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Organ transplant patient dies after receiving COVID-19–infected lungs
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
A surgeon who handled the donor lungs was also infected with the virus and fell ill but later recovered.
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Patients fend for themselves to access highly touted COVID antibody treatments
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Scores of high-risk COVID patients who are eligible remain unaware or have not been offered the option....
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Demand for COVID vaccines expected to get heated – and fast
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Experts in ethics and immunization behavior say they expect attitudes to shift quickly from widespread hesitancy to urgent, even heated demand.
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Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
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- Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be...
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Measles outbreak sends vaccine demand soaring, even among the hesitant
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Research has confirmed that vaccines don’t cause autism, a common reason cited by parents who reject vaccinations.
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‘Rapid autopsy’ programs seek clues to cancer within hours of death
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
Rapid-autopsy technology has been available for decades, but only in recent years have more hospitals been launching and expanding programs.
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At Some Veterans Homes, Aid-In-Dying Is Not An Option
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- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News