Health
New York polio case is the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ hundreds of others could be infected, health official says
Hundreds of other people could have polio after an adult in a suburb of New York City caught the virus and suffered paralysis last month, the state’s top health official said this week. New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned that the confirmed polio case in an unvaccinated adult, coupled with the detection of […]
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Does the Inflation Reduction Act violate Biden’s $400,000 tax pledge? Expect ‘a different answer depending on who you ask,’ says analyst
Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Senate Democrats’ package of climate change, health-care, drug pricing and tax measures unveiled last week has proponents and opponents debating whether the legislation violates a pledge President Joe Biden has made since his presidential campaign, to not raise taxes on households with incomes below $400,000 a year. The answer isn’t […]
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Australia’s bad flu season is a warning for the U.S. this year
Pedestrians wear masks in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The U.S. may be in for a severe flu season this year if trends in the Southern Hemisphere — historically a seasonal harbinger for the U.S. — hold true. Hans Gutknecht | Medianews Group | Getty Images The U.S. may be in for a […]
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CDC estimates 1.7 million gay and bisexual men face highest risk from monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox right now. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on a call Thursday that gay and bisexual men who are HIV positive or who are taking medicines, called PREP, to reduce their chance […]
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Biden administration will declare monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in the U.S.
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images The Biden administration will declare monkeypox a public health emergency as the U.S. outbreak has grown into the largest in the world, the […]
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Polio found in sewage samples outside New York City suggests it’s spreading in the community, health officials says
Polio virus particle, computer illustration. Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Polio has been found in wastewater samples taken from two counties outside of New York City indicating the virus is spreading in the community, according to state health officials. Wastewater samples taken from two different locations in Orange County during June […]
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White House scrambles to play catch-up on monkeypox response
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City. The Biden administration is undergoing a course correction in its response to the monkeypox outbreak after weeks of logistical and bureaucratic delays providing testing, treatments and vaccines. Jeenah […]
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Biden to sign executive order to help cover costs for women traveling for abortions
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday to help cover costs for women traveling to receive abortions, a senior administration official […]
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Goldman says buy this ground-breaking biotech stock poised to rally 75% from here
Now is the time to buy biotech company Kymera Therapeutics as shares could jump more than 75% from here, Goldman Sachs said. Analyst Chris Shibutani initiated coverage of Kymera with a buy rating and a $40 price target, saying in a note to clients that shares are currently trading at an attractive entry for investors. […]
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Moderna’s 2Q earnings beat expectations, but it writes off $500 million in expiring Covid shots
Illustration of a vial of Moderna vaccine for coronavirus treatment. Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday reported second quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations driven $4.5 billion in sales from its Covid -19 vaccine, but it’s still the company’s only commercially available product and it took a big […]
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