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COVID is pushing Alaska’s healthcare system to its limit. (AP)
As of Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 43,952,129 cases and 705,374 deaths, up 98,915 cases and 1,972 deaths since this time yesterday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill requiring health insurers in the state to cover at-home tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. (Bay Area Reporter)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was booed by constituents when he urged them to “think about” getting a coronavirus vaccine. (Washington Post)
Facebook executives knew about the “toxic” effect that its Instagram app was having on teen girls, but did nothing about it, company whistleblower Frances Haugen told a Senate subcommittee. (CNN)
COVID-related school absences in England increased by two-thirds during the last 2 weeks in September. (Reuters)
In Sweden, the health agency decided to “pause” use of Moderna’s COVID vaccine in people 30 and under due to the risk of myocarditis following the second dose. (Reuters)
Medtronic is recalling remote controllers used with its Paradigm and 508 MiniMed insulin pumps, citing a cybersecurity risk, the FDA announced.
Ellume, an Australian maker of home COVID-19 tests, has recalled 200,000 tests because of a high rate of false positives. (New York Times)
The Associated Press talked to six doctors about their frustrations with patients who believe misinformation about COVID-19 or deny the severity of their illness.
A breast cancer risk no one wants to talk about: alcohol. (Wired)
Anxiety and depression levels increased last year as COVID-19 cases increased, the CDC reported. (Insider)
Eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in mosquitoes in Connecticut. (CBS News)
Saleema Rehman grew up in a Pakistan refugee camp — and became a gynecologist serving displaced Afghan women. (NPR)
Parents of a 10-year-old Virginia girl who died of COVID say their daughter fell ill after being required to escort sick classmates to the school nurse’s office. (NBC News)
A woman in Washington state died of the rare thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome following receipt of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Seattle Times)
Coronavirus cases are surging in Russia, with infection rates three times higher than they were last fall. (CBS News)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
