Different Takes: Advances In Induced Proximity Look Promising; Covid Changed Home Health Care
Editorial pages weigh in on induced proximity, home health care changes and patient experience issues.
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Editorial pages weigh in on induced proximity, home health care changes and patient experience issues.
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Meanwhile, a new mutation of the Brazilian covid variant is found in Florida. In other news, China's Sinovac vaccine seems effective in real-world tests, Canada struggles with a third wave and the United Kingdom bans online ads for junk food.
48 out of 50 children given the experimental therapy developed a working immune system after being born without one. In other news, reduced Alzheimer's risk is linked to a Mediterranean diet and a connection is found between osteoporosis and heart disease in women.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's suggested plan includes building 46,000 housing units. Separately, reports say San Francisco is losing care facilities for the mentally ill; the EPA says the water in Jackson, Mississippi, is safe; and Louisiana moves toward legal marijuana.
Covid deaths in India crossed the quarter-million mark. The more infectious variant first identified there is now spreading around the world, but new findings suggest the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are effective against it.
The gift was received by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In other health industry news, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts AI will have its biggest impact in health, and Stat covers a push for patient-centric care in health tech.
In other health care news, Maine is acknowledging all school nurses for their role combating the coronavirus; a boom in pet ownership during covid is overwhelming vets; and a survey shows new medical residents tend to choose urban hospitals.
Starting in July, the new McCafe cups and stickers will feature the slogan "We Can Do This" and include a website address that directs people to nearby appointments.
But there's pushback on the increased testing: School nurses in Minnesota have reported no-testing pacts among some varsity sports teams that didn't want positive results to upset their seasons.
The covid-19 shot does not harm the placenta, a new study from Northwestern Medicine confirms.
The shots are technically not supposed to be administered until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends them. That recommendation is expected to be issued today.
The initiative will run until July 4. Meanwhile, New York expands outreach with new subway station pop-up vaccine sites, vaccine passports continue to be controversial, and nearly half of Philly's police and firefighters aren't vaccinated.
Frustrated Republican senators grilled Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the pace of the agency pandemic guidance. She also faced questions about a New York Times report on misleading data pushed by the CDC about outdoor transmission of covid.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services want more visibility into vaccination rates at nursing homes and are now requiring reports every two weeks. The agency also published an interim rule that would require care facilities to offer covid shots and vaccine education to residents and staffers.
In a verbal clash during a Senate hearing with the nation's top public health officials, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky alleged an unproven theory that the NIH funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology that played a role in the coronavirus crisis. Dr. Anthony Fauci pushed back and said those claims are completely false.
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The new bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing criticism for preventing local regulations on the marketing and sale of tobacco products. Other news comes from Ohio, Texas, Maryland, California, Colorado and North Carolina.
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