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Two programs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' programs that focus on rating and innovating on quality of care are in the news. And state Medicaid developments are reported out of Illinois, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Montana.
Hospitals fiercely opposed the $10,000 payments because of the estimated $7 billion price tag, the Los Angeles Times reported. Meanwhile, many hospital workers are still refusing to get the covid jab.
The study, funded by Novartis, tested an emerging class of medicine called radiopharmaceuticals, drugs that deliver radiation directly to cancer cells. In other news, using Merck's Keytruda immediately after surgery significantly reduced the risk of relapse of kidney cancer.
The FDA and Medtronic warned doctors to cancel any planned implants of Medtronic's HeartWare device. The move comes after reports of deaths and life-threatening events, plus recalls related to wear and tear and pump-starting problems.
The National Institutes of Health says that Tempol was found to lessen severity of covid. Meanwhile, the FDA is set to rule Monday about a controversial Alzheimer's drug, and there are efforts to undo the infamous 4,000% drug price hike made by Martin Shkreli.
According to promising research released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, AstraZeneca’s drug Lynparza cut the risk of recurrence of breast cancer or death among patients with mutations in genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Lynparza carries a list price of just under $14,500 in the U.S.
A California safety board voted to relax some workplace safety rules, but recommended continued mask wearing among vaccinated workers if even one colleague in a room is unvaccinated. Also in the news: vaccine and mask mandates, and LED skin care masks.
President Joe Biden announced details Thursday about the first batch of covid vaccines that the U.S. will share with other nations. The initial allotment will go to the United Nations-backed consortium COVAX that aims to get shots to the neediest places. The U.S. has pledged to share a total of 80 million doses globally.
CNN reports on "sitting duck" states where the pace of vaccination is too slow to meet the White House's July 4 goal of 70% adults with at least one covid shot. Meanwhile, Washington state tries vaccine incentives and Maine will end its mobile vaccine unit efforts.
Walking a fine line on the complex matter of a lab leak or animal source for covid, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was keeping an open mind. Separately, ex-CDC director Robert Redfield said he'd received death threats over suggesting covid was lab-sourced.
Even as new daily infections in the U.S. stay below 20,000 for a third-straight day, covid remains a deadly disease that is still taking American lives.
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75.2% of people aged 18 and over have been vaccinated in the U.K., and the government sees a full unlocking as a possibility soon. Other covid news includes vaccine supplies, ongoing surges, the Vietnam mutation and the spread of the Delta variant from India.
The $7 billion plan is controversial though. Separately, California has to pay $2 million in legal fees over lawsuits related to covid church closures, and the California Senate approved legislation to decriminalize possession of psychedelic drugs.
Separately, a study shows superbugs are less likely to be found in organic meat. Warnings against eating cicadas if you have seafood allergy, athlete mental health, and suicides among young people suffering schizophrenia are also in the news.
In other news, Arizona's plans to use a poison labelled Zyklon B by the Nazis for executions draw condemnation; smokable medical marijuana is backed by Louisiana lawmakers; and a Dallas high school valedictorian spoke out over Texas' new anti-abortion laws.
Meanwhile, Kentucky is suing CVS for its role in supplying and distributing opioids. Vermont has also decriminalized possession of buprenorphine--used for treating opioid dependency.
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