AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Resumes In UK After Weeklong Pause
The company is working with health authorities to determine if a trial in the U.S. and in other places can resume, as well.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Biden Ties Trump’s Pandemic Response To Economic Woes
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says President Donald Trump mishandled the national response to the coronavirus outbreak and exacerbated the economic downturn. Other campaign issues like domestic violence and the fitness of the candidates are also in the news.
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Trump, Maskless Supporters Flout Nevada’s Rules To Rally Indoors
Most people attending the Henderson, Nevada campaign event Sunday night did not wear masks, with the exception of the audience directly behind President Donald Trump. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) called the Trump campaign's actions "reckless and selfish."
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Aides Defend Trump As Book Revelations Shake Campaign, Public Views
White House officials try to control the damage from President Donald Trump's recorded interviews for Bob Woodward's new book, which reveal he was aware of the severity COVID-19 in early the months but didn't tell the public. Health and science experts voice their alarm over the president's actions.
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Trump HHS Appointees Reportedly Tried To Water Down CDC’s COVID Scientific Reports
Emails obtained by Politico show that throughout the summer the politically appointed HHS spokesperson and his team demanded the right to review and revise language in CDC’s scientific reports to health professionals that could undermine President Donald Trump's messaging about the pandemic.
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Trump’s New Executive Order Could Cut How Much Medicare Pays For Drugs
President Donald Trump's latest drug pricing executive order calls for Medicare to test a "most favored nations" pricing scheme for prescription drugs bought by Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D. The pharmaceutical industry strongly opposes the plan.
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West Faces ‘Airpocalypse’ As Smoke Makes It Hazardous To Breathe
Air quality in the West plummets as smoke filled with ash and burning chemicals pollutes the region creating dangerous health risks for many residents even living far beyond the immediate fire zones.
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Firefighters Exhausted, More People Flee As Winds Fuel Deadly Wildfires
California, Oregon and Washington battle raging fires that are burning huge stretches of those states, forcing more residents to evacuate to hotels and other shelters. President Donald Trump will survey the damage in California today.
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‘We Are All Paying The Price’: Global Leaders Did Not Heed Pandemic Warnings
An international panel finds that world leaders had “been so clearly forewarned of the dangers of a devastating pandemic” but failed to take adequate action. Meanwhile, global cases surge to another record mark.
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First Edition: Sept. 14, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: Doubts About Vaccines; Inequities Among Vulnerable Kids; Non-Maskers
Editorial pages focus on these public health issues and others.
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Perspectives: Public Health Toll Of Wildfires, Hurricanes, Climate Change And COVID
Opinion pages focus on public health issues emerging from the wildfires in the West and hurricane season -- during a pandemic.
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Viewpoints: Is Woodward’s ‘Rage’ Revelatory About Trump’s Incompetence Or Just More Nonsense?
Editorial pages express views about President Trump's handling of the pandemic as described in Bob Woodward's new book "Rage'.
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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 the human brain, PPE, ventilation, the heart, dieting, palliative care, MTV and more.
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How The World Is Faring: Guatemala To Reopen Borders
Developments in the global pandemic are also reported out of Peru, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and elsewhere.
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Researchers Find Early Hints Of Virus In California
Some patients were complaining of coughs and respiratory problems as early as December, but the study says those reports do not prove that the coronavirus arrived that early.
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Suicide Prevention Starts With Recognizing Risks
On World Suicide Prevention Day, CNN looks at how to address a mental health issue leading to 800,000 deaths a year. Public health news is on addiction medicines, safe drinking water and football during COVID, as well.
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Multiple Jobs: Workers From Nursing Homes Likely To Be Spreaders
Public health news is on safer gyms, costly COVID tests, missed lead tests, anti-vax Facebook messages and fear of the COVID vaccine prior to the election, as well.
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Schools Defy Orders On In-Person Schooling And COVID Reporting
In Des Moines, Iowa, teachers find themselves in a battle that "kind of feels like science versus politics,” schools superintendent Thomas Ahart said. And in Florida, some school districts are still reporting virus statistics despite the state health department trying to stop the effort.
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CDC Study Finds Restaurant Dining Heightens Risks Of COVID
“Eating and drinking on-site at locations that offer such options might be important risk factors associated" with the coronavirus infections, according to the report.
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