Category: Public Health

Where new COVID-19 deaths are rising – July 20

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
July 20, 2020

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COVID-19 hospitalizations see sustained rise for 1st time since April: 4 CDC updates

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
July 20, 2020

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For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News in Cost and Quality, COVID-19, Health Care Costs, Health Industry, Insurance, Insurers, Kaiser Health News, Public Health, Trump Administration
July 20, 2020

Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test.

An Ickier Outbreak: Trench Fever Spread by Lice Is Found in Denver

By Markian Hawryluk in homeless, Kaiser Health News, Public Health, states
July 20, 2020

Three people around Denver have confirmed cases of trench fever, and another person is suspected of having the rare disease, carried by body lice. A scourge during World War I, the illness is the latest problem to emerge as everyone’s attention is diverted to COVID-19.

As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible

By Anna Almendrala in California, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, Public Health, states
July 20, 2020

Although younger people are hospitalized and die less frequently than their elders when infected with COVID-19, their cases are harder to trace. As a result, the virus is spreading uncontrollably throughout much of Southern California. Even hospital staffs are affected by community spread.