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They're left over from a donation of 2 million masks from the makers of Hanes underwear, and the state is finding it difficult to sell them. Toxic smoke in California, anti-heat-death measures in Los Angeles, another lead water crisis in Michigan and more are also in the news.
AP reports on the largest study of its kind into the effect the "sociability" hormone oxytocin has on children with autism. Meanwhile, researchers say microRNAs found in blood may be a warning for dementia. USA Today reports on how cold therapy can help breast cancer patients keep their hair.
"An immeasurably small" number of workers entered the direct care workforce in home health and nursing jobs during the pandemic, a recent study reports. Meanwhile, WMFE reports on how the shortage of doctors and nurses may be impacted by the pandemic's influence on medical students.
Another potentially dangerous chemical has turned up during investigations into impurities in blood pressure pills: Azido impurities are linked to DNA damage and potential cancer risks. In other news, Apple is investigating how its AirPods headphones could be used as a health sensor device.
It's the biggest upwards "adjustment" to the benefits controlled by the Social Security Administration in 40 years, as the cost of living in the U.S. is rising. Comparing options in open enrollment in Medicare, and Georgians struggling to afford medical care are also reported by media outlets.
Democrats trying to reduce the proposed spending package are at odds over which programs to give up, and key health measures are on the chopping block.
Though people in other states have several websites to choose from, Texans can visit Aid Access, a website that provides the pills for $105 or less based on income, The Atlantic reports.
Provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that 96,779 Americans died from drug overdoses during the 12-month period ending in March 2021. All but three states reported increases. Other news on the national opioid crisis covers injection sites, Purdue Pharma and more.
While federal officials in charge of the U.S. pandemic response report that infection numbers are turning around, they urge Americans not to be complacent since the virus has surged back multiple times before. And some areas are still at big risk, particularly in the West.
The much anticipated National Institutes of Health research — which will be discussed during meetings today and tomorrow of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel — finds that receiving a different brand of covid vaccine to the one initially administered is both safe and effective.
A new study says that low vaccine rates in U.S. adults probably resulted in 90,000 additional deaths in the four months from June 2021. Separately, the Biden administration is pressing Moderna to "step up" and donate more vaccines to the global COVAX effort.
Miguel Cardona, U.S. Education Secretary, has said he disagrees with the Texas governor's ban on vaccine mandates because of its impact on children in public and private schools. And The Wall Street Journal notes that many companies are stuck in the middle of conflicting federal and state rules on the matter.
The Food and Drug Administration finalized new sodium targets in 163 categories of food produced by manufacturers and restaurants. The voluntary guidelines lay out a path to reduce U.S. levels by 12% over the next 2.5 years.
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Meanwhile, the World Health Organization is preparing a new team to find the source of the covid pandemic, in an attempt to "reset" its stalled efforts. In other news, the mysterious Havana Syndrome is reported to have affected at least five families connected to the U.S. embassy in Colombia.
Colorado says marketplace health insurance plans must cover a wide range of gender-affirming services beginning in 2023, after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved such a plan for the first time. Separately, reports say Montana is facing a 1,000 unit weekly donated blood shortage.
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