CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters
New COVID-19 vaccines received the backing of a panel of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday. The shots will be available across the country later this week. Mario Tama/Getty Images A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new COVID-19 vaccines, as cases of the […]
Already battling staffing shortages, nursing homes brace for Biden’s potential mandatory minimums
Despite receiving more than $9 billion in COVID-19 emergency funding, nursing homes across the country remain chronically understaffed. The Biden administration is working to fulfill a State of the Union address promise to require nursing homes to have more staffing along with around-the-clock care, which means more hiring nationwide from a strained pool of workers. […]
Chipping away at the ‘epidemic of loneliness,’ one new friendship at a time
Jason Silverman, on the exercise bike, and his friend Melissa Mills go to the gym together when they hang out. The pair are part of the Friendship Project in Framingham, Massachusetts. Priyanka Dayal McCluskey/WBUR On a typical morning, Jason Silverman lounges at home in his bed for hours, with the TV on and the volume […]
Chipping away at the ‘epidemic of loneliness,’ one new friendship at a time
Jason Silverman, on the exercise bike, and his friend Melissa Mills go to the gym together when they hang out. The pair are part of the Friendship Project in Framingham, Massachusetts. Priyanka Dayal McCluskey/WBUR On a typical morning, Jason Silverman lounges at home in his bed for hours, with the TV on and the volume […]
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that target an omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5. Vaccination campaigns, like this one in San Rafael, Calif., in 2022, could resume soon. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round […]
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that target an omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5. Vaccination campaigns, like this one in San Rafael, Calif., in 2022, could resume soon. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round […]
Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk
Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. “It always felt like I just couldn’t get a leg up,” says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing […]
Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk
Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. “It always felt like I just couldn’t get a leg up,” says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing […]
Unraveling long COVID: Here’s what scientists who study the illness want to find out
Researchers looking for root causes of long COVID work in the autopsy suite inside the Clinical Center at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images For people suffering from long COVID’s often disabling symptoms, including intense fatigue, breathing troubles, cognitive issues and heart palpitations, the list of scientific unknowns […]
Unraveling long COVID: Here’s what scientists who study the illness want to find out
Researchers looking for root causes of long COVID work in the autopsy suite inside the Clinical Center at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images For people suffering from long COVID’s often disabling symptoms, including intense fatigue, breathing troubles, cognitive issues and heart palpitations, the list of scientific unknowns […]