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In other industry news, Tom Nickels, top lobbyist for the American Hospital Association, retires at 68 and Health Care Service Corp. executives got big raises last year. (The interim CEO made $16.9 million.)
Non-covid health concerns from across the country also include lead paint, medical marijuana and a flu variant.
In other covid news across the globe, the E.U. purchased 100 million more Pfizer vaccine doses; Ontario will expand use of the AstraZeneca version; and India bans most non-medical oxygen uses as it battles a serious covid surge.
The Indianapolis Star separately reports on how gun violence impacts trauma surgeons. Also, Peloton's treadmill poses a safety risk according to the CPSC, and reports talk about covid risks during flights and how airports are battling traveler stress issues.
Republicans say an Asian American hate crimes bill ties hate crimes too closely to calling covid the “China virus,” a favorite term of former President Donald Trump. More on racial disparities in health care.
New variants make up about half of current U.S. covid cases according to the CDC. In other news, an OCD drug is touted as a potential covid treatment, and monoclonal antibodies are in the headlines again.
The White House reversed Trump-era rules that limited the use of fetal tissue in federally-funded medical research. Anti-abortion activists oppose the practice while scientists praise the move, saying such research has helped develop numerous vaccines and treatments, including for Parkinson’s, HIV and covid-19.
The waiver was approved in the final days of the Trump administration. The Biden administration says it didn't go through the proper notice and comment period.
In weekend interviews, Dr. Anthony Fauci also predicted that the pause on Johnson & Johnson's covid shot would be lifted, though perhaps with warnings or restrictions.
As signs of yet another covid surge materialize, doctors report more children and younger people with covid going to the hospital. Pennsylvania is now experiencing a surge as Colorado officials warn of one in that state.
From June 1, Alaska will offer covid vaccines to tourists arriving or leaving from the state's four biggest airports. Meanwhile, vaccine rollouts elsewhere are struggling to reach some groups, and a celebrity-filled effort to promote vaccination hits the airwaves.
As of Sunday, 50% of all Americans over 18 have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. Such progress can't come too soon, as the globe passes a tragic milestone of 3 million total coronavirus deaths.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages tackle firearm injury prevention, microbiome-based drugs and cold perfusion.
In other news, the WHO reports that the covid infection rate is approaching the highest levels seen since the pandemic began, and it also urged vaccine makers to temporarily release IP rights.
Opinion writers focus on these vaccine issues.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on AIDS, the Oscars, gun violence, covid and more.
Pacira Biosciences sued Anesthesiology, claiming the medical journal disparaged its Exparel painkiller. Wall Street analysts think sales for the drug will nevertheless grow 50% this year. And cheating is alleged at Dartmouth's medical school, but it could be that the school doesn't understand computer technology.
Education officials in Florida and Minnesota want to reduce mask use. In other news, anti-transgender laws are widely opposed in a new poll, and a call is made for more urgent care for women.
In other news, Florida and Missouri make legal moves to adjust Medicaid provision, a long-delayed report on Medicaid in Georgia is released, and West Virginia's governor signs a harm-reduction bill he'd been urged to veto by health professionals.
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