Category: Public Health

Biden signs bill expanding mental health services for veterans

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Delta now most common strain in US, sequencing data show

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National COVID-19 hospitalizations still dropping; delta variant may throw wrench in progress

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25% of parents opposed to HPV vaccine cite safety concerns, study finds

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Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime

Black and Hispanic students have lost up to 12 months of learning, which could lead to lower incomes and shorter, sicker lives.

How One Rural Town Without a Pharmacy Is Crowdsourcing to Get Meds

As more independently owned community pharmacies close, a Colorado town is crowdsourcing ways of getting prescription medicines delivered to those who can’t travel the long distance to the closest pharmacy. But even those stopgap measures don’t always work.

CDC: Masking policies up to states amid delta variant spread

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Harvard, MIT researchers create COVID-19 diagnosing mask

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Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short Supply

The covid pandemic and President Joe Biden’s agenda — a planned $400 billion infusion of support — have focused national attention on the need to expand home- and community-based long-term care services designed to keep people out of nursing homes. But the need far outpaces the staffing.

Can the coronavirus lie dormant and later cause reinfection? The next question researchers are exploring

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