Oklahoma and Alabama had the nation’s worst COVID-19 death rates in 2021, according to data tracked by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and cited by NBC’s LX.
Category: Public Health
Physicians are concerned about omicron’s paradox for hospitals
Omicron has been referred to by some as the variant of COVID-19 you want to get if you’re going to get it, due to a growing body of evidence that suggests it causes milder illness than earlier variants of COVID-19. That type of thinking has physicians …
Dr. Ashish Jha: Time to focus on COVID hospitalizations and deaths, not cases
The daily count of new COVID-19 cases has been the chief metric by which health officials and the general public gauge virus transmission. The lower severity of the omicron variant invites a change, in which hospitalizations and deaths should be the me…
Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients
Families who believe their loved ones contracted covid-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.
10 states COVID-19 could hit hardest by NYE: Mayo Clinic forecasts
New York is projected to have the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases of any state on New Year’s Eve, according to forecasts from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
US COVID-19 cases pass summer peak
The nation’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has surpassed figures seen during this summer’s delta surge.
Nursing Homes Bleed Staff as Amazon Lures Low-Wage Workers With Prime Packages
Add nursing homes to the list of industries jolted by Amazon’s handsome hourly wages. Enticed by an average starting pay rate of $18 an hour and the potential for benefits and signing bonuses, low-wage workers are fleeing entry-level elder care for jobs packing boxes.
As Patients Fell Ill With Covid Inside Hospitals, Government Oversight Fell Short
A KHN investigation finds that hospitals with high rates of covid patients who didn’t have the diagnosis when they were admitted have rarely been held accountable due to multiple gaps in government oversight.
Watch: One City’s Effort to Raise Vaccination Rates Among Black Residents
In Hartford, Connecticut, public health leaders engage barbers and faith leaders to combat vaccine skepticism in the Black community.
CDC: US life expectancy fell nearly 2 years in 2020
Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped nearly two years in 2020, from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years in 2020, according to the CDC’s finalized mortality report published Dec. 22. The decrease was largely fueled by COVID-19 deaths.
