Covid Is Especially Risky for People With H.I.V., Large Study Finds
[unable to retrieve full-text content]An H.I.V. infection increases the odds of dying from Covid-19 by at least 30 percent, researchers said. NYT > Well
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“Blood test finds 50 types of cancer” – we’ve been down this path before
Shoddy, incomplete, fawning news coverage of screening tests is one of the most clearly established problems in health news coverage – something HealthNewsReview.org has revealed countless times over the past 15 years. A public relations news release 22 days ago – from “a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early” – touted study… Read More »
Trust in Healthcare is Under Stress in the US and Globally, Edelman Finds
You’re stressed, I’m stressed; most of us have felt stress in the COVID-19 era which began in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020. Nearly eighteen months later, a 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer update finds that consumers’ trust in the health care industry is under stress, too — in the U.S. and around the… Read More »
CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk
Children from ethnic and racial minorities, those with underlying health conditions and those between the ages of 18 and 20 are more likely to die, a CDC-led research team wrote in a study published Tuesday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report also showed just how unusual it is for children and… Read More »
Poll Finds Many Parents Hesitant to Get Younger Kids Vaccinated
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 — As U.S. health officials prepare to authorize Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in younger children, a new poll shows that less than a third of parents would get their child vaccinated as soon as the shots are approved for kids. Only 29% of parents of children under age 18… Read More »
Teachers union power, not rate of COVID transmission, determines whether schools are open for instruction, study finds
Teachers unions have often demanded lower community spreads of the coronavirus before they are willing to return teachers to the classroom. For example, before United Teachers Los Angeles will agree to in-person learning, it has demanded that Los Angeles County have a daily rate of COVID-19 cases no higher than 10 per 100,000 population. But… Read More »
CDC study finds easing mask and restaurant rules led to more Covid cases and deaths, as some states move to lift restrictions
Patrons Sari and Peter Melendez enjoy lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen, the famous deli founded in 1888, on the first day of the return to indoor dining for New York City, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New York, February 12, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Easing mask mandates and reopening restaurants have led to… Read More »