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The highly mutated COVID variant BA. 2. 86 detected in samples from Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington (CBS News).
Pfizer predicts 24% COVID vaccination in U. S. this year (Reuters)
The global effect of high blood pressure was detailed in an inaugural WHO report.
Here’s what you want to know about the Nipah virus amid an outbreak in India (ABC News).
Vaccination after a long period of COVID was linked to fewer symptoms and less inflammation, an observational study (International Journal of Infectious Diseases) showed.
The monetary burden of Medicare policy for people over 65 has been put to the test in a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
The fight over Medicare bills is based on number one care. (Axios)
Google and the Department of Defense have partnered to create an AI-powered microscope for doctors to detect cancer. (CNBC)
CMS has finalized a rule to expedite enrollment in Medicare programs.
Social media posts that some patients had to pay between $125 and $190 for the new COVID vaccine, which is expected to be covered through maximum insurance plans. (CBS News)
The FDA has replaced the curative equivalence score for Accord Healthcare’s generic tacrolimus capsules, which are used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients.
The company also published the label of the drug pimavanserin (Nuplazid) to explain how the drug can be used in patients with Parkinson’s disease, Acadia Pharmaceuticals said.
Patients who were prescribed higher doses of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder stayed on treatment longer. (Open JAMA Network)
Health systems are in danger of being blocked due to the threat of a government shutdown. (Axios)
Could millions die in a trial in New Jersey?(New York Times)
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has filed a lawsuit against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (right), alleging that his public statements related to a doctor’s abortion of a 10-year-old Ohio woman constituted misconduct. (The Hill)
After more than a year, Planned Parenthood resumed abortions in Wisconsin. (PA)
A total ban on abortion is popular, according to a new poll (on the 19th).
AI and device learning have provided superior diagnostic and classification functionality in the detection of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). (Frontiers in endocrinology)
Exposure to certain phenols, parabens, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl was associated with an increased risk of previous diagnoses of melanoma and ovarian cancer. (Journal of Exposure Science
As more and more young people commit suicide, greater follow-up and prevention is sought. (CBS News)
Babies have died from poisoned water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and justice has arrived. (NBC News)
Margaret Chung, the first known American of Chinese descent to earn a medical degree, a doctor “unlike any other. “(New York Times)
Jennifer Henderson joined MedPage Today as a corporate and research writer in January 2021. He has covered the health sector in New York, life sciences and law, among other areas.