Health
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Biden's plan to cover anti-obesity drugs could cost $140 billion
Without insurance coverage, the drugs can cost as much as $1,000 a month.
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Trump nominates COVID-19 lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH
Bhattacharya was one of the three authors of the October 2020 open letter "The Great Barrington Declaration," which criticized strict Coronavirus mandates, such as lockdown and wearing masks.
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'Absolutely unconvincing': Courts uphold state bans on transgender procedures for kids
"If we don’t let a 16-year-old buy a six-pack of beer and a pack of smokes, or let an adult buy those items for them, should we allow the same kid/parent team to decide to change a teenager's sex forever?" Missouri judge asks.
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WHO's push for new pandemic treaty stokes fears of global governance
Proponents of accord argue it's crucial to fight pandemics; critics counter such a measure will lead to coercive, one-size-fits-all rules and undermine national sovereignty.
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Pfizer asks FDA to approve fourth COVID-19 vaccine for older adults
Data from Israel show the fourth dose lowers the rate of severe illness, Pfizer stated.
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Massachusetts health department drops thousands from COVID-19 death count
Before, if the virus was a cause of death on the death certificate or if someone tested positive within 60 days, their death was due to COVID.
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Israel detects first polio case since 1989
There are other likely asymptomatic cases as well, officials stated.
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Texas abortion law preventing fewer procedures than expected, report
Two UT-Austin studies suggest out of state visits and overseas abortion pills undermined the law's efficacy in preventing abortions.
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Hawaii remains last state with indoor mask mandates
Cases statewide have gone down 65% over the past two weeks.
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People's Convoy co-organizer: 'We cannot have what's happening in Canada happen here'
The People's Convoy is working with attorneys and sweeping its donation account "a couple of times a day" to put the money in a private bank, said Maureen Steele.
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Bill Gates calls Omicron a 'type of vaccine,' says it's 'too late' to vaccinate everyone
"It's sad we didn't do a great job on therapeutics," Gates also said.
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First woman cured of HIV following umbilical cord stem cell transplant, report
The case is the first of a woman being cured of the virus, and third person to date.
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U.S. requiring citizens fleeing Ukraine to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering Poland
Unvaccinated Americans are instructed by the State Department to get "a COVID vaccine to facilitate your travel."