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Tennessee House Republicans decided to brand Jan. 22, the 50th anniversary of legalized abortion, as the "Day of Tears." And in Florida, a key Republican lawmaker had tried to copy Texas' anti-abortion law, but the plans have now been dropped.
Next week you won't be required to wear masks in indoor public places in California, at least in counties without local mask orders. In Oregon, a similar law will be lifted by the end of March. Other news outlets cover mask rules as well as news in schools and elsewhere across the country.
USA Today and the Salt Lake Tribune report on studies that show pregnant women with at least moderate covid-19 symptoms are at greater risk for pregnancy complications and death than those not infected or with mild symptoms. The wrongness of the term "breakthrough" is also in the news.
The bill would provide most California workers with up to two weeks of sick pay for covid. From mask prices to grocery prices to hospital worker salaries, news outlets examine other ways the pandemic continues to take an economic toll on the U.S.
It's the first time the variant has been found in wild animals, The New York Times reported. Previous versions of covid were discovered in animals in at least 15 states. “The circulation of the virus in deer provides opportunities for it to adapt and evolve,” said one veterinary microbiologist. “And it’s likely to come back and haunt us in the future.”
News outlets cover the predicted near- and distant future of the pandemic, including only 1 in 10 surveyed Americans expecting covid to be eradicated in a year, and plans to stop the next pandemic. Meanwhile, the future of epidemic tracking may be in analyzing municipal wastewater.
Over 100,000 American lives were lost last year to opioid overdoses — a public health emergency that costs the nation over $1 trillion annually. Those are among the findings of a bipartisan congressional report that identifies Mexico as the "dominant source" of fentanyl and synthetic drugs, and recommends that a new cabinet-level position to tackle the entrenched problem.
Hospitals may be asked to separate the numbers of patients who go there because they have covid from those who test positive after being admitted, Politico reported. Meanwhile, covid cases are generally declining across the U.S., and the death rate may even be starting to follow that trend, too.
A proposed constitutional amendment passed the state Legislature budget committee that, if eventually approved by voters, would hand over the Medicaid purse strings to lawmakers — imperiling the expansion authorized by a 2020 ballot measure.
Earlier in the day, it looked like Eric Lander might keep his cabinet-level job, despite a White House investigation that found "credible evidence" he mistreated and bullied his staff and colleagues. Lander's departure could set back programs he led including President Joe Biden's "cancer moonshot" and pandemic preparedness.
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On Feb. 21, all vaccinated tourists and business travelers will be allowed into the country, which has had some of the toughest pandemic restrictions, AP reported. Also in the news: covid in China and at the Olympics, protests against restrictions in Canada, and more.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on how plans to protect parental rights may impact protections against abuse and neglect of children. Meanwhile in Nashville, a project that paired mental health professionals with police to better deal with certain emergency situations has worked.
A Fox News report covers a recent Japanese study that suggests male toddlers who saw more TV at age 1 were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at age 3. A separate study says BMI during pregnancy has less impact on the child's BMI than previously believed.
The implants use transformed tissue that replicates spinal cord development in embryos. Separately, reports say that patients suffering depression can respond well to transcranial magnetic stimulation. Eli Lilly, drug development at Merck, and future cancer therapies are also in the news.
Meanwhile, University of Chicago Medicine will build a $663 million cancer hospital in the city's South Side; ConcertoCare has raised $105 million to expand home care services beyond its eight-state business; and integrated academic health system OU Health has named its first CEO.
The site, called Goodbill, uploads your insurance card and the bar codes on the tests and automates the insurance process for the user, according to Crain's Detroit Business.
News outlets cover covid rules across the country, including Nevada being among the last nine states with strict indoor mask rules, and the controversy over a recent Johns Hopkins study over the ineffectiveness of lockdowns.
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