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People with diabetes and sleep problems are 87% more likely to die during the next nine years than people without either issue, according to new research. Also in the news: an E. coli outbreak; gut bacteria and heart health; NFL funding of cannabis research; and more.
Nurtec ODT, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, is reported on by CNBC. In other news, a Louisiana law bans insurer "white bagging" (bypassing hospital pharmacies), and the FDA also approves a new smallpox treatment, Tembexa.
An analysis by Stat News of campaign finance records shows that the pharmaceutical industry donated to more than two-thirds of Congress as well as 2,467 state lawmakers during the last campaign cycle -- to the tune of over $25 million. Stat also examines what type of political influence that may have bought.
A Health Affairs study out Tuesday found that Medicare Advantage enrollment among Black people outpaced the enrollment of whites from 2009-18.
Donna Frank claims she was fired after reporting concerns about infection control and a lack of PPE. Separately, in Buffalo a lawsuit is filed over the covid deaths of a husband and wife in a nursing home, while Ohio's Senate nixes some plans for nursing home oversight.
Hopes of a compromise dimmed as entrenched divisions prompted President Joe Biden to call off compromise talks over the infrastructure bill with a group of six Republicans, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. The White House will turn attention to another bipartisan proposal or look to pass measures through reconciliation.
News reports on other Biden administration health initiatives focus on preparing for the next pandemic, asbestos disclosures and a high-profile staff departure.
Suspecting that infections began earlier than currently estimated, Republicans on a key House committee are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use medical records and blood work to determine the virus' lifecycle. Also on covid's origins: the European Union backs the call from the U.S. for a new study.
Though the U.K. has high vaccination levels, the Delta variant is "essentially taking over" there, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, warning that the same could happen in the U.S. if slow vaccination continues. Reports say the variant already accounts for 6% of new U.S. cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department revised its covid travel guidance to 120 countries. In dozens of cases, the warnings were eased for vaccinated Americans.
The White House's target of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4 may be missed because roughly a quarter of Gen Z adults say they don't plan on getting vaccines. Meanwhile, Michigan is seeing a surge in covid hospitalizations for people aged under 18.
Adults get 30 micrograms of covid vaccine per shot, but Pfizer's research and testing is moving toward 10 microgram doses for younger kids. Meanwhile research shows a single dose of the adult Pfizer vaccine is 51% protective against covid infections in real-world situations.
As the FDA investigates extending expiration dates, vaccine administrators get mixed messages on what to do with Johnson & Johnson covid vaccines that are closing in on expiry. Efforts to ship the unused doses overseas also face hurdles.
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Missouri is the last state to establish the monitoring tool. It will collect data on controlled substances, such as opioid painkillers and some anti-anxiety drugs. In other state news, Alaska notes a surge in heroin overdoses, New Jersey closes a troubled women's prison and New York City plans for a post-covid concert in Central Park.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells mayors of border cities that he is looking at the date for a possible lifting of the closure that began in March 2020 as the pandemic spread. In other news, drugmaker Moderna is asking European regulators for permission to vaccinate teens and the director of the World Health Organization is calling on vaccine producers to provide more doses to international relief efforts.
A virtual health care startup is valued at $1 billion; LetsGetChecked allows customers order home-health tests and medications and receive telehealth follow-ups. And One Medical buys Iora Health and its Medicare Advantage business.
Apple makes it easier to share medical data collected by its phone and watch; a unit of Google's parent company, Alphabet, hires a a physician data expert from Duke. In other industry news, doctors question why race factors in calculations for delivering kidney treatments, emergency room visits dropped during the pandemic and more Native Americans are applying to medical schools.
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