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2. CDC releases data on COVID-19 cases, deaths by vaccine type: 5 things to know  Full story

3. Allina Health suspends hospital ER, urgent care amid nurses strike  Full story

4. Smart Sock shows 67% reduction in patient falls during clinical trials

5. Striking Catholic Health workers to receive $300 weekly  Full story

6. Illinois hospital regains level 2 trauma status  Full story

7. Patients deserve to get the most out of their care. Here's how to make sure they do.

8. COVID-19 still undermining performance improvement efforts, report finds  Full story

9. CVS Health names chief health equity officer  Full story

10. Viewpoint: How scrubs reinforce sexist double standards  Full story

11. There are 4 key steps to building up your healthcare team's resilience. See what they are here. 

12. Walmart launches go-to-market solution for self-insured plans  Full story

13. Fired Wisconsin health system exec pleads guilty to wire fraud, tax evasion  Full story

14. Americans spend 12M hours a week on the phone with health insurers  Full story

15. How USC, Yale healthcare experts are helping TV writers rethink COVID-19 storytelling  Full story

16. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

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