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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki declined to take a position on the recent vote by U.S. Catholic Bishops to deny communion to politicians who support abortion rights, saying President Joe Biden does not view his faith "through a political prism." Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) spoke out though, calling the bishops "hypocrites" who selectively ignored other political positions.
A new report reveals that 30,177 U.S. service members and veterans have died by suicide since 9/11 -- four times more than were killed in combat situations. "The increasing rates of suicide for both veterans and active duty personnel are outpacing those of the general population, marking a significant shift," the report reads. News outlets look at ongoing efforts to reverse the trend.
Nearly 10 million new people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program from February 2020 to January 2021.
The report from the HHS inspector general found that about 4 in 10 Medicare recipients in nursing homes had or likely had covid in 2020, and that deaths overall jumped by 169,291 from the previous year, before the coronavirus appeared.
The company has announced it is adding two new production lines at its plant near Boston to tackle production of covid booster shots. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense has ordered 200 million more of its shots, while the E.U. has ordered another 150 million.
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine said households were 31% more likely to test positive for covid within two weeks of someone having held a birthday party. Separately, news outlets report on new hotspots and the fast spread of the delta variant.
A case involving a Canadian man suggests that the multisystem inflammatory syndrome might not be limited to children. Other covid research is on brain function, survivors' guilt, the "best" way to get immunity from the virus and more.
And the nation hit another encouraging milestone Monday as 150 million Americans were fully vaccinated. First lady Jill Biden is headed to Nashville today to encourage more people to get the jab.
Meanwhile, the largest union federation, the AFL-CIO, is facing a labor complaint from its own staff over a return-to-work policy compelling office attendance. Amazon's covid worker safety battle, hospitals requiring staff vaccinations and more are also in the news.
The Biden administration provided more details into its plan for sharing covid vaccine doses with other countries. Logistical challenges in recipient nations and problems at an AstraZeneca production plant mean the next June tranche will be smaller than planned.
Opinion writers examine these Covid and vaccine issues.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The New York Times looks at the "wellness" therapies or black market treatments that undocumented immigrants are turning to when they can't access traditional health care. Meanwhile, KHN reports on covid care from both sides of the California border.
Opinion writers tackle these vaccine issues.
Editorial writers delve into these various public health topics.
Spectators at official Olympic venues are limited to 10,000 or 50% of capacity -- whichever is smaller. But as the covid situation evolves, all spectators could be banned. Meanwhile Qatar says only vaccinated spectators will be able to attend the 2022 soccer World Cup.
The state’s nine inpatient psychiatric hospitals, with 2,124 beds, are operating at an average 98% capacity. Florida's new Purple Alert bill, California's eviction protections, Montana's tourists and suspected teen suicide attempts spiked in Connecticut during the pandemic.
The Red Cross says the nationwide shortage is likely driven by a surge in trauma cases and ER visits, alongside patients who've deferred care during the pandemic. ABC News reports that some doctors are having to change how they administer care due to the shortage.
Algorithms help medical staff manage a huge array of processes, but Stat reports that these mathematical models are "rife" with bias that unfairly affects how they function. Community health centers, health worker buddy systems, elder care, public health spending increases and violence against staff are also in the news.
A cluster of tuberculosis infections may be related to use of a single bone repair product. In other news, poor sleep is linked to dementia; respiratory infections stem from red tides in Florida; and Guinea signals an end to a recent Ebola outbreak that killed 12 people.
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