A summary of important health news from the past week. Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding runs out By: Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR As federal funding for COVID-19 testing and treatments runs low, many uninsured…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities By: Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Inaccessibility in a world that privileges able-bodiedness remains an ongoing struggle for people with disabilities. The…
A summary of important health news from the past week. BPA linked to asthma in school-age girls, study finds By: Sandee LaMotte, CNN In an article from CNN, reporter Sandee LaMotte writes about a recent study that found that Bisphenol…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Covid-19 May Cause Brain Changes, Even With Mild Infection By: Shawn Radcliffe, Healthline In an article from Healthline, Shawn Radcliffe reports about a new study that finds that brain changes…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Researchers Investigate How to Make Donated Organs Compatible With Any Blood Type By Meagan Drillinger, Healthline Research findings from a new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggest that it…
A summary of important health news from the past week. A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment By Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times A woman has been cured of HIV from a procedure involving a cord blood…
A summary of important health news from the past week. C.D.C. Proposes New Guidelines for Treating Pain, Including Opioid Use By Jan Hoffman, New York Times The CDC's new guidelines on prescribing opioids for pain treatments replaces its old 2016…
A summary of important health news from the past week. FDA Approves a New Virtual Reality Device to Help Ease Chronic Pain By: Elizabeth Pratt The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a breakthrough device that could improve the daily lives…
A summary of important health news from the past week. COVID-19: How worried should we be about the AY.4.2 Delta variant? By: James Kingsland Over the past 28 days, the U.K. has recorded one of the highest absolute number of…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Georgia Schools Mandate Vaccines Even as State Sues Feds By: Associated Press A few Georgian public universities are mandating its federal employees to receive the vaccine as the state government…