COVID-19 variant KP.3: Test positivity, deaths, symptoms
Cases of the latest COVID-19 variant, also known as KP.3, are on the rise in the United States. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the KP.3 variant has become the dominant variant in the…
Symptoms, spread, infections, latest data from CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking the new COVID variant KP.3 as data shows its dominance across the United States. “CDC is tracking SARS-CoV-2 variant KP.3. For the two-week period ending on June 8, 2024,…
New COVID variant KP.3 is on the rise: Here’s what to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that a new COVID variant, the KP.3 variant, is rising to dominance across the United States. For the two-week period starting on May 26 and ending on June 8, the government…
Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon
When COVID-19 vaccines entered the commercial market last fall, the federal government introduced a program to make shots accessible to people with limited coverage or no insurance. That program – which provided millions of free shots to low-income people –…
Dental care and insurance costs too much. ACA rule could change that
Even when she had a massive infection and grueling pain from a cracked tooth, Nicole Sutton could not get a dentist to provide timely care. Sutton, a single mother based in Tampa, Florida, could only get herself on a waitlist…
What else the data shows
The CDC has released a new dashboard to track the spread of bird flu. The dashboard includes data on wastewater sampling sites that have tested positive for influenza A. The CDC is also monitoring 260 people who have been exposed…
Richard Slayman dies 7 weeks after historic pig-kidney transplant
Richard Slayman, the first person to ever receive a kidney from a pig, has died, according to Massachusetts General Hospital, where the transplant was performed in March. In a statement late Saturday, the transplant team said they “have no indication”…
Wegovy, Ozempic cost a pretty penny. Many employers don’t want to pay
Kiana Price dropped 35 pounds after she started taking the weight-loss medication Wegovy last year. The Greenville, North Carolina mother no longer gets winded climbing stairs. Her knee pain is gone. And, perhaps most importantly Price, who is prediabetic, her…
States cut Medicaid enrollees added during COVID-19
A 2-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis is among the masses of Americans who lost Medicaid coverage after the pandemic. The Jacksonville, Florida, toddler needed the insurance to cover life-saving medication and doctor visits, according to a lawsuit brought by the…