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High-Dose Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved To Fight Opioid Overdoses
Opioid news comes from the FDA, West Virginia and a CNN story about children who abused the drugs. Meanwhile, reports reveal lawmakers are pressuring legal marijuana makers to limit the strength of products.
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New CMS Rules Cut ACA Out-Of-Pocket Costs, Ease Special Enrollment Qualifications
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid finalized a series of regulations on Friday that will impact the price of and access to 2022 Affordable Care Act exchange plans for some Americans.
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Anxiety, Not The Actual Shot, Caused Dozens Of Reactions To J&J Vaccine
The CDC investigated a total of 64 incidents out of 8,624 doses administered by five mass vaccination sites across five different states. Among those, there were 17 instances of syncope, or fainting.
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Vaccines Are Being Wasted; Pfizer Will Send Smaller Shipments To Help
As reports note that CVS and Walgreens are having "the lion's share" of wasted covid vaccines, Pfizer has said that by the end of May it will be shipping smaller packages to reduce unused doses.
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Progressive Dems Get Big Boost From Schumer Over Drug-Pricing Push
The Senate majority leader said he supports measures to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices as well as lowering the Medicare eligibility age. But he didn't say exactly how the measures would move through Congress or whether they would receive a vote in the Senate, The Hill reported.
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Masks Stay On For Summer Travelers: Federal Mandate Extended To Sept. 13
Meanwhile, CNN notes President Joe Biden is under political fire for continuing to wear a mask even though CDC advice has changed.
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Vaccine Patent Rights Targeted By White House, WTO, Brazil
Sen. Bernie Sanders said the matter is a "moral" responsibility for the U.S. to waive key covid patents. Brazil's senate, meanwhile, passed a bill allowing a temporary ban on patents for medications that could be used to fight the virus.
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Curbs On Travel From India Start May 4 As White House Defends Aid Efforts
Starting tomorrow, entry into the U.S. will be banned for all non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents traveling from India. Meanwhile, the Biden administration faces criticism that it isn't doing enough to help the covid-ravaged nation.
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Spring Wave Of Covid Cases Recedes; ‘Herd Immunity’ May Be Out Of Reach
Hospitalizations are also dropping, even in hard-hit places like Michigan. But public health officials are keeping a careful eye on remaining or emerging hot spots, as well as trends with younger patients.
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First Edition: May 3, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on toxic fumes, birth injuries, allergies, covid and more.
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Viewpoints: Is Telemedicine Being Overused?; Autism Families Need More Support
Editorial pages tackle these public health issues.
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Different Takes: Will We Ever Reach Herd Immunity?; India’s Crisis Requires Worldwide Help
Opinion writers weigh in on Covid, vaccines and herd immunity.
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Covid Crisis Deepens And Vaccine Supplies Run Out In India
Meanwhile, covid deaths in Brazil have topped 400,000 victims, with only the U.S. recording more fatalities. A surge is reported developing across South America, including in Uruguay, which was once noted for its control of the disease.
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Pfizer Starts Exports Of US-Made Covid Vaccines; Mexico Gets First Batch
As Mexico's vaccine rollout struggles with a delay of 1.5 million Sinovac doses, Pfizer kicked off its plan to export U.S.-made shots and has delivered some to Mexico.
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Florida Health Systems Battle New Organ Transplant Rules
Planned regulations for organ transplant and pediatric cardiac services are at the center of a legal battle in Florida. Medical marijuana, chaplains assisting mental health police calls and Baltimore's war on drugs are also in the news.
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Your Phone’s Soothing ‘Night Mode’? It Won’t Help You Sleep
A new study found no differences in falling asleep faster for users who turn on phones' warm-colored "night mode" and those who don't. Among other public health news, diet and exercise habits in pregnancy are linked to lasting health patterns in children.
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Pandemic Hit Sales Of Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes Drugs
Meanwhile, an experimental Alzheimer's drug seems to help patients with Fragile X syndrome; monoclonal antibodies are in the news again; and a study links dental opioid prescriptions with overdose risk for patients and family members.
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‘A’ Grades Go To A Third Of Hospitals In Leapfrog Safety Survey
In other health services news, nurses at Maine's largest hospital voted to unionize, a study links the pandemic to nurses' mental health and CMS has extended its joint-replacement model for three more years.
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