration with Vir Biotechnology placed the results on a preprint server. And in other covid vaccination news, an Ohio university approved 94% of its vaccine exemption requests.
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Starbucks Joins List Of Companies Covering Abortion Travel Costs
The coffee company said it will pay for travel expenses for U.S. employees seeking abortions if they're unavailable within 100 miles of home. It will pay, similarly, for access to gender-confirmation procedures. Payments extend to dependents of employees on the company health care plan.
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Scientists Say Yes, You Can Catch Covid Many Times; It May Become Normal
A somewhat bleak report in The New York Times covers scientific opinion on the future of covid: Covid shows no sign of just fading away. It's adept at reinfecting people, and it's likely numerous infection waves will be a recurring pattern every year. Meanwhile, covid cases are surging.
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FDA OKs At-Home Combined Test For Covid, Flu, And RSV
The new tests, made by Labcorp, are the first non-prescription tests permitted to test for covid, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus. Meanwhile, in a somewhat surprising move, the White House again offered a round of free regular at-home tests for covid.
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