Lockdowns Only Reduced COVID-19 Death Rate By .2%, Study Finds: ‘Lockdowns Should Be Rejected Out Of Hand’

"While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted," the researchers wrote. "In consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument."

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Clark County Reports Fewer Than 1K New COVID Cases For 1st Time In Weeks

That’s part of a larger drop in cases and most coronavirus metrics. The county hit the peak of the current surge in the last few weeks, and numbers have dropped quickly. That had been expected based on data from around the world looking at how the omicron variant caused rapid increases followed by similarly rapid decreases in case counts.

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Sheriff Lifts Vaccine Mandate For New Las Vegas Police Employees

In a Tuesday interview, Lombardo said he continues to encourage officers and other employees to get the vaccine. But with a recent dip in positive cases at the department, he lifted the vaccine mandate for new hires about a week ago.

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Senate Begins Work On Bipartisan Mental Health Package

Top senators on an influential health committee indicated at a hearing Tuesday that they plan to work on a bipartisan mental health and substance use package this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen record numbers of drug overdose deaths and rises in the number of individuals reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression. Experts have renewed ...

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Mental Health Therapists Seek Exemption From Part of Law to Ban Surprise Billing

Groups representing a range of mental health therapists say a new law that protects people from surprise medical bills puts providers in an ethical bind and could discourage some patients from care. The therapists take no issue with the main aim of the legislation, which is to prevent patients from being blindsided by bills, usually ...

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Men Who Tend To Worry Have Increased Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Stroke: Study

You can worry yourself into facing a greater risk of heart disease and stroke. Particularly if you’re a middle-aged man, according to a new study. Middle-aged men who worry more or are prone to feeling overwhelmed, compared to those with lower levels of worry and anxiety, developed more high-risk factors for heart disease, stroke, and Type ...

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Medicare Advantage Plans Could See Nearly 8% Increase In Revenue

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday proposed increasing Medicare Advantage payment by 7.98% in 2023 as they eye future changes to its risk adjustment model. In a proposed payment policy for 2023, the agency asked for feedback on whether MA’s risk adjustment model and star ratings could address the impacts of social ...

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Single-Payer Healthcare Proposal Fizzles In California Assembly

Lawmakers declined to vote on a high-profile effort to overhaul California’s healthcare system on Monday, putting an end to a proposal that would have guaranteed medical coverage to every resident by levying billions in new taxes.

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Universal Health Care Bill Dies In California

A bill that would have created the nation's only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative deadline.

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Small-Group Insurance Market Remained Stable During Pandemic, But Long-Term Concerns Remain

The small-group health insurance market remained stable over the last year, despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has found. However, the long-term health of the market remains uncertain, as the number of small employers offering health insurance has been decreasing over the years.

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