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A new study looks at the problems for women getting proper care for pregnancy. Medicaid often provides health care once a woman is pregnant, but in those important months before conception and after the birth of her baby, a woman may not have access to the federal-state program. Some states, including Florida, are looking at extending coverage after the woman delivers her child.
A Dutch study says school closures hurt learning, one of many that have reached that seemingly obvious conclusion. But questions are being raised whether measuring that learning loss harms children.
In other news, a baby comes home from the hospital after 700 days, and a woman discovers she is pregnant the old-fashioned way after getting pregnant through a medical procedure.
The $5 billion in new funding will help with rental assistance, affordable housing and other programs. In other economic news tied to the pandemic, jobless claims were up this week, and some consumers are having trouble getting federal help on their COBRA premiums.
Racism is a "serious public health threat" according to Director Rochelle Walensky, as she revealed a new "Racism and Health" initiative, which is intended to drive change as well as study the issue.
In other news from across the country, hucksters tout fake coronavirus cures, and Hollywood thinks it can help correct vaccine misinformation.
One week after the end of college spring break, Southwest Florida's hospitals are reporting big increases in covid patient numbers, as the state's overall daily case numbers hit a total not seen since mid-February.
In other medical research news, doctors in Japan have achieved the first living-donor lung tissue transplant for a patient suffering covid lung damage, and the hunt continues for simple and effective treatments for the coronavirus.
The CDC and state health officials said they didn't find any safety issues after several dozen people suffered immediate adverse reactions ranging from dizziness to nausea.
As covid vaccination eligibility expands, some states are experiencing low uptake, with the AP reporting on Trump-supporting Alabama counties as one example. Elsewhere, vaccine-dose errors hit efforts in Montana, but analysis shows over 50% of U.S. rural residents either already have or are likely to get a shot.
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Opinion writers weigh in on vaccine and covid issues.
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Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
People under 30 won't get the AstraZeneca covid vaccine in the UK, but the EU is only acknowledging "possible" blood clot risks for the vaccine. Meanwhile CureVac may be close to gaining approval as an alternative.
In other news from the states, Iowa passes changes in mental health funding, and six Atlanta schools will get more access to mental health services.
Add Virginia, Texas, Montana and Alabama to the growing list of states that are loosening or considering changes in restrictions on marijuana use.
Women's pain is as intense as men's pain, but doctors and nurses often view women's pain as less intense. In other public health news, tracking STDs fell off during the pandemic because health officials were busy tracking covid.
Merck settles its "predatory pricing" case in Austria. Also, how the home covid-testing business is growing, and a JAMA podcast is scrutinized for saying racism doesn't exist in medicine.
A number of studies and surveys examine how various aspects of health care were affected by the pandemic, including patients taking medicines, cardiac arrests at home and c-sections.
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