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The announcement came a day after federal regulators added a warning to Johnson & Johnson's covid vaccine about a link to the rare syndrome. Other reports say the CDC is also "keenly interested" in whether vaccine boosters have a higher risk of side effects.
As a former top health official in West Virginia, Dr. Rahul Gupta has a lot of experience dealing with the opioid epidemic -- a top issues facing the nation's next head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Separately, President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Atul Gawande as assistant administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Global Health.
The state Department of Health is stopping all of its vaccine outreach, not just for covid-19 vaccines, internal documents show, amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers. The decision comes directly from Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, the internal report states.
Norwegian is suing Florida's surgeon general over the state's ban on vaccine passports; Carnival is requiring unvaccinated passengers to buy travel insurance, which will increase the price of a cruise by up to $200 per person.
The Supreme Court justice rejected a "long shot" case from a man who argued his generalized anxiety disorder prevented him wearing a mask. Separately, the largest union of registered nurses asked the CDC to again recommend that everyone wear masks in public.
Exhausted public officials and health workers in states like Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and California are regrouping to treat a surge of new covid patients.
Stagnating vaccination rates, the domination of the delta variant and summer festivities are blamed for the troubling trend. Increasing hospitalizations are following, with some facilities in hot spots already struggling.
Mississippi's health officer said Tuesday that two of seven hospitalized children were on ventilators. He urged all people 12 and older to get vaccinated — a message being repeated by public officials across the nation as the highly transmissible delta variant drives up new U.S. covid cases.
If it passes -- a huge if, since it is entwined with the companion infrastructure package and depends on Democrats remaining unified -- the reconciliation package would expand dental, vision and hearing coverage for seniors. The budget also includes many other measures aimed at improving so-called "human infrastructure."
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services doesn't expect to make a final decision on the $56,000-a-year drug until next year. And some Democratic lawmakers want to review the FDA's controversial approval process for the treatment.
As Europe struggles with covid hotspots related to the delta variant, two nations are requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated. France boosted restrictions for non-vaccinated citizens, prompting a rush to get shots. Germany, Turkey and Israel are also in the news.
The new data on food insecurity came from the United Nations on Monday. Meanwhile, Biden administration monthly payments are set to begin heading to families with children and California plans a new $100 billion recovery plan that includes rent relief.
Meanwhile, North Carolina has a bipartisan bill to make medical marijuana legal with limits; California's new covid rules in schools stoke controversy; a lawsuit alleges that pesticides led to brain damage in kids; and more.
Stat reports that though telehealth is here to stay, some state-issued emergency rules and insurer policies that were applied during the pandemic are being rolled back. The Houston Chronicle reports on calls for tech to also enable more in-person care.
The World Health Organization has moved to curb experiments that might result in the birth of more gene-edited humans. An advisory panel released new standards, and urged the WHO to stand by a 2019 statement from its director-general to halt dangerous experiments.
Stat News reports on President Joe Biden's little-noticed move related to “march-in rights.” Meanwhile, hospital groups raise concerns about another just-released order. And the federal government faces a challenge in keeping up with China on scientific research.
The Department of Health and Human Services spending bill was advanced by House Democrats, excluding the Hyde Amendment to ban federal funding for abortions. Meanwhile, three senators promote a Medicaid-like plan to cover states that refused expansion while Democrats finalize a spending bill that would include Medicare dollars.
Undark reports on the "curious union" between surface disinfectant maker Clorox and Cleveland Clinic and the CDC Foundation. Other reports note the gender disparity in getting a vaccine and dying from covid, and a study showing vaccines protect at-risk patients.
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