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Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, has suffered mild long covid symptoms for nearly two years. Separately, Axios reports that some sufferers aren't finding it easy to get assistance. Meanwhile, a small study of covid survivors with lingering symptoms found 59% had nerve damage.
The confrontation happened at a news conference in Tampa, where DeSantis said masks weren't "doing anything." He's since been blasted by Democratic critics. News outlets cover other masking and mandate issues in schools, businesses, and venues across the country.
NPR reports that in the early stages of the opioid epidemic twice as many white Americans died than Black Americans, and now the situation is different. Separately, a controversial "excited delirium" diagnosis used in high profile police deaths is targeted by a doctors group which says it has no basis.
Omicron covid was found to be at least 40% more deadly than seasonal flu in astudy by Japanese researchers. Meanwhile, some areas of the U.S. are still hard-hit by covid, including parts of Los Angeles County. Separately, a "highly-changed" covid variant was found in deer in Canada.
A growing number of Americans who don't qualify for automatic enrollment at age 65 can get hit by Medicare Part B financial penalties if they don't sign up by the time they are eligible. A Senate-introduced bill aims to inform people before that point — many of whom are unaware of the late-enrollment fees. Other Medicare news stories report on drug prices, nursing home quality, and more.
In Florida, a near-total 15-week abortion ban is closer to being passed. In Oklahoma, a House committee approved plans for a Texas-style abortion ban. In West Virginia, the Senate passed a bill banning abortions based on detection of a fetal disability. South Dakota moved toward restricting access to abortion pills. More abortion news comes from Ohio, Nevada and Kentucky.
According to The Washington Post, the 24 days between the president’s announcement of Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination and the start of her hearing is about half the time of most nominations recently, although Justice Amy Coney Barrett was pushed through in just 16 days.
The House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would boost Department of Veterans Affairs health care and disability benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan war service members who have become sick after exposure to military burn pits. Their dangers are spotlighted in other news reports as well.
The White House followed up Wednesday with more information on the plan President Joe Biden announced during the State of the Union to focus on the nation's mental health challenges amplified by the covid pandemic. The measures focus on children's mental health, crisis care, increasing the mental health workforce and enforcing insurance parity laws.
A day after President Joe Biden told the nation it's time to start shifting back to normal, the White House released details of its plan, providing more specifics on the new "test to treat" initiative. Other goals center around readying for future variants, avoiding shutdowns, and fighting the virus globally.
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The Washington Post covers worries that the conflict, displacement of medical resources and refugee crisis could spark rise in diseases like polio and covid. The difficulties faced by Ukrainian surrogate mothers and births of babies in bomb shelters are also covered. CNN covers the psychology of how to talk to your kids about the situation in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Georgia moves to restart a stalled medical marijuana program; a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island is unveiled; and moves toward legalized weed in Pennsylvania are also reported. Also: mandated maternal death autopsies, lead in Montana schools' water, and more.
Media outlets report on a lawsuit combating a Texas initiative to investigate parents who support gender-affirming care for their children, including accusations of levying "terror and anxiety" made against Gov. Greg Abbott. Anti-trans issues in Missouri, Indianapolis, and Utah are also in the news.
In the preliminary study, hitting menopause before 40 led to a 35% higher risk for developing dementia in later life. Also, separately, aging faster in adulthood is linked to being obese, smoking, or having a psychological disorder diagnosis in adolescence.
A Georgia Senate bill was passed that requires a woman to see a physician in person before being given access to abortion pills, thus restricting the option to mail pills to women in need. Kentucky lawmakers also advanced efforts to restrict medication-by-mail abortions.
In North Carolina, an analysis shows the state could have 21,00 too few nurses by 2033. In Kentucky, a bill aims to boost nursing school enrollment to fight an oncoming shortage.
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