Category: Public Health

Democrats Roll the Dice on Sweeping Abortion Rights Bill — Again

Capitol Hill lawmakers mobilize to support a bill that would write abortion protections into federal law. Unlikely to succeed, the exercise follows a tactic that proved unsuccessful in 1992.

CDC releases new resources to help identify MIS-C in children

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Children accounted for 25% of COVID cases last week: 5 updates

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Delta now dominant globally; CDC updates variant labels— 5 updates

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US likely to miss big winter COVID-19 surge, analyst models predict

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Tennessee urges providers to save antibody treatments for the unvaccinated 

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Public Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief

The Food and Drug Administration has been mired in controversies related to drug approvals and covid vaccines, all without a permanent leader.

At an Overrun ICU, ‘the Problem Is We Are Running Out of Hallways’

Billings Clinic in Montana is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal with the surge of sick covid patients in a state with significant anti-vaccination sentiment.

Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ Ever Face the Music?

Some of the top spreaders of spurious covid-19 and vaccine information are physicians with active medical licenses. Are medical oversight boards ready to step up to stop them?

Joint COVID-19, flu vaccine clinics opening across US

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