News Briefs
Long COVID Risk Associated With Certain Symptoms: Study: “People who reported sore throats, headaches, and hair loss soon after testing positive for COVID-19 may be more likely to have lingering symptoms months later, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports.” - Medscape
A Florida medical board advances a plan that would ban treatments for transgender youths: “Amid an outcry from the LGBTQ community and harsh criticism from a host of physicians and health-care professionals, the Florida Board of Medicine on Friday advanced a plan that would ban doctors from providing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender people under age 18.” - WUSF Public Media
Economist warns ‘growth recession’ could keep Medicaid enrollment high: “(…) the state’s top economist on Friday (7/29) warned Florida may not be able to disenroll as many people as quickly as previously thought.” - Florida Politics
Lawsuit could stop 150 million from getting free preventive care: “The AMA and 60 other medical associations and national specialty societies are sounding an alarm over a federal court case being heard in the Northern District of Texas that threatens to abolish the preventive services requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).” - AMA
FDA accelerates booster campaign to September, emphasizes new formula: “The Biden administration is preparing to launch a coronavirus booster campaign in September — weeks earlier than expected — with a new, reformulated vaccine designed to provide stronger protection against the omicron subvariants sweeping the country, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday (7/29).” - The Washington Post
The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults: “U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax — a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday (7/19)." - Health News Florida
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