Research Roundup: Covid Vaccines; Knee Surgery; Autism; Gastric Cancer
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California Extends Covid Testing, Vaccine Rules To Smaller Gatherings
Officials in California plan to expand covid requirements for large indoor events to gatherings of 1,000 people or more. Separately, the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the closure of local homeless hostels. Lead risks, wildfires, nurses' pay, and medical marijuana are also in the news.
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Pandemic Boosts Integrating Dental Care Into Typical Medical Checks
Modern Healthcare reports on how the pandemic has boosted efforts to roll dental checkups into normal medical appointments. SSM Health and Medica, Johnson & Johnson, Vigil Neuroscience plus Illumina and Grail are also in the news.
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Sackler Family Member Says They Hold No Responsibility For Opioid Crisis
The Sacklers made threats to withdraw from a $4.5 billion settlement payment unless they had immunity from opioid lawsuits, and Richard Sackler now says the family and OxyContin maker Purdue bear no responsibility at all for the crisis.
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Appeals Court Rules Texas Can Ban Common Method Of Abortion
The law prohibits a dilation-and-evacuation abortion method and requires doctors to use alternative methods, The New York Times reported. Abortion advocates say dilation and evacuation is one of the safest abortion methods in the second trimester of pregnancy.
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EPA Bans Pesticide Linked To Neurological Damage In Kids
The Trump administration had sought to continue the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops, issuing a proposal to do so in December, the Hill reported. Chlorpyrifos has been linked to lower IQ, impaired working memory and negative effects on motor development.
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As Vaccines Become Normal, Covid Treatments Back In Spotlight
Covid-positive Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is receiving monoclonal antibodies — not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Wall Street Journal covers sparse supply of Roche's drug tocilizumab, which Stat says is the subject of pressure from the WHO over equitable access issues.
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Vaccine Hesitancy Is Fading In US, Elsewhere — According To Facebook
Though the social network hasn't shared hard numbers on how frequently vaccine misinformation is being shared, it pointed out its data says more actual vaccine uptake is happening. Meanwhile, smartphone developers are tackling the problem of proving covid vaccine status around the world.
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As Covid Fills Hospitals, Staff Shortages Leave 1,000 Mississippi Beds Empty
Reports from Louisiana, Maryland and elsewhere show large numbers of covid cases, including in children, are swamping hospital systems. But staff shortages in Mississippi are limiting how hospitals can use their facilities. Hot spots on the Gulf Coast and in Alabama are also in the news.
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Expect To Pay More For Covid Treatments As Of October, Insurers Say
"No fee" programs for covid patients are expected to end for some insurers starting Oct. 1. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association notes financial health systems are set up and ready for the upcoming booster program. Reports say some people are wrongly billed for covid shots already.
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New Vegas Police Must Get Covid Shots; NYPD To Punish Unmasked Officers
Police departments are responding to the ongoing covid crisis with new Las Vegas police employees facing a vaccine mandate and the NYPD planning on disciplining cops who don't use masks indoors or outdoors. News outlets also report on other pros and cons of mask and vaccine mandates.
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Schools In Texas, Florida Defy Mask Mandate Bans
AP and Politico report on how school districts in Texas and Florida — where Republican governors have enacted strict bans on requiring masks — continue to rebel against these new laws. Separately, experts predict even as Texas' surge stresses hospitals, the covid death peak is still to come.
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Washington State Enacts Strictest Vaccine Mandate Yet For Educators
Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, announced the covid vaccine mandate includes all public, charter and private school teachers and staff plus those working at the state's colleges and universities, on threat of losing their jobs. Separately, a judge OKs school mask mandates in New York.
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Nursing Homes Told To Vaccinate Staff — Or Lose Medicare, Medicaid Funds
President Joe Biden made the announcement Wednesday. Some nursing home workers say the mandate, which could take effect as early as next month, would likely worsen staffing situations.
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Many Scientists Say Booster Decision Is ‘Premature,’ Will Hurt Global Supply
Some health experts stressed that scientific evidence suggests protection against severe disease is still holding and may last several years, Stat reported. Others suggested that the U.S. was being selfish. “Anyone who thinks that vaccinating Americans with a third dose is not going to come at the expense of getting the vaccine to other places in the world — if that’s what you think, you’re just kidding yourself,” one vaccine researcher said.
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Biden Lashes Out At Mask Bans, Says Education Department Can Intervene
"We're not going to sit by as governors try to block and intimidate educators protecting our children," the president said during a speech Wednesday.
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The Case For Boosters: 3 New Studies Show Covid Shots Weaken Over Time
As the Bay Area News Group reported, in one study, the decline since earlier this year was modest, dropping from 92% to 80%. In the second, it was more dramatic, falling from 75% to 53%. A third study found that protection fell from 76% to 42% for Pfizer and from 86% to 76% for Moderna. Protection against hospitalization and death remained strong, however.
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Covid Booster Rollout To Begin Sept. 20 For Those Who Got Pfizer, Moderna
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that people who received the two-dose mRNA vaccines should get a booster shot eight months after their second dose. Those who received the J&J one-dose shot will likely need a booster, too, but will need to wait a few more weeks for more information as health officials gather more data.
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First Edition: Aug. 19, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Different Takes: How To Eliminate Preventable Medical Harm; Covid Doctors Losing Compassion
Editorial pages examine these various public health issues.
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