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.
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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.
Colorado now requires gender-affirming care to be covered by private health insurance
Colorado now requires private health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care for trans people like facial bone remodeling and hormone therapy. Health advocates say it’s a very big deal.
With hospitals crowded from COVID, 1 in 5 American families delays health care
Putting off surgeries or routine treatments for serious illnesses has become common during the pandemic, a new NPR/Harvard poll finds.
The Los Angeles County sheriff won’t enforce a vaccine mandate in his agency
Sheriff Alex Villanueva oversees the nation’s largest sheriff’s department, with roughly 18,000 employees. He said his employees are willing to be terminated rather than get vaccinated.
Hospitals brace for an onslaught this winter, from flu as well as COVID
America’s hospitals are already strained from the delta surge. Now they fear they’ll be further overwhelmed by pent-up demand for services and a potentially bad flu season.
People who want organ transplants must get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hospital says
The UCHealth hospital system in Colorado says unvaccinated patients won’t be eligible for an organ transplant, citing the “significant risk the virus poses to transplant recipients.”
Why the U.S. pandemic playbook was no match for COVID
In his new book, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb lays out what it will take for the U.S. to be ready to face future health crises.
J&J is asking the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 booster shots
Johnson & Johnson asks the Food and Drug Administration to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward expanding its booster campaign.
Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way
The pandemic has intensified burnout among health care workers. They say it’s eroding their passion for the job and the quality of patient care. Here’s how some of them are trying to solve it.
