Morning Briefing: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Tuesday's roundup covers record covid infections, boosters, isolation guidelines, vaccine mandates, school worries, drug prices and more.
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Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming
Respiratory symptoms stemming from coronavirus infection and smoke inhalation are too similar to distinguish without a full workup. This is complicating the jobs of health care workers as wildfires rage up and down the West Coast.
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Altered Mindsets: Marijuana Is Making Its Mark on Ballots in Red States
Voters in Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and several other conservative-leaning states will decide in November whether to legalize medical or recreational marijuana.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, September 17, 2021
Friday's roundup covers boosters, covid deaths, taxed hospitals, treatments, spending bill, abortion, opioids and more. Plus, weekend reads
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Thursday's roundup covers the White House's new pandemic plan, mental health, burn pits, Supreme Court, Medicare, abortion, long covid and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Wednesday's roundup covers covid testing, masks, omicron deaths, loss of smell, Biden's health agenda, blood shortages, drug prices and more.
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Trump Again Claims He’s Bringing Down Drug Prices, But Details of How Are Skimpy
During his Monday speech at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump pointed to his two of his recent executive orders as likely to lead to big reductions in prescription drug costs.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Thursday's roundup covers the deadly heat wave, delta-plus variant, revived mask debate, morphing covid symptoms, Medicaid expansion and more.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Thursday's roundup covers Breyer's retirement, omicron's dominance, covid deaths, vaccines, mental health, insulin costs, HIV and more.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, March 12, 2021
Friday's roundup covers vaccine efficacy news, Biden's speech, the relief bill, state reopenings, covid discoveries, Medicaid, Medicare and much more.
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Drug Overdose Deaths Showed a One-Year Decline in 2018. But There’s More to the Story.
The statistic is accurate but experts say other factors make it difficult to say indicators to think about that make it hard to say it's a "huge win."
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PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn
The rolling shortages of personal protective gear continue even in hospitals, as buyers look directly for manufacturers — often through a maze of companies that have sprung up overnight.
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Opposition to Obamacare Becomes Political Liability for GOP Incumbents
Control of the U.S. Senate this election hinges on a handful of vulnerable GOP incumbents. Their opposition to the Affordable Care Act could be their undoing.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Tuesday's roundup covers abortion court cases, vaccine mandates, covid treatments, school lawsuits, phthalates, flu and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Wednesday's roundup covers a fiery covid hearing, CMS nursing home rules, vaccinating teens and pregnant women, school requirements, global variants and more.
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Morning Briefing: Monday, April 12, 2021
Monday's roundup covers covid hot spots, vaccine eligibility and distribution, medical research funding, state restrictions and more.
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Shingles Vaccination Rate Soars But Leaves Many Behind
A federal study finds 35% of people 60 and older were vaccinated for shingles by 2018, up from 7% in 2008, but low-income people and those who are Black or Hispanic are far less likely to get vaccinated.
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Morning Briefing: Monday, June 28, 2021
Monday's roundup covers boosters, delta variant's surge, infrastructure bill, medical debt, Medicaid work rules, J&J opioid deal and more.
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Postcard from San Rafael
In Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers
The pandemic is racing through packed apartment blocks as Mexican and Central American workers bring the virus home to their families.
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