Category: Public Health

Expanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the administration will focus on getting more people insured and is interested in finding a way to alleviate the gap keeping low-income families in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid from enrolling in Affordable Care Act health plans.

NIH to test mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccine boosters

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Eased mask mandates haven’t fueled new COVID-19 cases, early data shows

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The rare condition surfacing among some COVID-19 long-haulers

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu confirmed in China

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From Racial Justice to Dirty Air, California’s New AG Plots a Progressive Health Care Agenda

In a candid interview, California’s newly appointed attorney general, Rob Bonta, reflects on his progressive roots and says he will pursue a health care agenda centered on the principle that quality medical care is a right, not a privilege.

The ‘Grief Pandemic’ Will Torment Americans for Years

More than 5 million Americans lost a loved one to covid, and the ripple effects could lead to serious illness down the road.

HPV vaccination rates could eradicate cervical cancer in North Dakota

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Vietnam detects new COVID-19 variant, possible hybrid of UK and India strains

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All-time case lows in US: Entering June with 7 pieces of good COVID-19 news

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