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New California law requires insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines

Heidi de Marco

A new state law allows California to set its own vaccine recommendations and requires health plans it regulates to cover them.

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Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

Jordan Rau

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.
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AbbVie's blockbuster drug Humira finally loses its 20-year, $200 billion monopoly

Leslie Walker

Dan Gorenstein

U.S. doctors can now choose Amjevita instead, the first of several close copies of the popular rheumatoid arthritis drug expected this year. But industry-watchers warn consumer savings may be limited.
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Scant obesity training in medical school leaves docs ill-prepared to help patients

Yuki Noguchi

Most doctors get little training in the science of obesity or how to counsel people with the disease. As a result, many patients experience stigma in the exam room.
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The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

Ari Daniel

Rebecca Davis

Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, is carried by bats. Exactly how does it cross over into humans? Researchers in Bangladesh are trying to find out.
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COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare

Ayana Archie

Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group.
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After cancer diagnosis, a neurosurgeon sees life, death and his career in a new way

Terry Gross

Dr. Henry Marsh felt comfortable in hospitals — until he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. "I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself," he says. His book is And Finally.
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Veterans in suicidal crisis can go to any emergency room for no-cost treatment

Matt Hoffman

Veterans in immediate suicidal crisis can now receive free emergency care wherever they are.
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QUIZ: How much do you know about what causes a pandemic?

Michaeleen Doucleff

As we launch a series about spillover viruses — like SARS-CoV-2, which triggered a global pandemic, you may have a lot of questions. So do we — 7, to be exact, in the quiz below. See how you do.
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Wegovy works. But here's what happens if you can't afford to keep taking the drug

Allison Aubrey

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.
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A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

Harris Meyer

A family had more than $12,000 in medical bills they couldn't explain after their baby was delivered early. It turns out the doctors who cared for her worked at a different, out-of-network hospital.