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In other state news: New York cracks down on alcohol sales; Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf cuts funding to county that defied shutdown orders; Missouri will spend $15 million in coronavirus relief funds on promoting tourism; and more.
Pandemic-related nursing home news from Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
New research finds evidence that racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have experienced increased incidents of discrimination during the pandemic. Other examples of race-based disparities in the health system are also reported.
The previous order was set to expire next week on July 24. Other public health news on church-related illnesses, a rapid decline and death toll, a double pandemic threat, the NCAA's guide for college sports and more.
Officials raise concerns that hospitals may hit a breaking point if the trajectory of ever-growing caseloads doesn’t change. Plus, a look at the effect of the coronavirus surge on hospitals in Georgia and school nurses in Texas.
Even facilities practicing safe practices were not immune. Other news about children's health includes restraint bans and a rare polio-type illness.
An NPR analysis finds that many surgical masks, most imported, tout FDA certificates that don't have any regulatory meaning. Often the products don't meet safety standards for health care workers. Meanwhile, more big chains in the U.S. announce mask requirements.
The suit says Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' order is “void and unenforceable.” She argues the suit is a waste of state money that could be used more effectively fighting the virus.
The drugs include antibiotics and a steroid that has been shown to be effective in treating the coronavirus. Also, a new firm will look into making antibodies to fight the disease.
A spokesman told CNN he doesn't have a clear idea of when they'll be ready. Public health news is on a growing number of Americans opposing reopenings, and more.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted the Joint Commission approval to accredit for only two years, rather than the maximum of six, citing concerns about surveyor performance and comparability of the Joint Commission's survey process to what CMS uses.
The latest science and research news includes: A $1.6 billion government contract to a vaccine developer explained (Bill Gates figures in the tale); and a new approach to give people temporary immunity from COVID.
With the U.S. coronavirus system again under strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release guidelines saying that coronavirus patients don't need to be tested again -- after symptoms clear -- in order to prove they are no longer contagious.
A Trump administration plan to have hospitals bypass the normal repository of its data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has left hospitals confused, governors pushing back and the public without crucial information about the COVID epidemic.
USA Today, which published an op-ed criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci by another top White House adviser, says the piece did not meet its standards. Meanwhile, White House officials modified, but continued, their comments about Fauci.
Intelligence agencies in the U.S., Britain and Canada say they see evidence that Russian hackers are attempting to obtain coronavirus vaccine research. The Russian unit supposedly goes by the name "Cozy Bear."
Nearly 1,000 infected Americans died over the last 24-hours from COVID-19 as the death rate also continues to climb. Meanwhile, India joins the U.S. and Brazil in a grim group: countries with more than one million confirmed coronavirus cases.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Each week, KHN finds longer on-topic stories for you to sit back and enjoy: Desperation at hospitals; changing relationships; how men and women age; lonely geishas; and lots on parenting.
Editorial pages express views about effective leadership -- and Dr. Anthony Fauci -- during the pandemic.
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