Many public health workers are unable to see how many doses of Pfizer’s antiviral treatment are shipped to their communities and cannot tell whether vulnerable residents are filling prescriptions as often as their wealthier neighbors.
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Sweeping, limited, or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal
Dictionaries, public comments, and even an old court case that involved underwear pricing could play a role as the government appeals a ruling that sharply limits federal authority during pandemics.
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A guide to help you keep up with the Omicron subvariants
How different are the seemingly endless stream of emerging Omicron subvariants from one another and how protected are we?
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Judge’s ruling on CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power
A recent court decision that overturned one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s few pandemic rules — masks required on public transportation — spotlights how little power remains in federal hands to enforce public health protections.
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Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente
A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract is headed for its first legislative hearing amid vocal opposition from a coalition of counties, competing health plans, community clinics, and a national health care labor union.
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Which companies aren’t exiting Russia? Big pharma
U.S. and global drug manufacturers invested in Russia’s sizable pharmaceutical industry contend international humanitarian law requires they continue manufacturing and selling their products there, even while condemning the Ukraine invasion. Not everyone agrees.
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The NFL has been using an unproven measure to get players with COVID back on the field fast
Doctors and scientists are debating whether a little-known measure in COVID testing should be used to distinguish who is infectious from who isn’t. The NFL adopted the practice, but laboratory professionals caution against its use.
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Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses
Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines excluded pregnant people, which left many women wondering whether to get vaccinated.
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Demand for service dogs unleashes a ‘Wild West’ market
Service dogs can help people living with conditions from autism to epilepsy, but a trained dog can cost up to $40,000 — and insurance won’t cover it.
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‘Somebody is gonna die’: Omicron hobbles California’s new Medicaid prescription system
Problems with California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program are preventing thousands of patients from getting their medications, including some life-saving ones. State officials say they’re working on fixes.