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Medicare Proposes to Sharply Limit Coverage of the Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm Medicare officials said Tuesday that the federal health insurance program should restrict its coverage of the controversial new Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm to patients who are participating in approved clinical trials, a move that would vastly limit the ...
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US COVID hospitalizations hit new record high, raising risks for patients The omicron-driven surge has sent COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketing across the U.S., reaching a new pandemic high this week with 145,982 patients hospitalized. This exceeds the previous high recorded in January last year, according to data tracked ...
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Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. By MARIA CHENG and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press.
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Once a near COVID-free utopia, Australia sees omicron surge The omicron variant of the coronavirus has swept across Australia despite its high vaccination rate and strict border policies that kept the country largely sealed off from the world for almost two years. By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press.
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With COVID-19 surging, testing shortages plague Oregon Erica Heartquist, spokesperson for the agency, said 90% of the rapid antigen kits the agency has received to date will go to hospitals around the state for frontline health care workers – an area of evident need.
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Common Cold Could Protect Against COVID-19, Study Says The findings could provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine to prevent infection from COVID-19 variants, including Omicron and ones that crop up later. "Being exposed to SARS-CoV ...
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How many COVID patients in Kansas City hospitals were first admitted for COVID-19? On Monday Jan. 10, Massachusetts hospitals began to change their COVID-19 records. Instead of counting all positive cases under one umbrella, the state is setting cases apart with one measure: how many patients were hospitalized for COVID-19 and how ...
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Why Getting the Common Cold May Decrease Your Risk of Developing COVID-19 The study findings indicate that participants who didn't develop COVID-19 from exposure had higher levels of certain T-cells compared with the 26 who did. According to researchers, this is because those immune cells could target internal proteins of the ...
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Fact check: Post about surgical masks' effectiveness against COVID-19 is missing context The claim: Surgical masks don't prevent respiratory viruses from clinging to air particles and circulating. For almost two years, masking up has been a fundamental part of America's COVID-19 prevention tactics. But a post on social media claims the ...
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Spain doctors win suit for lack of protection from COVID-19 Spain's medical community has scored a victory after a court ordered that a regional government compensate doctors with up to 49,000 euros ($56,000) for having to work without personal protection suits during the devastating early months of the ...
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Flurona: Worrisome but No Need to Panic During the past summer and the Delta surge, there were cases of simultaneous respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 infection, she noted, adding that flurona cases will continue to be detected if there is proper testing for viruses.
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WHO says omicron is life threatening for unvaccinated, elderly and people with underlying conditions A patient is transported out of an ambulance in front of the emergency room of the Cotugno Infectious hospital, which has been overwhelmed due to the Covid-19 Omicron variant, Campania, Italy, Jan. 6, 2022.
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'How long after contracting COVID-19 can I get it again?' and other reinfection questions answered (WHTM) — As we approach the third year with COVID-19 circulating in the U.S., questions about the virus still abound. It might feel like everyone you know is catching the coronavirus lately, so we asked experts about reinfections, tests, ...
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Why Omicron COVID-19 Cases Are Usually Less Severe Than Delta Cases One reason, experts say, is that the Omicron variant tends to stay in the upper respiratory system and doesn't travel to the lungs. Most of the people now hospitalized for COVID-19 are ...
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Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain (AP) — Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. The reason: The variant has proved so wildly ...
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Anti-vaxxer tells supporters the new COVID antidote is in 'urine therapy' As the pandemic has evolved and vaccinations have become politicized, the door has opened for some questionable alternatives to treat COVID-19. Urine therapy – where advocates encourage people to drink their own urine to tap into it's redemptive ...
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Bill Gates says COVID could be 'treated more like seasonal flu' after Omicron surge Bill Gates sees a silver lining to the massive Omicron surges breaking COVID case records around the world. In a Twitter Q&A, the former Microsoft CEO and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
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'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, ...
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Death rates rise in Kansas City metro as surging COVID case numbers overwhelm hospitals Seven-day average death rates have risen into the double digits for the first time during this winter's surge. Forty deaths were reported on Tuesday, Jan. 11 alone, bringing the average to 12.4 deaths per day over the last seven days.
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In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart The surgical feat, known as xenotransplantation, opens the door to the possibility that more patients in dire need of heart transplants could get them. "This was a breakthrough surgery and brings us one ...
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Omicron may not have many more people to infect in US and Britain "There are still a lot of people who will get infected as we descend the slope on the backside," said Lauren Ancel Meyers, director of the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium, which predicts that reported cases will peak within the week.
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UK could be among the first countries to emerge from Covid pandemic, top scientist says Professor David Heymann of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said that "the U.K is the closest to any country in being out of the pandemic if it isn't already out of the pandemic and having the disease as endemic.".
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UVA researcher predicts what's next for COVID in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. -- As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reach record highs, Governor Ralph Northam said his new State of Emergency declaration aimed to help hospitals address bed and staffing shortages. However, the emergency declaration is only set to ...
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This Early Symptom is One You Should Watch for With Omicron Infections Rising It's a question many are asking as omicron cases surge across the country and as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update their quarantine and isolation guidelines, which now differ depending on whether or not you have a symptomatic infection.
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'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming? TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, a new study reports. Secondhand exposure to vapor increased teens' ...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus infections in the last week globally jumped by about 55% although the number of deaths remained stable. ByThe Associated Press. January 12, 2022, 3:18 AM. • 3 min read. Share to Facebook
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Omicron forces us to rethink COVID-19 testing and treatments Daily PCR testing and rapid antigen tests have helped many employers nip outbreaks in the bud by identifying infected employees and isolating them before they could pass the virus on to others, says Blythe Adamson, an infectious disease epidemiologist and ...
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Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Beating cancer is a huge feat, but how survivors live their lives afterwards also influences their longevity. A new study shows those who sit too much and are not physically active are much more likely to die ...
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Hundreds press Maine lawmakers to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates The bill, pushed by Republicans, who are outnumbered in the Legislature, says the mandate delay is needed to allow more time for research on potential fertility problems from the vaccines, though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and other experts say ...
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Oregon reports 35 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from C. Oregon; 8040 new cases Deschutes County's rate of cases per 100K in past week tops 2,000, still leading state. PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 35 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two from Central Oregon, raising the state's death toll to 5,814, the Oregon ...
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Omicron May Be Headed for a Rapid Drop in US, Britain Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19's alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious ...
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Medicare limits coverage Aduhelm, the $28000-a-year Alzheimer's drug from Biogen The initial determination from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services means that patients taking Biogen's Aduhelm medication will have to be part of research efforts to assess the drug's effectiveness in slowing the progression of dementia.
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Ketamine and Psychological Therapy May Help People with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder In a clinical trial, researchers said participants who were given ketamine along with psychological therapy stayed sober longer than other groups. Experts say alcohol use disorders are increasing in the United States and new treatments are needed ...
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NB COVID-19 roundup: Province projects 5500 new cases per day, 220 hospitalizations The virus has also claimed the life of another New Brunswicker — a person 90 or over in the Moncton region, Zone 1, Public Health said in a revised news release. This raises the pandemic death toll to 173.
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Spain suggests a radical 'end-demic' approach to Omicron: Just treat it like the flu Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, for one, thinks the moment may have arrived. The leader of Spain's government on Monday became the first leader of a major European country to call on the European Union to debate the possibility of treating COVID-19 ...
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South Florida's counties' positivity rate at least 33%; entire state considered 'high' transmission Every county in Florida remains in a high level of coronavirus transmission — several times above the minimum for that category for cases per 100,000 and positivity rate, which is at least one third percentage in South Florida, according to weekly data ...
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GOP lawmaker likens omicron to vaccine while pushing end to Maine's mandate AUGUSTA, Maine — The sponsor of a longshot bill to reverse Gov. Janet Mills' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers likened the super-contagious omicron strain to an inoculation in a Tuesday hearing. The bill, introduced by Rep.
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Health group urges immediate action after data shows Omicron spreading through Arkansas schools HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) - The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement urgers families at risk and all seniors to shelter-in place. And they ask students at all schools to wear masks. A record 226 Arkansas public school districts, or 97% of the state's 234 ...
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San Bernardino County's COVID cases up 153.8%; California cases surge 114.8% New coronavirus cases leaped in California in the week ending Sunday, rising 114.8% as 526,817 cases were reported. The previous week had 245,210 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. California ranked 23rd among the states where coronavirus was ...
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Over 100 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Sonoma County jail More than 100 people detained in the Sonoma County jail — 1 in 7 — have tested positive for COVID-19, and 250 are on lockdown in an outbreak that began there almost two weeks ago. As of Tuesday, health authorities determined that 101 of the 701 inmates ...
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OSU research shows hemp compounds prevent coronavirus from entering human cells CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research with a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.
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Does your surgical mask protect you as omicron spreads? Here's what to know Experts have made it clear: Cloth masks are no longer good enough as the omicron coronavirus variant spreads. Instead, they recommend upgrading to a KN95 or N95 mask as they offer better protection against the variant ...
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Compounds in hemp block COVID-19 from entering human cells, study says Van Breemen and collaborators, including scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.
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COVID-19 cases in North Dakota hit high point in recent variant waves; omicron town hall set State health officials on Thursday will host a public discussion of topics surrounding omicron. The state on Tuesday calculated a positivity rate of nearly 15% from 12,018 ...
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Kane County inks deal to keep Batavia mass vaccination site open The COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Batavia will remain open through at least May. Kane County officials remedied staffing shortages and an expiring lease agreement at the site through a series of unanimous votes Tuesday. The 501 N. Randall Road site ...
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Study: Exercise can strengthen brain function, prevent dementia The strengthening of these proteins could improve your chances of fighting off dementia and other cognitive illnesses. Researchers analyzed protein levels in people who donated their brains after death. The average brain came ...
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COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50% in the last week: WHO GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report. Potential loss of Akron Children's Hospital ...
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Research identifies method for flagging cannabis impairment Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found a noninvasive brain imaging procedure to be an objective and reliable way to identify individuals whose performance has been impaired by THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
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Wisconsin pediatric diabetes cases increase as 'alarming' new study finds link with COVID-19 MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Local doctors say new research suggesting a link between COVID-19 and diabetes in children is "alarming." A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, looked at more than half a million kids with ...
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COVID vaccines prevented nearly a quarter-million deaths last spring The COVID vaccination campaign in the United States cut hospitalizations and deaths by nearly half in the first six months of 2021, new research suggests. The shots saved nearly 241,000 lives and prevented almost 1.2 million hospitalizations, ...
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