Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies sayOmicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies sayOmicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version.



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High court to hold special session on vaccine requirementsHigh court to hold special session on vaccine requirementsHigh court to hold special session on vaccine requirements

High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements

The high court's announcement Wednesday that it will hear arguments in the cases Jan. 7 comes amid rising coronavirus cases and is an extraordinarily fast timeline. The court had not been scheduled to hear cases again until Jan. 10.



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Blanket booster drives risk prolonging the pandemic, WHO chief warnsBlanket booster drives risk prolonging the pandemic, WHO chief warnsBlanket booster drives risk prolonging the pandemic, WHO chief warns

Blanket booster drives risk prolonging the pandemic, WHO chief warns

The head of the World Health Organization warned that blanket booster programs in rich countries risk prolonging the world's battle with COVID-19 and said that “no country can boost its way out of the pandemic.”



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Lenox Hill surgeons sue UnitedHealth, Aetna over reimbursementsLenox Hill surgeons sue UnitedHealth, Aetna over reimbursementsLenox Hill surgeons sue UnitedHealth, Aetna over reimbursements

Lenox Hill surgeons sue UnitedHealth, Aetna over reimbursements

New York surgeons claim the insurers owe them each hundreds of thousands of dollars



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Case drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passedCase drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passedCase drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed

Case drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed

South Africa has been at the forefront of the omicron wave and the world is watching for any signs of how it may play out there to try to understand what may be in store.



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Envision sued over role in California emergency departmentsEnvision sued over role in California emergency departmentsEnvision sued over role in California emergency departments

Envision sued over role in California emergency departments

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group says Envision's contract with a hospital in Placentia, California violates the state's ban on the corporate practice of medicine.



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How Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaksHow Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaksHow Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaks

How Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaks

State and local health departments are using wastewater to identify hotspots of the virus, detectable in human waste nearly from the onset of infection.



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'ஓமிக்ரான்' உங்களுக்கு மூச்சுத்திணறலை ஏற்படுத்துமா? மருத்துவர்கள் என்ன சொல்கிறார்கள் தெரியுமா? 'ஓமிக்ரான்' உங்களுக்கு மூச்சுத்திணறலை ஏற்படுத்துமா? மருத்துவர்கள் என்ன சொல்கிறார்கள் தெரியுமா?

கடந்த ஒன்றரை ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலாக கொரோனா வைரஸ் உலகையே அச்சுறுத்தி வருகிறது. கொரோனா பாதிப்பு அதிகமாகவும், இதனால் ஏற்படும் உயிரிழப்புகளும் அதிகமாகவும் இருந்தது. உலக நாடுகள் முழுவதும் லட்சகணக்கான மக்கள் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழந்தனர். தற்போது கொரோனா பாதிப்பு குறைந்துவரும் நிலையில், கொரோனா உருமாறி இன்னும் தொற்று பரவிக்கொண்டுதான் வருகிறது. டெல்டா வைரஸ் தற்போது ஓமிக்ரான் என கொரோனா

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Feds approve Arkansas' plan to overhaul Medicaid expansionFeds approve Arkansas' plan to overhaul Medicaid expansionFeds approve Arkansas' plan to overhaul Medicaid expansion

Feds approve Arkansas' plan to overhaul Medicaid expansion

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that the federal government has approved the state's proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion.



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Feeling powerless, families bring elderly home during pandemicFeeling powerless, families bring elderly home during pandemicFeeling powerless, families bring elderly home during pandemic

Feeling powerless, families bring elderly home during pandemic

Patients, many frail and unable to communicate their needs, were walled off from the family members who could advocate for them, even as staffing shortages and pandemic restrictions sharply reduced care. 



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