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The plan by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) would cover 90% of mental health service costs to children enrolled in Medicaid. Other reports say firearms killed 12.6 million Americans between 2009 and 2018. Suicides in Kansas and mental health responses to 911 calls are also in the news.
The plan comes after a demonstration Sunday, where the "People's Convoy" looped the Beltway twice. In other news, the Georgia Senate on Friday passed legislation that would ban any state, local agency or school from requiring anyone to get a covid vaccination.
An analysis by the Bay Area News Group of the four deadliest weeks of the delta and omicron surges finds that three times more vaccinated people died in the state during the omicron peak than during delta’s heyday. And public health officials in Philadelphia are concerned that vaccination efforts are not reaching enough children.
Hiring rose across nearly all sectors by around 63,500 jobs last month. Media outlets, on the other hand, cover the ongoing health worker shortage, including difficulties in finding therapists. Medical supply shortages of different types are also reported.
A Roswell, New Mexico, man received a police escort back home after spending over 1.5 years in the hospital after a covid diagnosis — much of it on a ventilator. Other virus news reports on animal transmission, variants, and more.
A group of public health experts released a report for pandemic-weary Americans suggesting the next course. While advocating for treating covid like other high-risk respiratory illnesses, they outline scenarios for how that shift could play out. Other news outlets take stock after two years of the coronavirus.
Two studies find that Texas' restrictive law kept about 10 percent of patients seeking abortion access from getting it. The rest went out of state for the procedure or were prescribed medication online.
Group of Republican senators vow to not support new virus relief measures until the Biden administration provides more transparency on where past funds have been spent. The White House says efforts to fight the pandemic are about to run out of money.
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For the first time, the state would require counties to provide comprehensive treatment to people suffering from debilitating psychosis — and risk sanctions if they don’t, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Media outlets cover the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on nuclear infrastructure — including strikes on a power plant that started a fire, sparking worry over radioactive leaks. The site was determined to be a training facility. Also, experts worry over disturbing the debris at the Chernobyl disaster site.
Dr. Anthony Fauci explained the plan to journalists, with the goal being to help tackle covid around the globe. Meanwhile, new evidence from an international science team strongly points to a seafood market in Wuhan, China, as the source of covid, where the virus jumped from animals to people.
Axios reports on a study published in Nature that links reduced brain volume to alcohol consumption, even among moderate drinkers. On the other hand, a study reported by the Press Association links drinking wine with food to a lower risk of developing diabetes.
Pending federal approval, the new affordable insulin source will be available as soon as early 2024. Civica's effort will be supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers and others. Separately, a proposed $35 Build Back Better cap on monthly insulin costs is discussed.
Stat reports that a reduction of around 1,000 jobs may happen at Biogen, likely due to ongoing sales problems hitting its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm. A data breach at Michigan Medicine, controversy over ads by Mass General Brigham, and more are also in the news.
Two possible explanations: Russia began limiting access to Twitter on Saturday, and sanctions have been levied against those who could be financing disinformation sites and bot farms, The Guardian says. In related news, the Surgeon General wants tech companies to share data on their sources of disinformation.
Meanwhile, the NFL and NFL Players Association suspended all covid rules for 2022's football season, effective immediately. L.A. County will also lift indoor mask rules today. And Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly using footage of him scolding students for wearing masks to raise money.
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