The drug baricitinib can treat arthritis inflammation—and reduce the risk of death by Covid, according to a University of Oxford study.
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Alignment Healthcare Posts Loss Despite Medicare Advantage Growth
Alignment Healthcare, a provider of Medicare Advantage, reported a $47 million loss in its most recent quarter even as health plan membership took off.
Tech For Good – It Takes A (Tech-Savvy) Village
3DP4ME wants to leverage the power of 3D printing to help hearing-impaired people in underserved communities, and build tech skills in the process.
Covid Vaccination Disparity Between Urban And Rural America Has Doubled Since April, CDC Says
Kids in rural communities were less than half as likely to be vaccinated for Covid-19 than kids in urban areas, according to a new CDC report that starkly illustrates the growing partisan divide on vaccines.
WHO Backs Merck’s Antiviral Pill For High-Risk Covid Patients But Finds Regeneron’s Antibody Cocktail ‘Ineffective’ Against Omicron
The WHO panel is also evaluating data for Pfizer’s antiviral pill, paxlovid, and a widely available antidepressant, fluvoxamine, to treat Covid-19.
Study Shows Nerve Damage In Long Covid Even After Only Mild Covid-19
There have been reports of “long haulers” suffering Guillain-Barré syndrome, mononeuritis multiplex, brachial plexitis, cranial neuropathies, orthostatic intolerance, and a variety of other neurological issues.
Blue Cross Plans Will Back Nonprofit Drug Maker’s Cheaper Insulin
Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance companies say they will join nonprofit drug maker Civica Rx’s effort to make and sell cheaper versions of insulin at more than $30 per vial.
Listen Up! March 3rd Is World Hearing Day, And Hearing Loss Is On The Rise
The World Health Organization (W.H.O) has declared March 3, 2022 “World Hearing Day,” with the motto “To hear for life, listen with care.”
Florida Governor DeSantis Scolds Students For Wearing Face Masks To Prevent Covid-19
Ron DeSantis claimed to a group of high schoolers that wearing face masks is “not doing anything,” which is not what the scientific evidence says.
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