Morning Briefing: Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Wednesday's roundup covers COVID vaccine safety, FDA meeting, dueling Trump-Biden messages, approaching Thanksgiving wave and more.
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Wednesday's roundup covers COVID vaccine safety, FDA meeting, dueling Trump-Biden messages, approaching Thanksgiving wave and more.
An organization that helps nearly 4,000 California dialysis patients pay for their insurance is threatening to cut off aid in January because of a new law that is expected to reduce dialysis industry profits. Patients fear they won’t be able to afford their life-saving treatment.
TGIF! Today's roundup covers Biden's pandemic plan and new orders, stimulus outlook, abortion, treatments, a year of covid and much(!) more.
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Thomas Insel, who ran the National Institute of Mental Health for 13 years before casting his lot with Silicon Valley, is taking a temporary break from his senior position at a health care startup to advise Gov. Gavin Newsom on how to remake mental health care in the Golden State.
Monday's roundup of health news covers new COVID records, Pence team infections, calls for a mask mandate, elections, vaccines, hospitals under strain and more.
Tuesday's roundup of health news covers overwhelmed hospitals, CDC on masks, ACA premiums, Trump's Fauci attacks, mail-in voting and more.
Dozens of frail nursing home residents have been informed by their Medi-Cal managed care plans that they are no longer eligible for long-term care. Some health care advocates and legal aid attorneys fear that such terminations will increase as the state implements mandatory managed care for nursing home residents.
TGIF! Today's roundup of covers state and city COVID restrictions, testing and care shortages and more news. Plus, your best weekend reads.
With the White House race a nail-biter, today's other health care news covers ballot measures, Medicare, record hospitalizations and more.
Thursday's roundup of health news covers hospital cyberattacks, mask mandates, COVID treatments, vaccine race, voter safety, campaign closing arguments and much more.
Monday's roundup covers AstraZeneca's vaccine, Operation Warp Speed distribution plans, Thanksgiving warnings, FDA OKs treatment and more.
Manufacturers of lucrative drugs say they’re offering discounts off the high sticker prices ― but taxpayers footing the big bills might never know what the state is paying or if it’s getting a good deal.
Thursday's roundup of health news stories cover the CDC's latest revision, Midwest's surge, the Supreme Court, an opioid settlement, stimulus hopes and more.
The Democratic presidential candidates have hit hard on health care, but generally the debates have centered on what kind of system candidates propose. The candidates’ ideas on many other issues, such as mental health and gun safety, have attracted much less attention.
Wednesday's roundup of health news covers THAT debate, stimulus talks, Operation Warp Speed deals, CMS nursing home guidelines and more.
In Utah, 85% of deaths from firearms are suicides. To help people who might be vulnerable, outreach workers are discussing suicide prevention at gun shows and firearms classes.
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