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To Be One in a Million: ‘Who Thinks It’s Going to Be You?’
Markian Hawryluk
BEND, Ore. — Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine. It was only one shot and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes…
Covid Expert Joins Exodus Into Business, Where Science Parlays Into Profits
Millions of free covid-19 rapid tests arriving in Americans’ mailboxes are long-awaited vindication for Dr. Michael Mina, who, as a Harvard assistant professor, had been advocating for two years that the best way to limit covid is…
Fact Check: Biden Sets High Bar in 1st State of the Union Speech
Victoria Knight and Colleen DeGuzman
President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a March 1 State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the…
El estrés del trabajo en restaurantes es más alto que nunca. ¿Puede ayudar una terapeuta como parte…
John Daley, Colorado Public Radio
Los trabajos en restaurantes siempre han sido difíciles, pero el estrés mental empeoró durante la pandemia cuando muchos cerraron o redujeron horarios, o se convirtieron en el campo de batalla del uso de…
Biden’s Blanket Statement — ‘No More Surprise Billing’ — Doesn’t Quite Cover It
Victoria Knight
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
President Joe Biden, in a Feb. 10 speech about lowering health care costs.
During a Feb. 10 speech about lowering…
A Dog Day at the Dentist’s: North Carolina Regulates Pups in Dentistry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The first time 11-year-old Levi McAllister had a tooth pulled, he screamed, kicked, and struggled so much that his mom had to hold him down.
So when Levi returned to Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry in January to…
From Alabama to Utah, Efforts to Vaccinate Medicaid Enrollees Against Covid Run Into Obstacles
Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against covid at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts by government officials and private organizations to get low-income people inoculated,…
The Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States
Angela Hart
SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year.
Even in this deep-blue bastion, Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge…
Journalists Discuss the Cost of Service Dogs and Medicaid Coverage for People With HIV
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Por qué las embarazadas fueron rezagadas mientras se aceleraban las vacunas para la mayoría de la…
Cuando su hijo vino al mundo, el pasado mes de mayo, Kia Slade estaba embarazada de siete meses, no vacunada, y luchaba por respirar mientras sus niveles de oxígeno caían en picada.
Un caso grave de neumonía por covid había…