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ANALYSIS: The COVID Burden on Black Physicians, and Hospitals in Black Rural areas

Wed, 2021-06-02 13:18 — mike kraft

Institutional Problems, Individual Solutions — The Burden on Black Physicians | NEJM Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Institutional Problems, Individual Solutions — The Burden on Black Physicians Alyssa M. Newman New England Journal of Medicine

The racially disparate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted increasing attention and concern. Black Americans have been disproportionately affected throughout the pandemic, and gaps replicating the same well-worn patterns of racial inequity are visible in the early rollout of vaccines.

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Group of staffers at Houston Hospital sue to stop its vaccine mandate

Sun, 2021-05-30 13:15 — mike kraft

117 staffers sue over Houston hospital’s vaccine mandate, saying they don’t want to be ‘guinea pigs’ Houston Methodist Hospital says 99 percent of its 26,000 employees have received the shots. Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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India: virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world as virus hits rural areas

Mon, 2021-05-24 10:47 — mike kraft

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed another grim milestone Monday with more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus, while a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside. AP NEWS

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Essential personal caregivers were locked out of nursing homes during COVID-19. Advocates are trying to enact legislation to allow them access.

Sun, 2021-05-23 13:35 — mike kraft

Essential caregivers were locked out of nursing homes during COVID-19. Advocates from New York to California don't want it to happen again. Advocates from New York to California are pushing for laws that would require essential caregivers in nursing homes – even in a public health crisis. Anne Marshall-Chalmers USA TODAY

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India's COVID spreads to rural areas as deaths again rise above 4,000

Sat, 2021-05-22 16:05 — mike kraft

COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000 India's COVID-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health services are scarce and already overstretched. Shilpa Jamkhandikar Reuters

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India: insights into "black fungus" and could India's surge protend problems elsewhere

Fri, 2021-05-21 20:17 — mike kraft

They recovered from Covid, only to die of 'black fungus.' Here's what we know Many of those infected with black fungus in India are coronavirus patients, or those who have recently recovered from Covid-19, whose immune systems have been weakened by the virus or who have underlying conditions, most notably diabetes. Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN

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Childrens' COVID-19 risk overstated in hospitalization data--new studies

Thu, 2021-05-20 18:09 — mike kraft

Studies find hospitalization data overstate kids’ COVID-19 risk A pair of studies found 40-45% of children admitted to California hospitals were infected with the virus but weren’t sick from it and had sought treatment for something else. *

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Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy Hospitals Made Millions

Wed, 2021-05-19 17:44 — mike kraft

Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy Hospitals Made Millions The financial gap between wealthy hospitals and safety-net hospitals, which take everyone who walks through their doors, has widened during the pandemic, an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found. NPR.org

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One of America's largest hospital chains has been suing thousands of patients during the pandemic

Wed, 2021-05-19 10:10 — mike kraft

'It's been heart-sickening:' A major US hospital chain has sued thousands of patients in the last year One of America's largest hospital chains, Community Health Systems, has filed at least 19,000 lawsuits against patients in the last year, a CNN investigation finds. Casey Tolan, CNN CNN

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Masks: Largest U.S. nurses union criticizes CDC new policy on masks

Sun, 2021-05-16 12:48 — mike kraft

Largest Nurses’ Union Condemns New CDC Guidance on Masks: “Not Based on Science” National Nurses United said the new guidelines saying vaccinated people can go maskless in most settings will hurt nurses and other frontline workers. Daniel Politi Slate Magazine

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