As coronavirus deaths ravage Brazil and India and other countries across the globe, pressure to force J&J, AstraZeneca, Novavax, Pfizer and Moderna to waive their intellectual property protections and share their technology reached a crescendo this week.
This pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. Some have lost a loved one to covid, and many families have lost jobs, their homes and even reliable access to food. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences.
Both parents had read about people who are transgender, but they were not familiar with the term nonbinary, which refers to people who don't see themselves as strictly male or female or people who move between genders.
The shot fired into Alan Pean's chest would extinguish his family's belief that diligent high achievers could outwit the racism that shadows the American promise.
Long before they receive a dementia diagnosis, many people start losing their ability to manage their finances and make sound decisions as their memory, organizational skills and self-control falter, studies show.
The panel recommends that all Americans select a primary care provider or be assigned one, a landmark step that could reorient how care is delivered in the nation's fragmented medical system.
California's dentist and doctor lobbies say insurance companies are flush with cash after collecting premiums during the pandemic but paying fewer claims than usual — and should foot the bill.
