COVID-19 Creating Stress, Anxiety Among Emergency Physicians
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has created substantial...
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Politics & Policy
U.S. Nursing Homes Get Another $5 Billion to Fight COVID-19
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. nursing homes will receive another $5...
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Financial Health of Hospitals ‘Dire’ Due to COVID-19
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to cause financial peril for...
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NIH Project Hones In on COVID Racial Disparities
The pandemic has given the National Institutes of Health an opportunity to show the value of its $1.5 billion “All of Us” research program. A major effort to make the platform’s database representative of America resulted in minorities making up more than half of its more than 270,000 volunteers.
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For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation
Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test.
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Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID Data Leaves States in the Lurch
Missouri Hospital Association says the switch of data collection from the CDC to a new HHS contractor is “a major disruption.” In Kansas, the move likely will delay hospitalization data.
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CDC Will Again Post COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a quick policy reversal, the Trump...
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Call for ‘Challenge Trials’ to Hasten COVID-19 Vaccine Development
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government should make immediate...
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School Closures, Other Distancing Measures Slowed Early Covid-19 Spread
Closing public transport had no additional impact, study found, with other measures in place...
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Families of Health Workers Killed by COVID Fight for Denied Workers’ Comp Benefits
Attorneys say some state workers’ compensation laws leave workers and families struggling for benefits after a COVID illness or death.
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Covid-19: ACP—’We support Dr. Fauci’
Physicians group urges use of ’scientific expertise’ With the White House continually distancing...
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As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More
The delays can be excruciating, with some extreme cases running more than 20 days. People getting tested at urgent care centers, community health centers, pharmacies and state-run drive-thru or walk-up sites are often waiting a week or more to find out if they tested positive for the coronavirus.
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#PWChat Recap: The Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the disproportionate effects of the...
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Could Trump’s Push To Undo The ACA Cause Problems For COVID Survivors? Biden Thinks So.
The speech by the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee was delivered the same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, including the law’s preexisting condition protections.
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Gilead Presents Additional Data on Efficacy of Remdesivir for COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is more good news on the effectiveness of the...
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WHO to Lead Investigation of COVID-19 Pandemic Origins
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization will lead an...
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In Texas, Individual Freedoms Clash With Efforts To Slow The Surge Of COVID Cases
In Houston, now a hot spot for COVID cases, not everyone agrees on how to deal with the pandemic.
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Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly
The United States is the only developed nation unable to balance cost, efficacy and social good in setting prices.
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COVID Cuts A Lethal Path Through San Quentin’s Death Row
Executions have been on hold in California since 2006, stalled by a series of legal challenges. But COVID-19 is proving a lethal presence on San Quentin’s death row.
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Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction
The coronavirus has forced drug rehabilitation centers to scale back operations or temporarily close, leaving people who have another potentially deadly disease — addiction — with fewer opportunities for help.
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