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The challenge raised more than $220 million around the world for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Quinn died seven years after being diagnosed. News is also on cooking burns, unsafe COVID practices, new masks, and more.
The bill, called the Keeping All Students Safe Act, would apply nationally to all schools that receive federal funds. ProPublica takes a thorough look at the proposed legislation.
Other health industry names in the news include Sanford Health, UW Health and the U.S. Indian Health Service.
A small study found low death rates in coronavirus patients with high MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination rates. Older adults—including virtually all people born before 1957—likely have MMR antibodies already, but they may have waned over time. "Based upon our study, it would be prudent to vaccinate those over 40," co-author David Hurley said.
The Trump administration says the regulation's goal is to make more organs available and provide transparency. About 113,000 people are on the waiting list for kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases and intestines.
Fearing a looming "double-dip" recession next year, President-elect Joe Biden is pressing lawmakers to take up another coronavirus economic relief package.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), who was tested multiple times with mixed results, appeared with Vice President Mike Pence at a campaign rally on Friday. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) and Reps. Bryan Steil (R-Wisconsin) and Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) all tested positive for COVID-19.
President Donald Trump accused Pfizer "and others" of delaying vaccine trial results for political reasons — without offering evidence to support the accusation.
Daily hospitalizations broke records for the 13th day in a row, with no end in sight. Over 3 million new cases have been reported in November, with a week still to go -- bumping the total U.S. cases during the pandemic to 12 million.
The nation's top infectious disease expert urged Americans to conduct a "risk-benefit assessment" before getting together. "Every family is different. Everyone has a different level of risk that they want to tolerate,” he said.
A new poll shows that 1 in 3 parents think the benefits of getting together for Thanksgiving is worth the risk of catching or spreading COVID-19.
On Saturday the FDA granted emergency use authorization for REGN-COV2, Regeneron's therapy that is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies. While the drug was still experimental it was given to President Donald Trump.
“We really don’t want to lose a drop of this stuff, so it’s a concern. And I don’t have all the answers for how we’re going to do this yet,” said Paul Cieslak, Oregon’s medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations.
Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, said that if approvals proceed as expected, the nation's vaccination program could start by mid-December and that 70% of Americans could be inoculated by mid-May.
Two dosing regimens were tested by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford -- one regimen showed 90% efficacy while the other showed 62%.
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Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on masks, tattoos, wasp venom, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Obamacare, death doulas and more.
How honest will people be about the size of their bubbles during the holidays? Opinion pages focus on that issue and other COVID topics.
The report from Reuters says that the lower price reflects the financial support given by the European Union to BioNTech for the drug’s development. News is on Mexico and Serbia, as well.
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