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Rapid COVID-19 tests increasingly scarce, pricey as demand from employers jumps
“Employer demand has gone crazy,” said Quidel Chief Executive Doug Bryant. “We won’t be able to meet all the requests that we’re having.”
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New York’s largest health care provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated employees
A few thousand Northwell employees got vaccinated as the deadline approached.
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Is AFib a stroke cause or innocent bystander? The debate continues
Many believe AFib is a risk marker for stroke, but new evidence suggests it may be a causal risk factor.
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Children and COVID: Decline of summer surge continues
Cumulative case count nears another milestone; new vaccinations drop again.
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Vaccine holdouts embrace COVID antibody treatment, mystifying doctors
“I think it’s irrational, quite frankly, if you have to boil it down to one word.”
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Post-op remote monitoring may help catch drug errors, ease pain
"Virtual care with RAM technologies that measured heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation, and body weight allowed for a large...
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Pfizer COVID vaccine antibodies may disappear in 7 months, study says
“Our study shows vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original vaccine strain,...
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Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest
The Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rate dropped in all 50 states from 2014 to 2019, but disparities remain.
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EU finds J&J COVID shot possibly linked to another rare clotting condition
EMA said the new, possibly life-threatening VTE condition to be included on the J&J product label was separate from TTS.
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Antibody cocktail reduces chance of developing COVID