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Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost Of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs
Private insurance will be required to cover drugs such as Truvada, which offer protection against HIV infection.
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Heading Off The Next Pandemic
As the pandemic heads for a showdown, experts are already focused on preventing the next one.
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Coronavirus Vaccines Appear Safe And Effective, But Key Questions Remain
The recent rollout of two newly authorized vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour.
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Surprise! Congress Takes Steps To Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill.
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Live Free Or Die If You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites
Local governments in state are close in proximity but with very different views on the pandemic.
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In Fast-Moving Pandemic, Health Officials Try To Change Minds At Warp Speed
Almost a year into the pandemic and residents still need convincing that this is real and dangerous.
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Some Said The Vaccine Rollout Would Be A ‘Nightmare' And They Were Right
Inside the mad scramble to get the nation vaccinated.
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As The Terror Of Coronavirus Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled To Survive
Thanks in large part to the pandemic and lack of PPE, thousands lost the fight.
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More Than 2,900 Health Care Workers Died This Year
The crazy stat is that the government barely kept track.
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California’s COVID Enforcement Strategy: Education Over Citations
CA's lenient enforcement policy has put enormous pressure on cities and counties struggling to gain compliance with COVID measures.
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As The Terror Of Coronavirus Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled To Survive
Unfortunately thousands of front-line workers lost the fight against the pandemic.
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At Risk Of Extinction, Black-Footed Ferrets Get Experimental Vaccine
Nearly 120 ferrets get coronavirus injection aimed at saving nearly extinct group.
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Coronavirus Vaccines Appear Safe And Effective, But Key Questions Remain
The recent rollout of two newly authorized vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour.
Across California, CA|News|
California’s Coronavirus Enforcement Strategy: Education Over Citations
Instead of strictly penalizing businesses for violations, educating owners about infectious disease mandates has been top priority.
Across America|News|
Inside The First Chaotic Days Of The Effort To Vaccinate America
The first push of the nation’s mass coronavirus vaccination effort has been crazy to say the least.
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Congress Takes Steps To Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill.
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Health Officials Fear Pandemic-Related Suicide Spike Among Native Youth
Experts worry that the isolation and shutdowns caused by the pandemic could make numbers rise.
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Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late.
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Running On Fumes
‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’.
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As Biden Gets Sworn In, White House Will Get Scrubbed Down
It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day.
