COVID-19 infections and quarantines are pulling health professionals off the front lines, exacerbating staffing woes that existed in large, rural states well before the pandemic.
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MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sex, age, and severity of disease can predict...
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MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults with Down syndrome have an increased risk...
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MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted...
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MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the United States witnessed record-breaking...
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MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Drugmakers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson...
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Racial disparities persist after controlling for age, sex, socioeconomic status, or comorbidities...
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Physician organizations push back following president’s statements at Wisconsin rally The American...
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Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers, especially at the holidays, mean an awful lot. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has gone back and forth on whether to have his daughters fly in for Thanksgiving.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderate COVID-19, convalescent...
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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with psoriasis, survival from COVID-19...
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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Tocilizumab may be beneficial for adults with...
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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At a meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug...
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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, the U.S....
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There has been a very dramatic effect of the novel coronavirus upon the mindsets of the people in...
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Much-touted antiviral drug gains full approval following EUA WASHINGTON — The FDA granted full...
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RCT findings again at odds with observational studies Hospitalized Covid-19 patients treated with...
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VHA Covid-19 patients at higher risk for 17 respiratory/non-respiratory complications Patients...
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Glimmers of hope are beginning to appear in the fight against the coronavirus, such as a decreasing death rate. But there’s not-so-good news, too, including a push for “herd immunity,” which could result in millions more deaths. Meanwhile, the Trump administration doubles down on work requirements for Medicaid. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium. Doctors recommend physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and cognitive rehabilitation.
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