Healthcare
Quarter of Latino, Black seniors say they’ve experienced discrimination receiving health care : poll
About one-in-four Black and Latino adults aged 60 and older say they have experienced discrimination in the health care setting...
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Health Care — COVID-19 was third leading cause of death last year
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File Surgeon General Vivek Murthy posted a Twitter thread explaining why he is still wearing a...
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COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in US last year: CDC
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, according to data released Friday by...
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Quarter of US COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented by vaccination: analysis
A new analysis finds that approximately 234,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 since June 2021 could have been prevented if people...
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Health Care — Judge halts new Kentucky abortion restrictions
Host of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert, has cancelled his nightly program for the remainder of the month after testing positive...
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LA County to keep requiring masks on public transit after ruling on federal mandate
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said on Thursday that the county will continue to require masking on...
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Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it
Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after people...
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Fauci says vaccine approval for those under 5 likely not until June
A COVID-19 vaccine for children under five might not be approved for emergency use until June, Anthony Fauci said on...
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Judge orders first gender-affirming surgery for transgender inmate in federal custody
An Illinois judge this week ordered the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to find a qualified surgeon to provide the first-ever...
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Federal judge halts Kentucky’s restrictive new abortion law
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a restrictive new abortion law in Kentucky, handing a win to abortion providers...
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