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A second hospital, this one in Bethel, is now cutting back on care. Coronavirus infections in the state have risen 42% in the past week, AP reported. Other covid news is from Idaho, Maine, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Also, a covid outbreak brings a halt to one Broadway show.
With covid-linked deaths among pregnant people on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging more to get the covid shot, saying: "The benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks."
The Food and Drug Administration is reported to be leaning toward approving a lower-dose version of Moderna's covid shot as a booster. Separately, Dr. Anthony Fauci said data on mix-and-match tactics for shots from different makers could arrive within two weeks.
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The three largest U.S. opioid distributors are involved in the deal, which is the first such settlement with a tribal government. Covid's role in the Virginia governor's debate, an expiring California worker protection program, new housing funds in California and more are also in the news.
An inquiry into the actions of World Health Organization workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo found some doctors and staff members sexually abused or exploited women. In other news, a wider non-virus impact of covid is reported in the deaths of women and children around the world.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
The ruling came as Judge Douglas L. Rayes found flaws in the law that would enable felony prosecutions for doctors who carried out abortions due to fetal genetic abnormalities. The "Save Chick-Fil-A" case and its impact on the recent abortion ban in Texas are also in the news.
Modern Healthcare reports on increasing skepticism among health care leaders that central government control can address the industry's own problems. Meanwhile, reports say not-for-profit Tower Health will sell and close two of its seven acute-care hospitals to address its operating losses.
The exposures were worse in areas with pre-1950s housing, public insurance or high poverty. The CDC has concluded there is no safe level of lead exposure. A separate study finds a link between higher fruit and vegetable intake and better mental well-being in secondary school-age kids.
The new drug from Biogen and partner Eisai, lecanemab, will attempt to use the same process that led to the recent approval of controversial drug Aduhelm. Meanwhile, Massachusetts' biggest health care provider, Mass General Brigham, has said it will not offer Aduhelm to patients.
Steroid nasal sprays might work — but hydrogen peroxide definitely doesn't. Neither does ivermectin, but that hasn't stopped prescriptions from soaring more than 70% between 2019 and 2021.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that rates of clinical trials not related to covid are taking longer to recover in the U.K. than in some European countries. Separately, a new study shows that rates of cannabis use during early pregnancy shot up by 25% early in the pandemic.
The study, published in PLOS One, shows that the vaccine support video from former President Donald Trump swayed more of his voters to get shots than a video from an expert. Separately, USA Today reports that only 18% of pregnant people in the U.S. have had a dose of covid vaccine, with notable racial disparities.
At least 400,000 Americans received the Pfizer booster since it was authorized last week. The durability of immunity from a third shot is not yet known, but Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday that he expects protection to last around a year, Roll Call reports.
Meanwhile, AP reports on the "constant barrage of misinformation" driving increased public animosity to health care workers in Idaho. Separately, Anchorage's public health manager resigns as record-level covid infections over-stretch hospitals. News outlets cover good and bad covid numbers.
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