Doctors have an arsenal of Covid-19 treatments, but setbacks and shortages are undercutting options
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) On paper, the list of outpatient treatments for Covid-19 seems reassuring. Two oral antivirals have
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What we know about the symptoms — and the severity — of the omicron variant
(By Michaeleen Doucleff and Will Stone for NPR) When it was discovered, omicron alarmed scientists. The variant looked wildly different
Read MoreA Catch-22 Trips Up Some in Legal Guardianship Who Try to Regain Independence
(By Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with Kaiser Health News) Ten years ago, Nicholas Clouse was riding
Read MoreA do-over for Medicare Advantage plans members
Of the 26.9 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a percentage of them discovered their plan is
Read MoreCDC stands by isolation guidance, skips on testing component
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC is standing by its newly updated isolation guidelines that state people with COVID-19
Read MoreA Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer
(By Joe Palca for NPR) A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the
Read MoreA New Paradigm Is Needed: Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life
Read MoreUS orders 10 million more courses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. is purchasing an additional 10 million courses of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19
Read MoreAs Covid Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight to Save Alzheimer’s Facility
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western
Read MoreLaws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients
(By Laura Weber and Christine Jewett for Kaiser Health News) After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to covid-19
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