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Medicaid 'Unwinding' Caused Drop In Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – The “unwinding” of Medicaid that occurred after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has left more working-age Americans without health insurance, a new study says. The uni...
Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 — Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Wednesday. The update sent Novavax’s stock up mo...
Prevalence of Most Cancer Risk Factors Unchanged Before, After Pandemic
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 – Smoking rates continued to decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but other major risk factors for cancer remained stable, according to a study published online April 23 in...
Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China. C...
WHO Announces Completion of Draft Pandemic Agreement
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 – Member states of the World Health Organization forged a draft agreement seeking to strengthen global collaboration on future pandemic prevention, preparedness, and...
Eviction Moratoria Reduced Child Maltreatment Rates During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – Bans on evictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to reduce child maltreatment, according to a study published online April 8 in Pediatrics. During the...
Hurricanes, Pandemic Led to Drop in CRC Incidence in Puerto Rico
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 – Recent major events, including hurricanes Irma and Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic, were associated with a decreased incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Puerto Rico,...
Natural Disasters Increase Cancer Risk
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 – Natural disasters fueled by climate change might wind up increasing cancer deaths, a new study suggests. Rates of colon cancer diagnoses dropped during and after Hurricanes...
A New UV Light May Help Stop Future Pandemics
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 – Five years after COVID-19 first hit the United States, scientists are already brainstorming how to stop the next big virus. One possible solution? A special kind of...
America's ERs In Peril, Report Says
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – America’s emergency rooms are near the breaking point, causing long wait times and boarding of patients awaiting care, a new study says. Essentially, ERs are being asked t...
Risk for Long COVID Lower in Pregnant Individuals
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – The risk for long COVID among pregnant individuals is lower than among matched nonpregnant women, according to a study published online April 1 in Nature Communications. ...
TB Cases Go Undetected In Prisons, Threatening Nearby Communities
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Tuberculosis (TB) might seem like a disease from days gone by, but a new study suggests the COVID pandemic might have given the infectious menace a new foothold. Most...
Pregnancy Might Offer Protection Against Long COVID
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Pregnancy might offer women some protection from developing long COVID, a new study says. Women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were 14% to 30% less likely to...
Medicaid Expansion Protected Americans During COVID-19 Pandemic
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – Americans received some protection against death during the COVID-19 pandemic if they lived in a state that had expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act...
FDA Delays Final Approval of Novavax COVID Vaccine
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed the full approval of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. The decision had been expected by April 1, but the agency now says it...