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The San Diego-based provider was hit with a cyberattack May 1, forcing its patient portal offline. Big Tech's role in California's health system, the Theranos trial and a link between hospital doctors and low-value care are also in the news.
At least 68 applications for approval to market new products were affected by inspections being delayed during the pandemic, according to the FDA, including seven that represented a medical advancement.
In other health care news on National Nurses Day: the AMA reports that for the first time most physicians work outside of private practices; a former Ohio health director is honored for covid work; and a traveling doctor in a Winnebago makes the news.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacks the legal authority to impose a nationwide ban on evictions for renters. The Biden administration plans to appeal and Friedrich placed a temporary hold on her decision.
Enrollment increased from March 2020 -- when the numbers were flat -- to September 2020, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Even as the infection rate is at a seven-month low, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska, are reporting worrying spikes in numbers. Meanwhile, scientists looking into neurological effects have discovered the virus can infect two types of brain cells.
Each practice cruise will operate in U.S. waters and last two to seven days. In other travel news: Scammers at an Indonesian airport reused coronavirus testing swabs on as many as 9,000 people.
The NFL is giving away 50 free tickets to Super Bowl LVI in a lottery open to those who are vaccinated. And the Yankees and Mets will give free admission to anyone who gets vaccinated at a mobile site at their respective stadiums.
That's only if the pace of vaccinations doesn't decline, health experts say.
Adolescents who have been vaccinated by the time camp starts can remove their masks outside, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.
To speed up urgently needed global vaccinations, World Trade Organization is working on a proposal that would waive vaccine makers' patents, industrial designs and copyrights for a period of time. Despite opposition from the pharmaceutical industry, the Biden administration came out in support of the effort.
New studies look at the effectiveness of current vaccines, as well as potential booster shots, against coronavirus variants. Researchers are also looking at whether mixing shots from different vaccine makers may increase efficacy as well.
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Opinion writers explore Covid issues, vaccine hesitancy, mask mandates and more.
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Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
In other global news, Europe "turns the corner" on its vaccine rollout; the U.K. is building new labs to develop vaccines; Haiti's low covid rate is in the spotlight; and reports say 20 million more people were hit by food crises in 2020.
As reports discuss the covid outbreak in India and note it's even impacting Nepal, the country's delegation to the G7 meeting are isolating in London after members tested positive.
In other news, companies prepare for mental health fallout from covid and lockdowns; Bill and Melinda Gates will retain joint control over their charity after divorcing; and early money-managing troubles are linked to dementia.
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