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WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ever since routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening tests have no longer been recommended, there has been a troubling rise in advanced prostate cancer cases in the United States, new research has found. The tests measure the amount of PSA in the blood, and elevated levels can signal the …
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Getty Image John Mayer is in the midst of a tour, and so far, COVID has taken its toll on proceedings. A few days ago, Questlove filled in for Mayer drummer Steve Ferrone, who tested positive for COVID. Now, Mayer himself and other band members got COVID, too, so a few upcoming tour dates have …
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When your cardiologist orders a test, do you stop to ask why you need it? You probably don’t — but perhaps you should, according to a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA). Too many Americans receive heart tests and treatments that do little good, and more …
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Feb. 4, 2022 Medicare will cover the cost of over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests beginning in the “early spring,” according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday. People enrolled in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to pick up as many as eight tests per month for …
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Last month I had strep throat–level pain while living with two people who were confirmed COVID positive. Yet, several rapid tests kept telling me I was COVID-free. It’s a confusing experience shared by many as the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to spread in the US. At the same time, millions more at-home rapid tests …
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Former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has tested positive for COVID-19, delaying the start of her defamation trial against the New York Times that was set to begin Monday. The news, first reported by Reuters, was announced in court by US District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New …
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USPS told BuzzFeed that they are aware of this issue and are currently working on addressing it. “The Postal Service is seeing very limited cases of addresses that are not registered as multi-unit buildings, which could lead to COVID test kit ordering difficulties. This is occurring in a small percentage of orders,” USPS spokesperson Dave …
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Earlier this week, the Biden administration launched its program to mail free Covid tests, allowing Americans to order four free Covid tests free of charge through the United States Postal Service. While the process of ordering those tests is simple enough, in theory, people are resorting to memes to highlight the limits and insufficiency of …
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Jan. 18, 2022 — Americans can now have free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their homes. The Biden administration’s new no-cost, at-home testing program launched today, a day ahead of schedule. The administration said 500 million tests are available to be delivered to homes across the country. This accounts for half of the president’s …
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The Biden administration announced Friday that it will double its supply of coronavirus rapid tests to a total of 1 billion and make those tests freely available online for every American household. Beginning Jan. 19, Americans can visit COVIDtests.gov to order up to four rapid tests per household (officials could not specify exactly when on …
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Jan. 13, 2022 — President Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. government will make free, upgraded face masks available for ordering online starting next week. In addition, he is ordering 500 million more rapid COVID-19 tests to meet future demand and deploying more military teams to help overwhelmed hospitals in hardest-hit states. These actions are …
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Jan. 12, 2022 — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that 10 million more COVID-19 tests will go to schools each month in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus and keep in-person classes going. About 5 million free rapid tests and 5 million free PCR tests will go to schools each month. …
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