Health
As flu hospitalizations surge in the U.S., the Southeast is the hardest hit
Flu hospitalizations have surged to a decade high in the U.S. with the Southeast the hardest region right now. Five out every 100,000 people in the U.S. were hospitalized with the flu during the week ending Nov. 5, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s the highest hospitalization rate this […]
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Women and family health startup Maven raises $90 million for post-Roe v. Wade world
Founder and CEO of Maven Clinic Kate Ryder, the first female health tech unicorn, valued at $1 billion. Daniel Zuchnik | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Maven, the women and family health startup, has raised $90 million in a new fundraising round, and in a tough environment for venture funding. The round, led by […]
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Moderna says new Covid booster better against omicron BA.5, triggers immune response against BQ.1.1
Moderna’s new Covid booster triggered a stronger immune response against omicron BA.5 and also appears to work against the emerging BQ.1.1 subvariant, according to the company. Moderna, in clinical trial data published Monday, found that the new booster triggered five times more antibodies against omicron BA.5 than the old vaccines in people with prior Covid […]
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Here are 4 ways to take advantage of your health-care expenses before the end of the year
ronnachaipark | iStock | Getty Images Health-care expenses can often be unpredictable and unwelcome. However, depending on your situation, there may be strategies you can employ that make those outlays a bit less financially painful. Because some of them involve taxes, experts say they shouldn’t be viewed in a vacuum. In other words, you may […]
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U.S. will keep Covid public health emergency in place at least until mid January
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra answers questions during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Covid public health emergency will remain in place past […]
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U.S. is extending Covid public health emergency through spring 2023, administration official says
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra answers questions during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters The U.S. is extending the Covid public health emergency through the […]
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Omicron BQ variants resistant to antibody treatments are quickly becoming dominant in U.S.
Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments will soon make up a majority of new Covid infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now make up 44% of new Covid cases compared to 32% last week, according to CDC data. These subvariants will likely […]
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Deutsche makes ‘leap-of-faith’ upgrade to Walgreens, says stock could rally 30%
Walgreens could stand to benefit from recent business moves if they are executed well, Deutsche Bank says. Taking a “leap of faith” after a meeting with management and investors, analyst George Hill upgraded the drugstore chain’s stock to buy from hold. He also increased the price target to $50, which implies an upside of 29.9% […]
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China trims Covid quarantine time by two days
China’s Covid outbreak is at its worst in about half a year. Residents of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, are pictured here lining up for regular virus testing in their community on Nov. 10, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China reduced the quarantine time for international travelers by two days, state […]
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Nearly 2% of healthy infants hospitalized with RSV before first birthday, study finds
Even healthy infants face a considerable risk of hospitalization from respiratory syncytial virus, according to a large European study published Thursday. Dutch and British scientists, in a study published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that 1.8% of healthy infants are hospitalized with RSV before their first birthday. This means about 1 in 56 healthy infants […]
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