A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings.
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The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don’t have enough slots
Across the country, hospitals are desperate for R.N.s and specialty nurses. Yet, paradoxically, the nursing pipeline has slowed, with educators retiring or returning to clinical work themselves.
In Maine, a looming vaccine deadline for EMTs is stressing small-town ambulance crews
Statewide, the COVID vaccination rate for first responders is more than 95%. But it’s not as high in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can’t function if just a few people quit.
Why helping people pay rent can fight the pandemic
A family in Houston and a plumber in Maryland couldn’t afford rent, which pushed them into crowded living quarters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, that common predicament has increased viral spread.
Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as the nation’s first transgender four-star officer
Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Patients say telehealth is OK, but most prefer to see their doctor in person
An NPR poll finds that while a large majority of people using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits. That may foretell telehealth’s future.
Patients say telehealth is OK, but most prefer to see their doctor in person
An NPR poll finds that while a large majority of people using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits. That may foretell telehealth’s future.
Kentucky’s backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals overwhelmed by COVID
Public health workers are going church to church and house to house in the state’s secluded valleys to dispel COVID myths, ease isolation, bring aid, and convince wary residents to get vaccinated.
The federal government pledges $100 million to address health care worker shortages
As health care workers face increased levels of pandemic burnout, the Biden Administration is looking to help states recruit and retain clinicians in underserved areas.
United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union
The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.
