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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could reach all Americans by June—if politics don’t get in the way: Slaoui

Moncef Slaoui, co-leader of the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed effort, is so confident that Moderna’s and Pfizer’s mRNA vaccines to prevent COVID-19 will succeed in phase 3 trials that he thinks every American could be immunized by June. But there’s one caveat weighing down that prediction: politics. Slaoui is growing increasingly frustrated with the… Read More: Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could reach all Americans by June—if… »

Pizza sent a record number of Americans to the ER in 2018

Who knew a slice of pie could be so dangerous? The number of hospitalizations in the United States involving pizza rocketed by more than 50% in 2018, compared to the previous year. Whether it was caused by falling upstairs while carrying a delivery or someone slashing a finger with a pizza cutter, there were no… Read More: Pizza sent a record number of Americans to the ER… »

Nearly HALF of all Americans will be obese by 2030

Nearly HALF of all Americans will be obese by 2030 – and the epidemic will cost the US billions of dollars, study warns Researchers predict half of US adults will be obese and one-quarter will be severely obese by 2030 They also predict that more than half the population will be obese in 29 states… Read More: Nearly HALF of all Americans will be obese by 2030 »

More than half of Americans have avoided medical care due to cost

If there’s one thing a majority of Americans can agree on, it’s that healthcare costs are too expensive, and they want upfront pricing. HealthPocket released results today of a pulse survey which found that 85% of U.S. adults think that healthcare costs in general are too high. Underscoring that point, 51% of those surveyed have… Read More: More than half of Americans have avoided medical care due… »