Data Breaches Fewer Than September’s High, But Nearly 60 Reported
Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 70% of the events, according to Modern Healthcare. News is on United Healthcare, a health information exchange and more.
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‘AARF’ Bill Aims To Prevent Use Of Dogs In Pharmaceutical Research
In certain cases, the FDA won't allow companies to pursue alternatives that do not require animal testing. The bill, known as the Alternatives to Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act, or AARF, would change that.
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California Approves Ballot Measure on Stem-Cell Research
Following Thursday’s vote count update, Proposition 14 had a 325,000-vote lead and 51% of the votes. It was the narrowest margin of victory for any of this year’s 12 ballot questions, AP reports.
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Drugs For Multiple Sclerosis And OCD Studied As Possible COVID Treatments
Both may help prevent patients from getting worse. In other news: The Trump administration has reached a deal with pharmacies across the nation to distribute a coronavirus vaccine for free; Pfizer says vaccine volunteers who received a placebo will eventually receive the real vaccine; and more.
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Biden Team Says Transition Delays Hurt Efforts To Battle Virus Surge
Democrats allege that the Trump administration is endangering lives by denying President-elect Joe Biden access to transition resources needed to put his coronavirus response plan in place.
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Alito Calls Pandemic ‘Constitutional Stress Test’ In Provocative Speech
“The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said during remarks to the Federalist Society in which he also discussed religious freedom and gay rights.
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Trump Absent From Coronavirus Fight At Emergency’s Worst Moment Yet
Since the election results he disputes, President Donald Trump has remained silent about the alarming virus surge and taken no new actions to combat it.
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More States Add Restrictions As COVID Cases Shoot Past 160,000 In One Day
Daily infections have nearly doubled in less than three weeks. Some city and state governments are scrambling to combat the out-of-control increase, shuttering schools and reimposing other restrictions. The rapid deterioration "should frighten all of us," a health care system CEO told the AP.
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Testing, ICU Beds And Health Workers Are Once Again In Short Supply
Months into the pandemic, there are worries that the U.S. health care system still does not have the capacity to test and care for the latest flood of coronavirus patients.
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First Edition: Nov. 13, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: What’s With Another Slow White House Response To COVID?; Lessons On Mutating Viruses, Vaccines
Editorial writers express views about these pandemic topics and others.
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Research Roundup: COVID; MIS-C; Leukemia; Childhood Cancer
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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New York Plans To Limit Size Of Private Gatherings; Curfews Set In Parts Of New Jersey
Media outlets report on news from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states, as well.
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Generic Drugmakers Team Up To Help Poorer Nations Get COVID Treatments
Other global news is from Turkey, Brazil, New Zealand, France and Lebanon.
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First Caribbean Cruise Since Sailings Restarted Has A COVID Case
Also in the news: Ticketmaster is working on a plan to verify concertgoers' vaccine status; a child with measles had possible exposures at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; Ohio State postpones its game against Maryland because of COVID; and more.
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Restrictions Silenced Many Veterans Day Gatherings, Parades
Many veterans homes chose to protect their residents this year. More than 4,200 veterans have died from COVID in government-run homes and nearly 85,000 have been infected.
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1,500 Nurses In Philadelphia Threaten To Strike
Meanwhile in Utah, the state's largest hospital system is hiring nearly 200 traveling nurses to boost staffs at struggling intensive care units and hospital wards.
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Clinical Trial Volunteers Describe Effects Of Pfizer Vaccine
News outlets interview a few of the participants in Pfizer's testing, with some likening the side effects to a "severe hangover" and another saying he now feels "superhuman." Participants don't know if they received the vaccine or a placebo.
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Data On Effectiveness Of Moderna’s Vaccine Expected By End Of Month
Moderna will start analyzing the first round of date from its final-stage trials and expects to release information on the vaccine's efficacy in a few weeks.
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Medicare Will Pay For COVID Antibody Treatments, CMS Announces
The coverage will apply to bamlanivimab. At least one doctor hailed the news as "helpful" for nursing home residents in particular.
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