The CARES Act provides funds to pay medical bills for uninsured COVID-19 patients. But the death of a young man in Nashville shows people often don’t know about the program until it’s too late.
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COVID-19 Surges In Rural Communities, Overwhelming Some Local Hospitals
As COVID-19 cases increase, many rural communities, places which were largely spared during the early months of the pandemic, are now contending with a spike in infections and hospitalizations.
How Will The U.S. Distribute COVID-19 Antibody Drugs If They Get FDA Approval?
COVID-19 antibody drugs appear to be helping people avoid hospitalization. Tens of thousands of people a day could be candidates to take the drugs, but the scarce supply has to be rationed.
‘All You Want Is To Be Believed’: Sick With COVID-19 And Facing Racial Bias In The ER
When a Latina woman went to a Bay Area hospital, a doctor was dismissive of her COVID symptoms. Is unconscious bias one reason people of color are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus?
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates
More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments make a big difference, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling, researchers say.
Therapist Who Provides Free Service To Health Care Workers On The Pandemic’s Toll
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with therapist Kimberly Johnson of The Emotional PPE Project about an emotional toll the continuing pandemic is taking on health care workers.
Health Care Workers Ask Therapist: ‘Why Aren’t More People Taking This Seriously?’
The pandemic continues to exact a heavy emotional toll on health care workers, says Kimberly Johnson, who provides them with free therapy. “I wish people knew … what I saw,” clients tell her.
New Law Creates 988 Hotline For Mental Health Emergencies
President Trump has signed a bi-partisan bill creating a 3-digit hotline for mental health emergencies. Mental health advocates say it will bring mental health crisis response into the 21st century.
Coronavirus Test Results Are Still Taking Too Long, A Survey Shows
Coronavirus test results are coming back faster but still taking too long to help fight the pandemic effectively, a national survey shows.
COVID-19 Test Results Get Faster, But Still Too Slow To Help Slow Disease Spread
The average wait time for results of a coronavirus test has dropped to about three days, but that is still too slow to keep infected people from unknowingly spreading the virus, researchers report.
