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"Every day, our country suffers massive health, social, and economic costs of poor diets," said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, co-author of the paper. Also, news is reported on food labeling and allergies.
Always a menace, mosquitoes are not going to pass along the coronavirus, a group of scientists say. But they remain a public health scourge throughout the country.
Meanwhile, Kansas instructs teachers and students to mask up when schools reopen; Catholic schools in St. Louis aim for in-person classes starting in August; and the big experiment that is schools reopening.
Gap Inc., which owns Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy stores, and Target are among the businesses now demanding that all customers wear masks. And Surgeon General Jerome Adams literally begs Americans to wear them.
Modern Healthcare investigates how CMS' recent proposal "could have wide-ranging implications for the 340B program."
In some areas, test results are taking a week or longer. That turnaround time could negate testing's ability to stem the spread of the virus, experts warn.
The Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine trial is one of three -- with CanSino Biologics and Pfizer-BioNTech leading the other two -- that are reporting only minor side effects, coupled with strong immune response.
The digital campaign asks constituents to call their senators and tell them to “stop stalling” on the bill.
The lawsuit, filed by Democratic state attorneys general on Monday, alleges that a federal rule by the Trump administration in June "arbitrarily and unlawfully strips health care rights" from the LGBTQ community, pregnant women and others.
Stat reports on a potential financial conflict of interest for two House lawmakers during a hearing on vaccine development, as well as the stepped-up lobbying by pharmaceutical companies.
The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to 10 companies that manufacture disposable e-cigarettes with sweet or fruity flavorings that appeal to youth vapers.
While common ground with Democrats is still far off, disagreements remain between the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders after a White House meeting. At issue is money for virus testing, schools and payroll taxes while a surprise billing measure appears to be off the table.
HHS Protect launched Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services. This new data system replaces the one previously managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The coronavirus surge in a majority of states is prompting the Trump administration to revive briefings by the White House task force, with President Donald Trump expected to be in the lead. Meanwhile, the president tweets out a picture of himself wearing a mask.
Cases in Florida continue to escalate while stats indicate California may be stabilizing. Meanwhile, CNN examines how progress in California so quickly reversed since Memorial Day.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages focus on the pandemic and related health issues.
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health issues and others.
Calls for Florida to shut down and California's problems do not abate. And other COVID news from across the country is less than rosy.
Global pandemic developments are reported out of South Africa, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Brazil, China, Canada, Bolivia, Mexico, Pakistan, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the United Kingdom and Italy.
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