CMS Hits Pause Button On 3 Proposals For Dialysis, Medicare Part A, Oversight
The withdrawn rules come after White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain ordered a freeze on new or pending rules issued by the Trump administration.
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HCA Healthcare Says It Will Share Patient Data With Covid Researchers
Dr. Jonathan Perlin, chief medical officer of the Nashville, Tenn.-based health system, said sharing information will "accelerate what is known about covid and its treatment, and by doing so, save lives." Names will be removed, HCA says.
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Democrats Weigh Options For Passing Aid Package With GOP Resistance
President Joe Biden and Democrats debate using the budget reconciliation process to push through another round of covid stimulus but it would come at the expense of bipartisanship.
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‘We’re Letting Science Speak Again’: Health Experts Renew Covid Briefings
Starting today, federal health officials and scientists will take the lead on briefing Americans three times a week about the state of the pandemic. News outlets report on other aspects of the Biden administration's covid and health care plans, as well.
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January Already The Deadliest Month Of Pandemic As Global Cases Top 100M
With a world population of about 7.67 billion, the global case tally suggests that about one in every 76 people has had the virus.
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Good News On Monoclonal Antibodies Keeps Rolling In From Clinical Trials
Regeneron said Tuesday that its antibody cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab can prevent covid. And Eli Lilly, fresh off similar news last week, said Tuesday that a cocktail of bamlanivimab and etesevimab significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths.
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CDC Finds In-Person School With Safety Precautions Fuels Few Outbreaks
Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at data from the fall semester and found it to be "reassuring" about the dangers of covid transmission in schools when masks and distancing are employed.
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Racial Disparities, Inconsistent Policies Shape Picture Of The Vaccinated
And while distribution remains sluggish and chaotic, the demand is growing as nearly half of adult Americans say they want the vaccine.
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Frustrations And Wait Times Grow As States Change Vaccine Eligibility
Continued distribution challenges are reported out of California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Iowa.
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Johnson & Johnson: 100 Million Doses Of Vaccine By June For US
The company expects results of its phase 3 trial by next week, and once its vaccine is approved, it would be the third vaccine in the U.S. Sanofi, while awaiting development of its vaccine, says it can help manufacture Pfizer's beginning this summer.
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Biden Aims To Boost Vaccine Supply With 200M More Doses
The Biden administration wants to purchase enough additional covid vaccine from Moderna and Pfizer to inoculate all American adults by the end of summer. He also announced plans to try to smooth immediate distributions efforts to the states.
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First Edition: Jan. 27, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Refusing to Open Public Schools; Vaccinating Teachers; Compromising On Health Care
Opinion pages look at the public health issues surrounding attempts to reopen public schools and several other health issues, as well.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Avoiding A Vaccine Disaster
As new covid variants threaten faster spreading of the virus, editorial pages focus on how long it will take to achieve herd immunity through vaccination.
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Infections Drop In Israel After One Shot Of Two-Dose Vaccine
The data, based on the Pfizer vaccine, is "very encouraging" news, said an official from one of the country's health groups. News reports are also from Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, parts of the European Union and Canada, as well.
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Missouri Nursing Home Residents Relocated After Asbestos Exposure
Cleanup crews say it will take a month or longer to return 57 residents to the home in Monett, Missouri. Also, Idaho votes to delay an amendment vote banning marijuana; Consumer Reports looks at challenges for safe pregnancies; and more.
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How Did The NFL Prevent The Spread Of Covid? The CDC Wants To Know
The groups collaborated on a scientific paper detailing what football players learned about covid safety protocol. In other news, Budweiser says it will skip its Super Bowl ad for the first time since 1983 and put the money toward vaccine education.
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Hospital Compliance Spotty On New Rule About Cost Disclosures
The rule is meant to give consumers information about prices for medical goods and services. The fine of $300 a day isn't a strong enough incentive for hospitals, an investigation reports.
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New Treatment?: Cancer Drug Kills Covid In Lab, Researchers Say
A UCSF-led team says Aplidin could be more effective than remdesivir. Meanwhile, news stories report on the impact of the virus on animals, more lung cancers being detected among never-smokers and more.
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Trust In The Government’s Covid Plans Skyrockets As Biden Takes Office
An Axios-Ipsos poll taken Jan. 22-25 found that 58% of respondents overall trust President Joe Biden to give them accurate information, compared to the 27% who said they trust Donald Trump.
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