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In an interview with the AP, Dr. Rochelle Walensky provided details on the more than 40 known omicron cases in the U.S. Most were in vaccinated patients who only showed mild symptoms like cough, congestion and fatigue. Only one person has been hospitalized.
The two-dose antibody drugs are the first intended for long-term prevention against covid infection, rather than a short-term treatment for people with compromised immune systems.
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The Federal Trade Commission's investigation centered on alleged 4,000% boosts in the price of toxoplasmosis treatment Daraprim. Meanwhile, news outlets cover the testimony from ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes over the failure of the blood-testing company.
A new study found hospitals that were covered by the expansion of Medicaid haven't seen an improvement in quality scores or better staffing levels. Water quality issues, HIV/AIDS matters, toxic gas, legal marijuana and more are also in the news.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says there was a mental health crisis among younger Americans even before the pandemic struck, with one in three high school students reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness. News outlets cover other mental health issues.
The Facebook founder and his wife are adding the money to their charitable foundation over 15 years. In other health industry news, United Healthcare loses a $60 million lawsuit, and Centene settles with the state of Kansas with a $28 million payment.
A report in Bloomberg detailing the plan calls the U.S. maternal mortality rate "alarmingly high." The strategy calls for extending postpartum coverage under Medicaid to 12 months. Meanwhile, USA Today details where to find the best hospitals in which to have a baby.
A plan to shift the political leanings of the Supreme Court did not get support from a bipartisan presidential panel on judicial reform.
The legislation would halt planned reductions in Medicare reimbursements. Senate Republican leaders say they will support the measure.
A study of health insurance data for more than 7.2 million people showed a nearly 70% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's in the next six years among those who took sildenafil (originally designed as a heart drug) versus those who didn't. News outlets note, however, that correlation isn't causation.
A federal judge in Georgia blocked nationwide the Biden mandates that federal contractors' employees must be vaccinated. Meanwhile Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana expressed frustration Tuesday at the “absurd” reasons some cite for refusing vaccinations.
Among news about vaccinations, vaccination mandates and vaccination refusals, 27,000 active-duty military personnel have refused orders to get covid shots. But that translates to over 95% compliance. Businesses in New York City react to the mayor's proposal that all employers in the city force their employees to vaccinate.
Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline reported positive results for a clinical trial of what they said is the first plant-based coronavirus vaccine. Other vaccine news is more discouraging: only 60% of Americans are vaccinated and those who won't get a shot are unlikely to let their children get a shot either.
The covid variant may elude some of the protections offered by antibodies and the Pfizer vaccine, but boosters may counter the virus.
CDC hopes that an investigation of the omicron variant spread at a New York City anime convention provides insights. Other news on the spread of the variant.
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