By expanding Medicaid, governments in Oklahoma and Missouri could end up spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an insurance program that doesn’t benefit patients. For two states simultaneously battling a deadly pandemic and a fiscal crisis, it’s …
Eric Garcetti urged people to remain as vigilant now as during the early stages of the epidemic, as coronavirus cases in the city are on the rise.
CDC Director Robert Redfield said the U.S. could control the pandemic in months if everyone wears face coverings.
Nursing has always been my passion. The idea of spending hours at a patient’s bedside, putting in blood, sweat, and tears to save a life. Now that is living! I was made to be a nurse. I’m not afraid of hard work. I have worked 13 consecutive hours with…
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a press briefing Thursday that “science should not stay in the way” of school reopenings.
Area hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.
Black Americans are dying at disproportionate rates from COVID-19. In Chicago, nearly 70% of deaths involve black individuals, who comprise only 30% of the population. At a closer look, these deaths were initially concentrated in just five neighborhood…
As coronavirus cases continue to surge, the administration continues to disagree with public health officials and educators about when and how schools should reopen.
“I often heard as a child that Mexicans were lazy and dirty. As a Mexican-American, I did not wear shorts for years despite the heat because I thought my knees looked dirty. Now I fully embrace my identity. However, as a medical student, I still feel t…
Public health experts Eric A. Friedman, Chelsea Clinton and Lawrence O. Gostin argue the United States should abandon its ‘go it alone’ strategy and greatly increase its support for the Covid-19 response in low- and middle-income countries.
