#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

“#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care” Justin Ling: The Tory platform says the party will protect conscience rights in health care, but won’t say whether that might restrict access to abortion or deny care to trans people Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives won’t say whether their plan to extend ‘conscience rights’ to doctors,…

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#Mount Sinai healthcare system mandates COVID vax for workers

#Mount Sinai healthcare system mandates COVID vax for workers

“#Mount Sinai healthcare system mandates COVID vax for workers” Mount Sinai said Thursday it will require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — becoming the largest New York healthcare system to institute such a mandate, The Post has learned. Leaders of the medical group made the decision due to spikes in coronavirus cases caused by…

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#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

“#Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages” Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, US hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. The efforts are at varying stages,…

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#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers

#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers

“#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers” Dr. Anthony Fauci has backed requiring COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers who see patients, saying that it’s “inexplicable” that anyone in that field wouldn’t get the shot. “I’m very much in favor of mandating if you want to see patients and you want to participate in healthcare,…

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#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers

#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers

“#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers” The city will require city public hospital and other health workers to get vaccinated or submit to a weekly COVID-19 test as the highly contagious Delta variant has caused the Big Apple’s positivity rate to inch upwards, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday. “We’re watching…

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#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care

#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care

“#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care” Through the near-miraculous success of vaccines at ending the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that medical innovation both saves and improves lives. Yet many leading congressional Democrats are pushing a deeply flawed bill that will harm patients by undermining the very innovation that delivered…

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#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent

#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent

“#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent” Republican lawmakers in Albany are calling for a special session to revive the popular alcohol-to-go provision that has helped restaurants stay afloat during and after the pandemic. It’s a good idea — but it doesn’t go far enough. The alcohol-to-go provision is perhaps the most widely known…

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