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The organ transplant success saw genetically altered pig kidneys functioning inside a patient, who was already brain dead, for over 70 hours. In other news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a quarter of U.S. adults are too sedentary to protect their health.
A small lab study of just 68 people was conducted jointly between Russia and Italy and has not been peer-reviewed. The study found that three to six months after participants received two doses of vaccine, omicron-specific neutralizing antibodies were detected in 74.2% of Sputnik recipients compared with 56.9% of Pfizer recipients, Reuters reported.
Already short-staffed, hospital and clinic administrators ready their facilities for another potential wave of staffing losses as the federal covid vaccine mandate for health workers starts going into effect in a few weeks.
The proposed state legislation would allow adolescents 12 and older to get vaccinated against covid without parental consent. From around the rest of the country, news outlets look at the "special kind of hell" that parents and caregivers of kids under 5 are living in, until their charges are eligible for a covid vaccine.
Record high covid infections are reported among nursing home residents and staffs, according to CDC data. Deaths have also risen, though not as badly as before vaccines were available. Separately, new research finds that unvaccinated people 65 or older are 49 times more likely to be hospitalized for covid than fully vaccinated and boosted seniors.
As some U.S. health care systems edge toward collapse with staff shortages and exhausted medical workers, the Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $103 million to address mental wellness. Meanwhile, hospitals urge the public to take more covid precautions — like vaccines.
The Supreme Court denied another request to step into the Texas abortion law challenge by providers. And today's 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade has advocates on both sides of the debate preparing for a drastically altered landscape where the law could be reversed by June.
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Meanwhile, in Mexico daily covid cases rose to a record level over twice the previous amount seen in earlier waves. But in New Zealand, which has avoided omicron so far, the government says it won't impose restrictions when omicron hits. And a Czech singer who caught covid deliberately died.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
A CIA investigation into a mysterious illness claimed to affect multiple U.S. officials working overseas showed the majority of cases were environmental or caused by prior medical conditions. But the probe is ongoing and it is still possible some cases were caused by foreign action.
South Dakota has plans to become one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills, but Planned Parenthood is suing to try to prevent the in-person doctor visit rule from coming into force. An assisted suicide bill in Delaware, a law helping Texans with disabilities, and more are also in the news.
Bloomberg reports on the dangers of drug-resistant bacteria. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Times-Picayune covers a surge in cases of drug-resistant yeast infections in hospitals. Other reports cover a rise in the number of attempted suicides, with few of the people concerned receiving mental health care.
An analysis of authors in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association found 81% didn't properly disclose payments that came from drugmakers or medical device manufacturers. A different report says "negative" language is more common in Black patients' medical notes.
New research finds that live virus does not transmit to a baby through breast milk. Separately, some mothers are extending the time they nurse their kids in hopes of passing along some protection gained from the covid vaccine.
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company is said to cut out middlemen in the drug distribution business, and offers affordable prices through direct negotiations with makers and pharmacies. Also: Bristol Myers Squibb, PrEP, UCB and Zogenix, a new RNA drug startup, and more.
New Orleans was a covid hot spot in March 2020, and the outbreak was attributed to Mardi Gras celebrations weeks earlier. Parades and large gatherings have been canceled or postponed in some form since then. This year, anyone participating will have to abide by strict regulations to reduce the spread of new cases, The American South reported.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the FDA may make the approval decision in the next month. Meanwhile, a mistake by health care provider Kaiser Permanente in California may have seen 4,000 people get slightly lower-dose covid shots than recommended. Affected people are being alerted.
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