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The Mississippi Clarion Ledger reports on which underlying conditions were involved in covid deaths in the state, with other cardiovascular issues and diabetes in second and third place. Deaths at Rikers Island jail, Colorado's obesity rates and more are also in the news.
USA Today reports that for kids ages 11 and younger, gun violence deaths in 2020 were up 50% over the year before. Overall numbers for children were also up for 2021 so far. Separately, the source of a salmonella outbreak affecting more than 125 people across 25 states remains unknown.
The procedure to implant the heart made by Carmat was performed at the UofL Health-Jewish Hospital. Although the surgery was the third in the U.S., it's a first for the device maker: a female recipient. Beyondspring's lung cancer study, Illumina's Grail acquisition and bad drug ads are also in the news.
Hospitals that were acquired into larger health systems were associated with greater reductions in mortality for conditions like heart failure, stroke and pneumonia compared to facilities that remained independent, Modern Healthcare reports.
Stat reports a Senate committee signaled it is willing to expand a proposal to penalize pharmaceutical companies that hike drug prices at a quicker rate than inflation. Other news from Capitol Hill covers the Patent Office's role in generics and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
The Dallas Morning News covers deeper restrictions on abortions in Texas signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, in addition to the recent controversial "heartbeat" law. The Washington Post reports "broad" majorities of Americans oppose that law and the Supreme Court's reaction to it.
In a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, Mississippi will ask the Supreme Court justice to uphold its law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion and family planning news is also reported from Missouri and New Hampshire.
The Biden administration unveiled a new campaign dubbed "House America" that aims to fight the growing wave of Americans without stable housing. News outlets also cover efforts to tackle that crisis in California. Other administration news reports on Afghanistan evacuees, Havana syndrome and HHS' pandemic response.
News outlets report that heat is now the leading weather-related cause of death in the U.S., which is why the president is taking action with a plan that includes new workplace safety rules to prevent deaths and illnesses from extreme heat and heat-related events caused by climate change.
Veterans previously given other than honorable discharges from the military due to their sexual orientation are now eligible for full benefits. The Department of Veterans affairs announced the change Monday, noting LGBTQ veterans were not "any less worthy" of care than all other veterans.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, a Democrat, announced the news yesterday. The Nov. 1 date is for full vaccination and eliminates a testing-only option for professionals who interact with kids too young to get shots. Meanwhile a more frequent testing regime was announced for New York City teachers.
In Marin County, 97.3% of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose.
Health workers serving small towns or remote areas in the South talk about the heartbreaking struggles from this covid surge. Pandemic news also addresses hospitalizations and deaths in Minnesota, Utah, Idaho and Washington, as well as the Nebraska hospital tracker.
The drugmaker reported results for a modified regime for its one-shot covid vaccine, with two doses separated by an eight-week gap. The company also looked at adding a booster shot after the original one-shot vaccine and said it appears even more effective against covid.
The so-called Spanish flu killed 675,000 people in the U.S. over two years starting in 1918. The current death toll from the covid-19 pandemic has now surpassed that number. And is still climbing.
The Biden administration announced that international flyers who show proof of full covid vaccination and test negative within 3 days of travel will be able to come to the United States. The policy is targeted to start in November.
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CNN says U.S. officials fear the United Nations event itself could be a covid superspreader, highlighting the differing access to vaccines across the globe. Bloomberg describes how President Joe Biden's plans for booster shots could collide with efforts to fix poor access to vaccines in poorer nations.
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