PolitiFact has been tracking this campaign promise since 2020. Experts are now saying it’s fair to describe the COVID pandemic as “under control.”
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COVID still kills, but demographics of its victims are shifting
Californians were far less likely to die from COVID-19 in the first seven months of 2022 than during the first two years of the pandemic. Still, the virus remained among the state’s leading causes of death in July, outpacing diabetes, accidental death, and a host of debilitating diseases. Kaiser Health News breaks down who’s at risk.
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Did the U.S. jump the gun with the new Omicron-targeted vaccines?
With fears of another winter COVID surge looming, government agencies have authorized and encouraged vaccination with a newly formulated booster. But the science to support that decision remains inconclusive.
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After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started
Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
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Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns and health care
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims the role as the national Democratic Party’s political attack dog, he is trolling red-state governors over their positions on guns and abortion. He’s also making a case for himself — with health care front and center.
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COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.
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Cognitive rehab could help older adults clear COVID-related brain fog
People whose brains have been injured by concussions, traumatic accidents, strokes, or neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease can benefit from targeted therapy. Experts also employ therapies for long-COVID patients with memory and language problems.
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A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis
A Bay Area man described himself as “delirious” from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox.
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Music festivals embrace overdose reversal drugs, but fentanyl testing kits remain taboo
Music festival promoters are allowing distribution of overdose reversal medication as fentanyl deaths continue to surge. But nonprofits and volunteers are often left to do the work, and more controversial forms of harm reduction aren’t openly allowed.
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Citing a mental health crisis among young people, California lawmakers target social media
Legislators are considering two bills that address online addiction among children by taking aim at website features such as push notifications and targeted posts. But Big Tech is fighting the effort, saying companies are already taking steps to protect children.