When schools closed last spring, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they’d come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into emergency rooms and even police custody.
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OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren’t left behind?
‘An Opening Bid’ — Experts React To Health Proposals In Biden’s Relief Plan
Health experts say Biden’s American Rescue Plan offers bold national leadership for tackling the country’s public health crisis. It will likely get pared down.
ICU Nurse Says Careless Attitudes Around COVID-19 Are ‘A Slap In The Face’
Lydia Mobley has experienced the pandemic’s deadliest days from the inside of a Michigan hospital. “You see people not wearing masks. And then you go to work and you watch people die,” the nurse says.
Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction
The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder.
ICU Travel Nurse On Her Work During The Pandemic’s Deadliest Days
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Lydia Mobley, an intensive care unit nurse with Fastaff Travel Nursing, about what it’s like to treat COVID-19 patients as the coronavirus continues to surge in the U.S.
In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening A Medical Site To Safely Inject Heroin
A federal appeals court ruled the effort by nonprofit Safehouse to open a “supervised injection site” to prevent overdose deaths is laudable but illegal under the so-called federal “crack house” law.
High Demand For COVID-19 Vaccine Strains Health Departments In South
An uneven vaccine rollout across Southern states is causing frustration. Health departments are overwhelmed with people seeking shots as phone lines and websites are unable to keep up with the demand.
Trump Officials Call For States To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
Trump administration officials on Tuesday announced several changes to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, including a call for states to open up eligibility to everyone age 65 and older.
Washington Nursing Homes Still Waiting For Promised COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes in Washington state have not received as many COVID-19 vaccine doses as promised. Frustrated residents and staff are looking for answers.
