The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the holidays. Until now, Americans faced a confusing list of who was…
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TriHealth is planning to build a large medical campus in near its headquarters in Cincinnati, as a “one-stop shop” for care, the not-for-profit health system announced The Finneytown, Ohio, facility will be two stories with an area of 55,000 square feet and is expected to be completed in mid-2023, the health system announced on Friday.…
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When Pascal Soriot unveiled AstraZeneca’s new vaccine strategy he could scarcely hide his exasperation. After thrusting his company into the frontline of the battle against Covid by developing a low-cost jab, the chief executive appeared frustrated he was not receiving the plaudits he might have expected. “I know some people find it difficult to believe…
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Nursing homes across the country would need to meet new staffing requirements under a domestic policy package that passed the House Friday, a change the industry says would force facilities to close but which advocates say is sorely needed. The $1.75 trillion package, which awaits approval from the Senate, directs the Health and Human Services…
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant emerged, new government data show. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report Friday that examined 1.2 million deliveries in 736 hospitals nationwide from March 2020 through…
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office warned lawmakers that their sprawling bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects people with disabilities and put the state at risk of losing federal funds, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. The Republican-controlled Legislature ignored the advice and passed the bill anyway. Less than two…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday As we fire more and more wonderful tech into orbit around the Earth, the need grows for increased “space traffic control” and simple garbage collection tech to cope with decay and inevitable…
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The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised Covid-19 booster shots for all adults over 18 amid concerns about a surge in new cases ahead of the winter. The decision comes ahead of a discussion by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later on Friday, which is expected to green light the…
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The House voted to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic policy agenda Friday, including historic expansions of the Affordable Care Act, investments in the healthcare workforce and funding for pandemic preparedness. The package now moves to the Senate, where it needs 51 votes to pass, giving Democrats no room for error given their narrow…
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