Viewpoints: Boost Medicaid Funding During Pandemic; Spend Whatever It Takes To Win This War
Opinion writers weigh in on these policy issues and several public health issues as well.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Some California Churches Open Doors After Supreme Court Ruling
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has tipped the the court in favor of religious liberty vs. state public health decisions. News reports look at covid in zoos and mental health issues, as well.
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Maskless Fans Flood Tampa Streets After Super Bowl Win
"People are ready to party," said 25-year-old Tampa Bay fan Kyle Bradshaw. Public health news is on the opioid epidemic, hidden fees for services and more.
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Democrats Angle To Add $3,000-Per-Child Aid To Stimulus Bill
Under the plan, millions of families would start in July getting $250 a month for each child. Caps would depend on total income.
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Mark Cuban Unveils Plan To Build Dallas Factory For New Drug Company
Construction is set to begin Wednesday on the 22,000-square-foot facility for Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs that will produce generic versions of prescription drugs. Other pharmaceutical news is on Keytruda, aducanumab and 23andMe. Also, cancer researcher Emil Freireich, 93, who helped devise treatments for childhood leukemia, has died.
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UnitedHealthcare Gets Pushback On New Policies For Lab, Drug Payments
The American Hospital Association wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week, urging it to take action on both policies.
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Swollen Or Discolored Tongue Might Be Another Symptom Of Covid
Other covid-19 research news is on colchicine, genetic "recombination" of the virus, surveillance sequencing and more.
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‘A National Emergency’: Biden Focuses On Pandemic’s School, Workplace Toll
In his first national TV interview since taking office, President Joe Biden also discussed vaccination plans and the difficulties in achieving herd immunity in the U.S.
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Active-Duty Troops To Help 5 States With Covid Shots, Starting In California
An initial group of 222 service members will be deployed to a vaccination site in California in the coming days, the Defense Department said Friday.
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Is US In ‘Eye Of The Hurricane’? Experts Debate Dip In New Covid Cases
The good news is that the U.S. recorded its first under-100,000 new cases in a single day for the first time in months. The bad is that the trend may not last long. Infectious-disease experts weigh the impact of the vaccine and variants to predict the pandemic's path.
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Just 10 Days: That’s How Long It Takes Cases Of UK Strain To Double In The US
Researchers predict the B.1.1.7 variant likely will become the predominant strain in the United States in just a month. Public health measures that work on other strains may not be enough to stop B.1.1.7, experts say.
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Pfizer Speeds Up Vaccine Production; Fauci Sees End To Shortages
Pfizer says it is adding manufacturing plants and improving efficiency of production. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC availability will improve in the months ahead.
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South Africa Halts AstraZeneca Vaccination Plans Over Variant Efficacy
Plans to begin vaccinating health care workers in South Africa were paused after a small clinical trial found that the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford may not protect against mild and moderate illness from the more contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in that country.
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First Edition: Feb. 8, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On How To Defeat Public Health Crisis In US; Pros, Cons Of States’ Vaccine Rollouts
Editorial writers focus on these public health issues and others.
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England Records Unexpected Numbers Of Children With Rare Covid Illness
Also, news reports look at a new travelers' quarantine imposed by England, Canada's ban on cruise vessels until 2022 and more.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on covid-19, "booty juice," the Super Bowl, biometrics and nitrous oxide.
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California Prison Hit With Record $421,880 Fine After Deadly Outbreak
A report examined how a lack of planning led to an outbreak that sickened 75% of the San Quentin State Prison.
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Google Rolls Out Features To Monitor Heart, Respiration On Pixel Phones
Both features work by using the camera, Stat reported. Google also said it plans to roll out the features to other Android phones soon. Other pharmaceutical and biotech news is on McKinsey's opioid settlement, 23andMe and Merck.
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Covid Tests: ‘Cash Cow’ Or Waste Of Money For Doctors, Hospitals?
In some places, low insurance reimbursement rates have led doctors to stop testing altogether. But in other places, the tests have become big business.
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