Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they’ve turned to questionable brain products for help.
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Experts say Biden’s plan to help hospitals deal with COVID surge isn’t enough
President Biden has rolled out a plan to help hospitals deal with omicron and the expected surge of patients. Experts say the support is welcome, but still doesn’t go far enough.
A hospital asked these parents to pay $45,843 a month for their baby’s NICU stay
After baby Dorian Bennett arrived 2 months early and spent more than 50 days in the neonatal ICU, his parents received a bill of more than $550,000 — despite having health insurance.
Hospitals are still reeling from delta as omicron cases start to multiply
U.S. hospitals have a heads-up on omicron, but that doesn’t mean they feel ready to deal with what could be a huge wave of patients infected by the new variant of COVID-19.
Hospitals are still reeling from delta as omicron cases start to multiply
U.S. hospitals have a heads-up on omicron, but that doesn’t mean they feel ready to deal with what could be a huge wave of patients infected by the new variant of COVID-19.
A new way to talk about abortion? In Maine, using deep conversation to reach voters
Is it possible to have calm, in-depth discussions about a fraught issue like abortion? Maine’s Planned Parenthood thinks so, and is using “deep canvassing” to garner support without confrontation.
Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable
As unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds in Colorado, patients with other ailments are being turned away, and health care workers are reaching a new breaking point.
800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike
The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike
The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
Struggling hospitals brace for another wave of COVID brought by the omicron variant
Many U.S. hospitals are already struggling with a wave of COVID-19 patients and now they are also racing to prepare for the omicron variant, which threatens to further accelerate hospitalizations.
