The first checks could be cut in April. The money — from the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson — will be used for addiction treatment and prevention. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman
In early February, I got the call I’d dreaded for months: my 82-year-old grandfather, Charlie Law, had died. I’d tried to prepare myself as best as I could; Grandpa had Parkinson’s disease and dementia, and he had been in physical and mental decline for about four years. Still, I hadn’t seen my grandparents in person … Read more
A new report found more than 20 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in young people who received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Here’s what you need to know. The authors stressed they could not determine if vaccination contributed to the illness in those cases. View original article Contributor: Lindsey … Read more
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Though the risk to humans is low, scientists warn that outbreaks among farmed birds increase the potential for the virus to mutate and pose a threat to humans. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs
The Government has published its Living with COVID-19 plan, which announced the end of legal restrictions (such as the legal requirement to self-isolate if you have COVID-19) and the scaling down of population-wide testing. Continuing the careful path towards living safely with COVID-19 is possible because of the success of the COVID-19 vaccination and booster … Read more
The agency’s lawsuit against the deal for a health technology company is the latest move by the Biden administration to quash corporate consolidation. View original article Contributor: David McCabe
The data, released in a report Thursday, is a sign that medication abortion has become the most accessible and preferred method for terminating pregnancy. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck
Over two years since the first cases started appearing in Wuhan, China, there is much we don’t know about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. But a quick resolution to that question is possible: scientists could find bats in a cave somewhere in China or in southeast Asia and trace a chain leading … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The condition, formally known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, involves fever plus symptoms affecting at least two organs and often includes stomach pain, skin rash or bloodshot eyes. … Read more