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Pharma
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
Seek treatment with antiviral therapy, which remains effective against new COVID variants.
Pharma
Bernie Blasts 'Unacceptable Corporate Greed' As Moderna Mulls 4X Price Hike for COVID Vax
Quadrupling the price of COVID-19 vaccine would make it too expensive for millions of Americans, the Vermont Independent says.
Covid-19
Medicare Keeps Spending More on COVID-19 Testing. Fraud and Overspending Are Partly Why.
Medicare's COVID-19 testing costs reached over $2 billion in 2022. The growing costs concern some experts, who say financial incentives...
Clinical Care
Flu Patients at Risk of Developing Sepsis
Sepsis can develop as the result of any kind of infection, including influenza.
Payer
Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits.
The U.S. government has so far purchased 20 million courses of Paxlovid, priced at about $530 each.
Covid-19
Researchers Link 266K Avertable Deaths to COVID Vaccination Rates
The U.S. saw 111 deaths per 100,000 population, more than double the COVID mortality rate of other wealthy nations.
Covid-19
Paxlovid rebound raises questions, but studies have answers
Biden's rebound is far from the first, although they are reportedly "rare."
Pharma
FDA Authorizes Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
The space has become increasingly controversial, with varying new recommendations.
Covid-19
As U.S. Nears 1M COVID Deaths, One Hard-Hit County Grapples with Unthinkable Loss
Pennsylvania's Mifflin County offers a snapshot into how one hard-hit community, with more than 300 dead, is coping.
Covid-19
Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for COVID. Not So Fast, Experts Say.
Critics say CEO Albert Bourla's comments create public pressure for a fourth dose before experts have time to assess the...
Covid-19
One California University Has Unified Town and Gown to Fight COVID. Why Haven't Others?
A cooperative project placing UC-Davis and its adjoining city inside a single, coordinated health bubble has delivered superior results.
Covid-19
The CDC's New Guidelines on COVID Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
A recent KFF poll pointed to an underlying tension.