First Edition: April 22, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Medicine Doesn’t Work When People Can’t Afford It
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Viewpoints: Medical Apps Need Regulation; Assembly Bill 988 Vital for Mental Health Emergencies
Editorial writers weigh in on these public health issues.
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Different Takes: Vaccine Media Coverage Needs Overhaul; How Likely Is Covid Infection After Vaccination?
Opinion writers examine these covid and vaccine topics.
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Nevada One Step Closer To Easing Rules On Birth Control Prescriptions
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Indian Hospitals Low On Oxygen; New Zealand Plans National Health System
Elsewhere around the world, medical ethicists in the U.K. say terminally ill people should get access to general anesthesia, and in Mexico the president is vaccinated after "waffling" about the shot.
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Poor Sleep Appears To Raise Risk Of Dementia, Sexual Dysfunction
People who consistently reported sleeping six hours or fewer were about 30% more likely than people who got seven hours of sleep to be diagnosed with dementia three decades later. A separate study found that women who slept poorly were nearly twice as likely to report a lack of interest in sex.
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Los Angeles Ordered To Offer Shelter To All Homeless People On Skid Row
A federal judge says Los Angeles must house Skid Row's population by October. Elsewhere, Oklahoma reports the lowest blood donations since the pandemic began, Arizona's governor vetoes a restrictive sex-ed bill and Montana's Senate blocks a bill that would ban gender-affirming surgery for minors.
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Hospitals Set Sights On Covid Shots And Coping With A ‘New Normal’
Some hospitals are offering workers bonuses for getting their covid vaccine. Meanwhile, medical workers have shifted from crisis management to incorporating covid into their daily work.
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Progress In Opioid Vaccines, Genetically Targeted Leukemia Drugs
Reports highlight research on a twice-per-year opioid addiction vaccine, a drug that may induce complete remissions in patients with advanced leukemia, an antiviral drug targeting covid and a new CRISPR-based tool that targets mutations causing sickle cell.
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Google To Curtail Insurance Ads
“In order to run ads, advertisers will need to provide documentation showing they are permitted under state law to sell health insurance,” Google said in a blog post.
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Cornyn Places Hold On CMS Nominee In Anger Over Texas Medicaid Waiver
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told Stat that he is temporarily blocking Chiquita Brooks-LaSure's confirmation after the Biden administration last week rejected his state's request to extend a Medicaid waiver.
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March 2021 Saw Most US Poverty Since The Pandemic Began
The new stimulus money allotted by the Biden administration couldn't have come too soon. Separately, the USDA moves to extend universal free lunch for youths with food insecurity, and reports say the weakened pandemic economy hit Black Texans much worse than white people in the state.
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Vaccine Rollout Set To Meet Biden’s 200 Million Shot Goal
In other covid vaccine news, Louisiana and Maine see a slowdown in vaccine uptake, a Texas county closes its mass vaccination site since it has "accomplished its goals" and NPR reports on urban versus rural vaccine disparity for seniors.
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Hawaii Is Second State To Ease Travel Restrictions For The Fully Vaccinated
New York was the first. Meanwhile, some airlines say they want to see proof of vaccination, but they won't call it a "vaccine passport."
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States Hit Hard Early In Pandemic Now Leading Renewed Covid Case Spikes
Variants, infections among younger people and covid fatigue are blamed for the alarming rises in states like Michigan, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania. And a new study indicates that virus transmission in schools may be higher than thought.
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CDC Investigates Blood Clot Cases Ahead Of Decision On J&J Shot
The agency's vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to convene again Friday. Meanwhile, medical experts weigh in on the potential risks and a new survey shows that vaccination confidence hasn't taken much of a hit from the Johnson & Johnson suspension.
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Company That Spoiled J&J Vaccines Investigated For Trump Admin Ties
Meanwhile, reports say a $1.3 billion federal award from the Trump administration to a syringe manufacturer has resulted in no syringe production. Separately, Pfizer is urged to publish a report outlining its political donations and J&J's sales growth is boosted by covid vaccines.
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First Edition: April 21, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Change Needed In Doctor-Patient Vaccine Talks; Should We Still Be Wearing Masks Outside?
Opinion writers tackles these Covid and vaccine issues.
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