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White House Urgently Warns Radical Abortion Pill Ruling May Upend Everyone’s Medicine
1 year, 8 months ago

White House Urgently Warns Radical Abortion Pill Ruling May Upend Everyone’s Medicine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The White House message on the legality of abortion medication isn’t just about abortion anymore. Ever since a conservative federal judge in Texas issued a decision invalidating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of a key abortion drug, the Biden administration has been warning that such an unprecedented ruling could jeopardize access to all kinds …

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Drug overdose deaths reach an all-time high in US amid coronavirus pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Drug overdose deaths reach an all-time high in US amid coronavirus pandemic

CNN  

CNN — “I just screamed and cried. “It’s terrible news,” said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a former deputy commission at the US Food and Drug Administration. Elazer was released from prison “smack dab in the middle of Covid,” his sister said, and despite the national …

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Why Pause The J&J Vaccine? An Expert Explains The Decision
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Pause The J&J Vaccine? An Expert Explains The Decision

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The decision by two key federal regulatory agencies to recommend a “pause” in using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine got everybody’s attention on Tuesday, especially since the progress had been so encouraging lately. The impetus for the recommendation was six reports of medical incidents among the more than 6 million people who have gotten the Johnson …

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Schools may soon apply for waivers to reopen — but only with union support
4 years, 5 months ago

Schools may soon apply for waivers to reopen — but only with union support

LA Times  

Student items are left as they were on March 13 in the second-grade classroom of teacher Mrs. Miranda at Cerritos Elementary School in Glendale. School districts, charters and private schools in L.A. County may begin applying within days for waivers that would allow them to reopen elementary schools in person — but public schools will have to show they have …

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Self-Quarantine? Isolation? Social Distancing? What They Mean And When To Do Them
4 years, 9 months ago

Self-Quarantine? Isolation? Social Distancing? What They Mean And When To Do Them

NPR  

What They Mean And When To Do Them Enlarge this image toggle caption Camilo Fuentes Beals/EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Premium Camilo Fuentes Beals/EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Premium As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we're hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment efforts. We're trying to avoid becoming like Italy," says Joshua Sharfstein, vice …

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Here's Why Everybody's Talking About 'Flattening The Curve'
4 years, 9 months ago

Here's Why Everybody's Talking About 'Flattening The Curve'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Now that coronavirus cases in the U.S. have ticked up to four figures, the big question is how many people may ultimately become infected and how quickly it will happen. It’s easiest to understand if you see it drawn out: “Flattening the curve” just means staggering the number of COVID-19 cases over a longer period of time …

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US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration
4 years, 10 months ago

US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about the government’s timeline. Asked Thursday whether there were enough testing kits, Vice President Mike Pence responded, ”I think we are we are ready today but we want to …

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