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In other news, a blood shortage hits North Carolina -- raising questions on biases against gay donors; California bans travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws; Mississippi lawmakers hear testimony on medical marijuana; and fentanyl-related deaths are up in Montana.
A study shows almost 70% of U.S. physicians are now employed by hospitals or corporations, with the pandemic blamed for driving more away from independent practice. Separately, training medical staff in infection control using escape room games proves useful.
Health officials said 128 people needed emergency care on Sunday, compared to just 24 on Friday and 56 Saturday. And in Arizona, health officials are investigating 53 suspected heat-related deaths.
The House-passed legislation would invest in traditional research and development, which is at odds with a Senate measure that focuses instead on new technology.
After visiting Fort Bliss military base in Texas, currently the largest migrant shelter, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said conditions were improving and the number of child migrants at the camp had fallen. He also asked for changes in the entire immigration service.
In an op-ed in Yahoo News, the president stressed than the infrastructure deal would help create millions of jobs, would make communities safer by fixing bridges, would improve the clean-water supply by replacing lead pipes and more.
And Stat offers an interactive that guesses at the financial hit Medicare may take from Aduhelm $56,000-a-year price tag. In other Medicare news, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services move to expand its home health value-based purchasing program nationwide.
Another proposed regulation would rescind a Trump administration waiver that allows states to privatize their marketplace exchanges, bypassing healthcare.gov. Meanwhile, lawmakers look to further tweak the Affordable Care Act since the health law survived its latest Supreme Court challenge.
A study in Louisiana shows that the number of Type 2 cases of diabetes in children that required hospitalization were up more than twice during 2020, and they increased in severity. Salmonella outbreaks, HPV vaccines, worker burnout and more are also in the news.
A study links reopenings in spring 2020 with spikes in people hospitalized with covid. Deaths also rose, but over a month later. Separately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of 4,115 covid-vaccinated people who were hospitalized or died.
North Carolina's attorneys announced the deal Monday, saying the funds will be used to help teens who are addicted to Juul products and for preventive programs. Electronic cigarette giant Juul -- which still faces many other suits -- also agreed not to advertise to anyone in North Carolina under 21 and limit online sales.
More health experts are growing wary about the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant.
The president will head to Traverse City on Saturday as the White House celebrates progress against the pandemic, concluding a weeklong push to promote vaccination. This week, first lady Jill Biden is visiting Texas as part of this effort.
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A dose of Pfizer covid vaccine four weeks after an AstraZeneca shot causes a stronger immune response than two doses of AstraZeneca according to a U.K. study. News outlets cover the whole issue of mixing covid vaccines, as well as technology behind currently approved shots.
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It's the first full lockdown of the Australian city since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, South Africa tightens its restrictions; most infections in the UAE are linked to more-infectious variants; and India may have undercounted covid deaths by hundreds of thousands.
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