“We don’t want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York,” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning.
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Coronavirus Threatens Rural Hospitals Already At The Financial Brink
About half of U.S. rural hospitals operate in the red on a good day. Now facing a pandemic, hospital CEOs warn that, without federal help, their doors may close when the community most needs them.
Seattle Hospitals Brace For Wave Of COVID-19 Patients
The wave of critical patients is expected to arrive first at Seattle-area hospitals, which have spent recent weeks trying to shore up supplies of “staff and stuff.” No one is sure they have enough.
9 States Reopen ACA Insurance Enrollment To Broaden Health Coverage
Some state exchanges have begun allowing new enrollment to help ease consumers’ worry about health care costs. It’s also so the uninsured won’t inadvertently spread the coronavirus by avoiding care.
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says ‘100% Of Workforce Must Stay Home’ Due To Coronavirus
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking what he calls “the ultimate step” in his state’s effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus.
Mask Shortage Straps Pharmacists Who Need Them To Keep Medicines Pure
Fifteen percent of hospital pharmacists who prepare injectable drugs are going without the the protective masks they typically rely on, or are using substitutes for the masks.
Veterans Affairs Secretary On His Agency’s Readiness For The Coronavirus
The Department of Veterans Affairs is the nation’s largest health care system. Critics say the coronavirus will overwhelm it, but VA secretary Robert Wilkie says his department is ready.
Interpreting The Comments From VA Secretary Wilkie
The Secretary for Veterans Affairs just spoke with NPR. Here’s how to interpret his comments around coronavirus readiness.
Coronavirus Hits Older People Hardest. But Millennials, Gen-Xers Can Be Vulnerable
An analysis of preliminary data from the CDC shows that the risk of serious disease and death from COVID-19 is higher in older age groups in the U.S. But they aren’t the only groups at risk.
Coronavirus Hits Older People Hardest. But Millennials, Gen Xers Can Be Vulnerable
An analysis of preliminary data from the CDC shows that the risk of serious disease and death from COVID-19 is higher in older age groups in the U.S. But they aren’t the only groups at risk.
