Federal actions during the pandemic led to uninsured rates falling to to record lows, especially among Black and Hispanic people, but a new report released by the Commonwealth Fund suggests these improvements are vulnerable to being lost once the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends in less than two months. Congress passed the Families First […]
Most people remained resilient, BMJ research suggests, but others say some groups were badly affected. Source link
The number of pediatric flu deaths during the current season has officially gone over 100, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — more than twice the number of the pediatric deaths confirmed in the last flu season. The CDC reported nine pediatric flu deaths this week, bringing the total for this […]
🏀 High school sports are getting way too competitive: A 22 year-old coach in Virginia impersonated one of her basketball players. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans passed their first COVID-related bills, including one that would end the health worker vaccine mandate. But first we look at Pfizer’s record earnings and why they won’t last. […]
During the Covid pandemic, there was an explosion of black fungus cases in India. More than 4,000 people died. Steroids being taken for Covid, which weakened immune systems, and high levels of diabetes, are thought to have aided the fungus’s proliferation. Source link
Mental Health Foundation say financial concerns can cause people to sleep and exercise less. Source link
Republicans have significantly retooled the focus of the House panel investigating the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that aligns with the new majority’s oversight focus. As part of the rules package that passed the House 220-213 on Monday night, the 12-member Select Committee on the Coronavirus Response will be charged with examining […]
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🐕 It took the right little girl to want the shelter dog with Cushing’s disease. We’re rooting for Princess Fiona’s adoption to work out. Today in health, we take a look at which health provisions made it into the spending bill. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sparred Wednesday with a former senior Trump administration health official over whether the administration issued a “gag order” amid its chaotic response in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rick Bright, the former head of a vaccines development agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, appeared at a […]