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Meanwhile, in China, reports say an ongoing covid outbreak is worsened by a lack of home-produced mRNA vaccines, and in Mexico, the government said that covid is now an endemic problem, rather than pandemic. Also: Tennis star Novak Djovovic can play at Wimbledon even though he's unvaxxed.
The cybersecurity incident affected Tenet last week, causing a temporary disruption to some services at the giant hospital chain. Also: Rite Aid must pay Humana $123 million for high drug price claims; another conviction in Mississippi's pain cream fraud scheme; the antitrust suit against Sutter Health and more.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances may be linked to liver damage and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease according to researchers, and around 200 million Americans may have PFAS in their drinking water. Separately, a new technology may be able to clean water of these substances.
The Kansas numbers show fewer people coming from Texas and Oklahoma in 2021 but more from Missouri. Meanwhile, Democratic pollsters, campaign operatives and candidates say the party needs to be more active to explain the stakes of an anticipated Supreme Court decision in June that could upend Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that made abortion legal across the country.
The reminder, from the executive director of the health emergencies program, came in response to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter. Meanwhile, a study links exposure to online misinformation to problems of vaccine hesitancy and refusal early in the pandemic.
Vice President Kamala Harris previously had a few close calls, including when her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, tested positive March 15. Harris, who says she has no symptoms and has taken Paxlovid, is not considered a close contact of President Joe Biden.
Dr. Peter Marks, who oversees vaccine regulation for the F.D.A., was pressed by members of Congress about the delay but said, "We can’t actually finish our reviews until we actually have complete applications.” Moderna expects to file an application by the end of April, and Pfizer is expected to file its application in May.
With covid cases and hospitalizations down, and even though infections are still spreading, Dr. Anthony Fauci says that the U.S. has moved "out of the pandemic phase." Fauci, speaking to PBS NewsHour, also said he wasn't surprised that a majority of Americans have been infected with covid.
The CDC analysis of blood samples found that proportion to be even higher among kids, with 3 in 4 showing signs of previous covid infection. The study did not measure whether people had high enough antibody levels to guard against reinfection, so CDC officials continue to stress the importance of vaccinations.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a report that finds little to no benefit for people without cardiovascular disease in preventing a heart attack or stroke. And there is an increased risk of bleeding. Based on the evidence, the panel's new guidance says people 60 and up should not start taking daily low-dose aspirin.
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Scientists expand their investigation into an outbreak of hepatitis in children in several countries, with evidence that adenovirus is playing a role. Meanwhile, in Congo genetic data show the new outbreak of Ebola is not linked to earlier ones, and may have come from a new animal source.
The San Francisco Chronicle says the city "wants to hold the prescription drug industry responsible" for the opioid crisis, with companies like Walgreens allegedly trivializing the risk of long-term use to customers. Also: the military fuel leak in Hawaii, efforts to block Alabama's anti-trans law, and more.
A law in Maine aims to suppress harassment and physical blockades by protestors outside abortion clinics by establishing a public "medical safety zone" at the entrance. California is reportedly improving its abortion facilities, as other reports show the difficulties providers now face in Texas.
USA Today has a report on breakthroughs in detecting Alzheimer's disease using blood tests earlier or more simply than current more invasive, expensive techniques. The Times, meanwhile, reports on a different technology: Using a smart pen to study a patient's subtle movements to spot Alzheimer's.
A report in Bloomberg covers how pandemic-era rises in labor costs, plus prices of drugs and supplies mean some hospitals are having difficulty absorbing the costs. A hack of a North Dakota health care billing company, an emergency mental health system in Detroit, and more are also in the news.
The peer-reviewed study from the University of Toronto counters the popular narrative that vaccination is purely a matter of choice, Forbes reports. In other news, Arizona outlaws certain vaccine and mask mandates, and a California judge says prison workers don't need to be vaccinated against covid.
Media outlets report on a study showing it's likely that families will report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in the months following a member's ICU treatment — with rates twice that found before the pandemic. Lack of access to patients in lockdowns is blamed.
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