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Controversial moves by U.S. Postal Service leaders to dismantle processing equipment and cut worker hours reverberate from Capitol Hill to post offices filled with bugs to patients' medicine cabinets.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of her caucus pushing for a vote on enhanced unemployment benefits that passing such legislation would harm broader stimulus negotiations.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration is backtracking on its controversial decision to bypass the CDC because the move led to delays and data problems with the new HHS Protect reporting system.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is home recovering after the outpatient procedure Thursday.
Accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden said that President Donald Trump "keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear. He keeps waiting for a miracle. I have news for him: No miracle is coming.” Health care issues took center stage throughout the four days of the convention.
The World Health Organization is trying to obtain information from Russia about ''Sputnik V." International observations remain skeptical about its effectiveness.
The deadly fires have created unhealthy breathing conditions across several Western states and raise coronavirus concerns for evacuees. The dangerous situation also set off a war of words between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Ash is raining from the sky in the Bay Area as wildfires rage. Meanwhile, a group that handles crisis calls in San Francisco says calls for high-risk suicide situations rose 25% on average from May through July 2020 compared to February through April.
Other developments are reported from Massachusetts and New York.
Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers must issue rebates for individual plans if they collect too much premium. Other industry news is on HIV services, slow prescription mail deliveries, praise for teleheath expansion and more.
The move comes as a dangerous drop in childhood inoculations during the pandemic is reported.
A neurologist at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System stumbled onto it while doing a "bubble study." In other developments: COVID-19 can survive on plastic, but it might not matter; scientists dig deeper into patients' loss of taste and smell; and a new study links metabolism and cancer.
Public health officials disapprove, arguing the HHS decision to lower the bar will lead to the use of flawed tests. News is on saliva tests, farm worker tests, and more.
Physician and Boston University researcher Timothy Naimi said: "Whatever kind of study you look at, two drinks a day is associated with a higher risk of death than drinking one drink a day." Public health news is on child abuse, vaping and more.
CNN looks at why the chances are slim and why sitting in a window seat might be the best plan. Public health news is also on shutting off power on parties, obscured data from prisons, and more.
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