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Fast-Track Review of ACA Lawsuit Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
Decision means it is highly unlikely that they would decide the case before the 2020 election
Human-to-Human Transmission of Chinese Coronavirus Confirmed
Two people in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong caught the virus from family members
Wearable Device Data May Help Predict Flu-Like Illness Patterns
Fitbit data significantly improved prediction of influenza-like illness in top five states with most users
ACP: Medicare for All Needed to Fix ‘Ill’ U.S. Health Care System
American College of Physicians has endorsed two proposals being discussed by Democratic presidential candidates
First U.S. Patient With Coronavirus ID’d in Washington State
Patient is being quarantined 'out of an abundance of precaution … not because there is severe illness'
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Features Differ in Peak, Nonpeak Years
Patients with AFM onset in peak years are younger, more often positive for enterovirus, rhinovirus RNA
Level of Antibiotic Prescribing High for Children in Tennessee
Nearly 25 percent of overall, broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions written by 1.7 percent of providers
Second Death From New Coronavirus Reported in China
CDC now screening travelers to the United States on direct or connecting flights from Wuhan
Stomach Virus Strikes 170 Yosemite Visitors, Staff
Two cases confirmed as norovirus, and most of the others are consistent with the virus
ACA Tied to Narrowing of Disparities in Access to Care
Nationwide improvements in insurance coverage and access to care seen, even in nonexpansion states
