Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, thanks to the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from to be hospitalized or die, and he may even reduce the risk to develop a long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and …
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More people are getting seriously ill with the flu in the United States than with COVID-19, a demonstration of this year’s severe flu season — but also of the waning severity of a pandemic that once brought the world to its knees. Figures collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the …
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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reports a spike in new cases of COVID-19. The 5,649 lab-confirmed cases reported this week represent an increase of more than 63% from the previous week, when 3,455 new infections were reported. While flu cases are down slightly from last week, sewage data shows a continuing …
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It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday we were expecting. Two weeks prior, my 94-year-old stepfather, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York. There he underwent a series of tests over the course of several days. With each test, Mel grew more agitated. …
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The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a public health order due to an increase in respiratory virus cases and hospitalizations. Each state hospital has been instructed to work together and ensure patients are treated with the appropriate levels of care through the order. The NMDOH says the order is needed because hospitals and …
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital seen from a helicopter over Forest Park on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson ST. LOUIS — Flu cases continue to climb in the St. Louis area, putting major pressure on hospitals that are already at or near capacity. “This poses significant challenges …
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InnovationRx is your weekly healthcare news digest. To receive it in your inbox, subscribe here. Forbes Under 30 Lister Dina Radenkovic Tim Tadder for Forbes Otuesday, Forbes launched its annual 30 Under 30 list, where we track some of North America’s top young innovators across 20 different categories. In healthcare, we’ve tracked a wide variety …
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Dublin, Nov. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The report “Europe Precision Diagnostics Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis – by Type, Application, and End User” has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. Europe Precision Diagnostics Market is expected to grow from US$23,317.64 million in 2022 to US$48,500.85 million by 2028. It …
