A 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
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A 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
Read MoreHomeless man has his own apartment after she asked, “Are you a Veteran?”
(Source – blogs.va.gov) When Rosemary Griffin, a peer support specialist at the Sierra Vista Outreach Clinic, approached Jim Patterson, a homeless Veteran,
Read MoreHigher out-of-pocket costs may sway cancer patients’ decisions, study says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cancer patients who have health plans with high deductibles may approach treatment differently because of
Read MoreRecord-setting 13.6 million people will be covered by ACA plans
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) With a month remaining until enrollment closes, HHS announced that a record-setting 13.6 million Americans
Read MoreFDA authorizes Merck’s Covid-19 pill, but stresses its use should be limited
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted emergency authorization to Merck’s molnupiravir, an antiviral
Read MoreRural Communities Left Hurting Without a Hospital, Ambulance or Doctors Nearby
(By Andy Miller for Kaiser Health News) STATENVILLE, Ga. — Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could be called a
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