Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
Category: Public Health
Flu hospitalizations at lowest rate in almost a decade — 7 CDC FluView takeaways
Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
Weekly hospitalizations dip after 16-week increase; vaccines appear less effective against South Africa strain — 6 COVID-19 updates
Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
Biden’s pandemic plan: 10 things to know
Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
Covid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots
Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older say they don’t have enough information about how to get vaccinated, according to a new KFF poll.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Biden Health Agenda
President Joe Biden is wasting no time getting to work. On his first day in office, Biden signed a series of executive orders addressing the covid pandemic, promising more to come. But even with Democrats taking the barest majority in the Senate, the new president’s ambitious proposals on covid and other health issues could be in for a rough ride. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too.
Biden to sign 10 exec orders on pandemic response; variants may drive high infection rate through spring — 6 COVID-19 updates
Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
Yurts, Igloos and Pop-Up Domes: How Safe Is ‘Outside’ Restaurant Dining This Winter?
All kinds of new structures are popping up to extend the outdoor dining season. Some are safer than others.
After a Decade of Lobbying, ALS Patients Gain Faster Access to Disability Payments
In late December, then-President Donald Trump signed a law that eliminates — only for people with Lou Gehrig’s disease — the required five-month waiting period before benefits begin under the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Gaining SSDI also gives these patients immediate Medicare health coverage.
Racial disparities in death rates common in major US cities, study finds
Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News
