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In other health care news: Medical schools face backlash over racism and hazing; hospital unions gain strength; hospice nurses step up; and American Girl dolls get a new scrubs outfit.
The FDA approved the use of the smartwatch as a replacement for an in-clinic ECG during the coronavirus pandemic after Apple upgraded the app. In other health IT news: Robotics and AI may help improve safety; digital monitoring; COVID-19 conspiracies spread online; fighting bots and disinformation; and more.
Trials using healthy volunteers would speed up the development of a safe vaccine for everyone else. But scientists and ethicists are still debating where that falls on the ethical spectrum of risk and benefits. In other news: how super antibodies could lead to a vaccine; Moderna projects a fall release of efficacy data; and more.
About 1.7 billion people fall into that vulnerable category. While the numbers can be startling, it also allows doctors to pinpoint those patients who are at the highest risk for having a negative, or even fatal, outcome once infected. In other scientific news: mutations, demographics and longevity.
The failure, Politico reports, prevented states from identifying lapses at a crucial time during the pandemic and blocking family members from visiting their relatives — a policy intended to prevent the virus from entering the facility — removed another source of accountability. News on nursing homes is from New York, Louisiana and Michigan, as well.
The FDA's decision to revoke the authorization of hydroxychloroquine sends the message that "hospitals, doctors, patients and families really think twice," said Jessie Goodman, a former FDA chief scientist. The drug, which President Donald Trump has touted and said he took, can have dangerous side effects and has yet to show any benefits in studies for COVID-19 patients.
Media outlets take a look at where states stand on number of confirmed cases and reopening plans.
Ten states — Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas — hit new highs for hospitalized patients on Sunday. A popular forecast model adjusted higher its death toll projection to 200,000 Americans by October. Still, states are pushing forward with reopening plans.
Health care workers have been turning out in droves to protest racial inequalities, saying they see the consequences of such a system every day with their patients. While previously, providers have been hesitant to join social movements, some of the younger professionals say it's part of their duty to do so. In other news on disparities: the pandemic's toll, voter registration, a spate of deaths that are being ruled as suicides and more.
As federal, state and local officials across the country grapple with the best way to curb police violence, many are looking at chokehold bans as an obvious answer. But there are places where such bans are in place, and they don't appear to work.
President Donald Trump's order will include policies like creating a national database for officer misconduct and deploying mental health professionals alongside police. The changes are a far cry from what reform activists are pushing for, but maintaining political support from the police is front of mind for the president, experts say. Meanwhile, Republicans in the Senate are crafting their own response to the protests.
Public health experts have been critical of President Donald Trump's decision to hold a large rally in an indoor space in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His team had been hesitant to implement any safety precautions, but they now say they'll have attendees get temperature checks and wear masks. Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence encourages governors to adopt Trump's messaging that the recent surge in case numbers is because of more testing.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Businesses know that reopening is going to require ways to ensure cleaner air circulation and are experimenting with new investments like cleansing chambers upon entry. One thing's for sure: low-tech hand sanitizer will be available.
Principal Jacqueline Dungey wanted to make sure they got the food they needed, or the grief counseling, or the internet connection required to attend their online classes. News reports on schools looks at college reopenings, as well.
Regulatory restrictions that previously limited the use of virtual appointments have been temporarily lifted during the coronavirus pandemic. Many in the industry want that change to become permanent as more health systems and medical personnel adopt the technology.
Media outlets report on news from California, District of Columbia, Texas, Wyoming and Georgia.
The chart filled in by biochemists and preserved by the U.S. National Library of Medicine shows how complicated it was to figure out the universal code behind the cells of living organisms. Other public health news focuses on one woman's rape and her fight for justice in Alaska, walking fewer than 10,000 steps, preparing for difficult conversations, additional cancers aided by HPV vaccine, right-to-try drugs and trial results for an inherited blood disorder and myelofibrosis, as well.
Americans who could not work from home have risked exposure to the virus throughout the pandemic in order to keep services going, but employers' responses to their workers' safety concerns have been mixed.
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