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According to the Wall Street Journal, a survey of drugs for diseases like cancer and diabetes showed average price rises of 6.6% in 2022 — a "moderate" amount. Meanwhile, some senators are pressing to have the shelf life of short-supply prescription meds raised.
Also in the news: a New Jersey gym owner who defied the state's mandates says he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.; U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., calls the vaccine mandate the "worst thing that has ever happened in America"; and more.
The Wichita situation is thanks to a mix of actual covid illness or exposure, and affects nearly 14% of the state's largest school district staff. In Texas, a surge is affecting schoolkids, but the governor's rule bans mask mandates — so some students are reportedly turning to walkouts over limited covid rules.
Testing at Timpanogos Regional Hospital is at the center of the Salt Lake Tribune report. Also: Tests will be sold in New Hampshire liquor stores and given out free in Detroit libraries.
The city's Department of Public Health decided that people who've already had one booster shot for the J&J vaccine can now get a third dose. Separately, cheetahs at the Maryland Zoo are helping in a covid study, and Maine's vaccine disparities are worse among younger kids.
Short-staffed hospitals have asked their administrators and office workers to pitch in with tasks that usually fall to the nursing or custodial staff.
The subvariant, known as BA.2, is 1.5 times more contagious than the original variant, research shows. Experts say BA.2 is no reason to panic but that it could drag out this phase of the pandemic.
A new study suggests that transmission of the virus may be linked to the seasons: Warmer regions may see more transmission in the summer, while colder regions may get more cases in the winter.
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The University of Colorado School of Medicine study found more younger adults with colon cancer, including cases in 20- to 29-year-olds. In other news, the U.S. blood shortage continues, and a study found a link between vitamin D and fish oil supplements and preventing autoimmune disease.
On Wednesday, U.S. bobsled team member Josh Williamson tested positive for covid, meaning he can't travel to the Games, and in China itself, authorities are fighting to prevent flare-ups of the virus caused by omicron, including previous lockdowns of whole cities.
Health officials are warning that people who attended two college fraternity events on Jan. 20 and 22 may have been exposed to rare bacterial meningococcal meningitis and should start antibiotics immediately.
A third of patients enrolled in a study who received immunotherapy treatment before surgical interventions had their liver tumors die off. Separately, reports say two new, little-known drugs are adding to the overdose crisis. AbbVie is also in the news over a Humira trade secrets investigation.
Many of the donations were for $13 – the same amount of seconds it took the Chiefs to tie the game against the Buffalo Bills, CBS reported. In Massachusetts, Mass General Brigham defended a $2.3 billion expansion plan after criticism from regulators over excessive spending.
The Build Back Better plan included 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers, and reports suggest the White House may again be considering a scaled-down version. Stateline and Modern Healthcare report on time off and raises for incentivizing frontline workers.
San Francisco is easing its mandate for masking in gyms and offices, if people are vaccinated, and will relax vaccine proof requirements for indoor sports arenas, restaurants and bars. Meanwhile in Boston, a judge ruled some unionized city workers won't have to get vaccinated under a mandate. Media outlets cover other moves toward and away from mandates across the country.
Modern Healthcare reports that state and local governments, not-for-profits, schools and more can now apply to receive up to $1.5 million each over three years to help more kids get health coverage.
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