Category: Public Health

Pence Said Biden Copied Trump’s Pandemic Response Plan. Pants on Fire!

The vice president went on to point out the underlying philosophical differences between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding their approaches to COVID-19.

‘Rather die from COVID than loneliness:’ Colorado nursing home residents protest restrictions

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Lockdowns lose consensus as strategy to curb COVID-19

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COVID-19 antibodies last at least 5 months, study suggests

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COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 6-week high; J&J pauses vaccine trial over ‘unexplained illness’ — 9 updates

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‘No Mercy’ Chapter 3: Patchwork of Urgent Care Frays After a Rural Hospital Closes

Fort Scott, Kansas, went without an ER for 18 days, after the local hospital shut down. Documenting local trauma during that “dark period” helped investigative reporter Sarah Jane Tribble unravel some of the complications that come after a rural hospital closes.

Black Doctors Work to Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable

The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has increased access to coronavirus testing in the Philadelphia region, testing more than 10,000 people. The group’s mobile unit and pop-up testing sites also offer patients an opportunity to connect with African American health care providers.

New Moms Behind Bars Get Help From Someone Who’s Been There

Nina Porter of Indiana spent most of her adulthood behind bars, even raising an infant daughter in prison. Now out of prison, she’s drawing on her struggles to create a program that helps other moms get by in a sometimes unwelcoming post-prison world.

5 regions see uptick in visits for flu, COVID-19 symptoms: 4 CDC updates

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Tracking the White House outbreak: Who has COVID-19 & when they were diagnosed

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