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In February President Donald Trump told journalist Bob Woodward, in taped interviews for a book, that the coronavirus was more deadly than the flu and could be transmitted in the air -- but communicated none of that to the American people. The president now says he did it to avoid panic.
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An airline ejects a passenger for asking a flight attendant to wear a mask; Arlington cemetery limits opening, protections for workers, sneezing during COVID and more COVID-related health news.
The teen's mom, Golda Barton, had called 911 in an effort to have her son hospitalized for help during a "mental crisis." Instead, a police officer repeatedly shot the boy after he ran away. He's now in serious condition with injuries to his intestines, bladder, shoulder and ankles.
South Dakota officials, who allowed the annual event to proceed, dispute the findings.
At colleges across the country, school and state officials are recognizing that the coronavirus spreads among students. And a football player dies of COVID.
For students who returned to school, plans were in place for temperature checks and more. School news is on children's symptoms, vaccination schedules, future income risk and internet bills, as well.
One of the authors said, “Normalizing marketing as a source of information on new drugs and devices risks teaching trainees to count on an information source that has a vested financial interest in their prescribing decisions."
Risk factors associated with developing AKI include older age, being a man, and having chronic kidney disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure or diabetes, according to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Other health science news includes a Merck cough medicine and Google linking with the U.S. military for an artificial intelligence study in clinics.
Patient advocates and plaintiff lawyers also blame a combination of state budget pressures and health care workers' "hero status" amid COVID-19, USA Today reports.
Calling the experimental vaccine his company is developing with Pfizer "near perfect," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said the pharmaceutical companies could be ready to apply for U.S. approval next month.
With only a week left for the public comment period, Georgians encounter technical website issues. In other health law news: Cigna will expand in 300 more counties; and only 3 Obamacare co-ops remain.
In other testing news, researchers say stool samples might be the best way to test infants and children for the coronavirus.
While the coronavirus crisis dominates national attention, 2020 candidates are highlighting broader health care policy messages on the trail and in ads.
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