Democrats have included proposals to expand Medicaid in the latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, according to CNBC.
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For the first time since Oct. 22, no state is reporting more than 400 COVID-19 hospitalizations per million people, reports The COVID Tracking Project.
COVID-19 patients with high-risk conditions like pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes are three times more likely to require care in an intensive care unit, according to an analysis of claims reviewed by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University has released a proposal meant to guide officials working to advance equity in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
Scripps Health and the County of San Diego will open a COVID-19 vaccination site at Del Mar (Calif.) Fairgrounds Feb. 12.
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Double masking or knotting and tucking a single medical procedure mask helps prevent air leakage and improve mask performance, according to the CDC's Feb. 10 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Hospitals nationwide have reported a spike in alcohol-related admissions for serious liver disease, reports the Los Angeles Times.
COVID-19 death averages are trending downward in every major U.S. region, reports The COVID Tracking Project.
Parents' hesitancy surrounding the human papillomavirus vaccine grew from 50.4 percent in 2012 to 64 percent in 2018, despite more providers recommending the HPV vaccine to their adolescent patients, according to research published in the February edition of Pediatrics.
One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a man opened fire at the Allina Health Clinic Crossroads campus in Buffalo, Minn., Feb. 9, according to police. The suspect in the shooting is in custody.