Viewpoints: Covid’s Heavy Toll On Physicians; What’s Behind The Vaccine Slowdown?
Opinion pages examine these Covid and vaccine issues.
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Perspectives: Drug Prices Are Sometimes A Life-Or-Death Situation
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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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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Democrats’ Drug-Pricing Negotiation Bill Running Into Hurdles
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Death Prompts Brazilian States To Stop AstraZeneca Shots During Pregnancy
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.
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Gene Therapy, AIDS Virus Combined To Combat Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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.
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$12 Billion Plan Proposed For Housing California’s Homeless
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.
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Indian Covid Variant Found In Nevada, 49 Countries Around World
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.
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Dana-Farber Gets $50 Million Gift For Research Into Pancreatic Cancer
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.
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AMA Reveals Plan To Combat Racism In Health Care, And In Its Ranks
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.
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Redesigned McDonald’s Coffee Cups Could Help Supersize Vaccination Effort
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.
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As Schools Tiptoe Around Mandating Vaccines, More Rely On Covid Testing
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.
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Pregnancy Study On Vaccine’s Effects Debunks Social Media Rumors
The covid-19 shot does not harm the placenta, a new study from Northwestern Medicine confirms.
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Not Waiting For CDC, Some States Start Vaccinating Youths As Young As 12
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.
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White House Reveals Plan For Free Uber, Lyft Rides To Get Covid Shots
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.
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Walensky Defends CDC Guidance On Masks, Restrictions During Testy Senate Hearing
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.
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CMS Boosts Vaccine Requirements For Nursing Homes
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.
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‘Entirely And Completely Incorrect’: Fauci, Paul Wrangle Again, This Time Over Covid Origins
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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First Edition: May 12, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Moving From Vaccine Apartheid To Vaccine Equity; Covid Risk Coverage Needs Reassessed
Opinion writers cover these vaccine and Covid issues.
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