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Novavax’s COVID vaccine nears the finish line : Shots

Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples from Novavax’s phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in February 2021. Karen Ducey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karen Ducey/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical…

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Black tech founders work to improve health care for people of color : Shots

(from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom’s company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer’s Clinify Health analyzes data to help doctors identify at-risk patients in underserved areas. Erica Plybeah’s firm, MedHaul,…

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COVID hit this family twice, but vaccines blunted reinfections : Shots

Three generations, (from left to right) grandmother Genoveva Calloway, daughter Petra Gonzales, and granddaughter Vanesa Quintero, live next door to each other in San Pablo, Calif. Recently their extended family was hit with a second wave of COVID infections a year after the first. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption toggle caption…

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No Surprises Act aims to help rein in big medical bills, starting Jan. 1 : Shots

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says doctors who are balking at the rules of the No Surprises Act aren’t looking out for patients. “I don’t think when someone is overcharging that it’s going to hurt the overcharger to now have to [accept] a fair price,” Becerra says. The Congressional Budget Office…

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How mental health conditions can raise COVID risk : Shots

Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Even before the federal government’s…