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Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed-- CDC

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:28 — mike kraft
Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed, according to CDC | CNN Millions of adults in the United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because of costs, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 took at least one prescription medication in 2021. But more than 8% of them – about 9.2 million people – said they tried to save money by skipping doses, taking less than prescribed or delaying a prescription fill, according to the CDC data.

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Opinion: We've made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?

Tue, 2023-06-06 10:11 — mike kraft
Opinion: We've made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people? Many immunocompromised and older Americans feel abandoned. That's a public health failure. Yahoo News

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why are so many people still dying? And how do we reconcile those numbers with the vast improvements in our COVID tools?

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Analysis: Covid disputes made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules in some states

Mon, 2023-06-05 10:33 — mike kraft
How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules Around the country, vaccine policy is on hold while lawmakers recover from a pandemic-policy hangover. POLITICO

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Toxic, pandemic-era battles over immunizations and school closures have made vaccine politics radioactive, even on diseases wholly unrelated to Covid-19. In California, where lawmakers pushed through some of the nation’s strictest mandates through 2019, schools are wary of wading back into the fight.

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Covid infections had hit attendees at CDC epidemiology conference

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:44 — mike kraft
COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference hosted 1,800 people over four days in Atlanta — 13% of them said they later tested positive for the coronavirus. Los Angeles Times

 

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US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels--data

Thu, 2023-06-01 11:02 — mike kraft
US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation continues to see fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released provisional birth data for last year. A little under 3.7 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, about 3,000 fewer than the year before. Births to moms 35 and older continued to rise, with the highest rates in that age group since the 1960s. But those gains were offset by record-low birth rates to moms in their teens and early 20s. AP NEWS

 

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Connecticut State Capitol Institutes Mask Requirements Due to Uptick in COVID Cases

Tue, 2023-05-30 19:12 — mike kraft
Masking Protocols Change at State Capitol Building Due to Uptick in COVID Cases Guests will now be required to wear masks on the third floor of the capitol building due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among senators. CT Senate Republicans told NBC Connecticut that the protocols were put in place due to a number of positive coronavirus tests in the Senate over the last few days.
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China faces a new Covid wave that could peak at 65 million cases a week

Thu, 2023-05-25 17:34 — mike kraft
China faces a new Covid wave that could peak at 65 million cases a week China is bracing for a new wave of Covid-19 infections that could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the time the surge peaks at the end of June. Yahoo News

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Study outlines the favorable and unfavorable trends in cancer risk factors during Covid pandemic

Thu, 2023-05-04 11:04 — mike kraft
ACS spotlights favorable, unfavorable trends in cancer risk factors amid COVID Smoking, inactivity, and heavy drinking declined a bit, but obesity levels rose and fewer women received cervical cancer screening. CIDRAP

 

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WHO releases strategy paper on COVID disease management and long-term disease prevention

Thu, 2023-05-04 10:55 — mike kraft
From emergency response to long-term COVID-19 disease management: sustaining gains made during the COVID-19 pandemic The updated two-year strategy builds on the objectives of the 2022 SPRP and supports countries as they are working to transition their critical emergency response activities to longer-term sustained COVID-19 disease prevention, control and management.
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Mystery companies sending Florida seniors unwanted Covid-19 tests, billing Medicare

Wed, 2023-05-03 18:36 — mike kraft
Mystery companies sending Florida seniors unwanted Covid-19 tests, billing Medicare Florida seniors are complaining that they are receiving Covid tests in the mail—even though they didn’t order them. Even so, their Medicare insurance is paying hundreds of dollars for the tes… Shannon Behnken WFLA

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