After meeting the parents of children with a range of disabilities, she decided almost on the spot to start a clinic to treat such children…
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C.D.C. Data May Inflate First Doses and Undercount Boosters
The main reason for the discrepancies is that state and county data does not always properly link the record of people’s booster shots to their…
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Hesitancy, Apathy and Unused Doses: Zambia’s Vaccination Challenges
Vaccinating Africa is critical to protecting the continent and the world against dangerous variants, but supply isn’t the only obstacle countries face.Vaccinating Africa is critical…
View More Hesitancy, Apathy and Unused Doses: Zambia’s Vaccination ChallengesMedicare Extends Telehealth Coverage, a Lifeline for Older Americans
Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to…
View More Medicare Extends Telehealth Coverage, a Lifeline for Older AmericansWhat Happened When Philadelphia Mandated Covid Vaccines for Health Workers
Federal officials point to the city’s mandate as a success story and a shield against new Covid outbreaks at hospitals and nursing homes.Federal officials point…
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New York’s COVID Surge Is Back — And So Is Its Mask Mandate
“We are heading upward in a direction that I no longer find sustainable,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Friday.“We are heading upward in…
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Supreme Court Rules To Allow Challenges To Texas Abortion Ban
The decision comes after some conservative justices signaled concern about the law’s unintended side effects.The decision comes after some conservative justices signaled concern about the…
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I Had An Abortion At 25 Weeks, 6 Days. Faced With The Same Horrific Choice, I’d Do It Again.
“I placed my left hand over my womb and wept uncontrollably. This was the worst moment of my life.””I placed my left hand over my…
View More I Had An Abortion At 25 Weeks, 6 Days. Faced With The Same Horrific Choice, I’d Do It Again.Centre’s digitisation drive gathers pace, rolls-out over 14 cr Health IDs till Dec
Health ID is a randomly generated 14 digit number used for the purposes of uniquely identifying persons, authenticating them, and threading their health recordsHealth ID…
View More Centre’s digitisation drive gathers pace, rolls-out over 14 cr Health IDs till Dec