Category: Public Health

Healthy Black children more likely to die post-surgery than white children, study finds

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How Northwell Health treated acutely ill COVID-19 patients at home

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White House to resume daily COVID-19 briefings

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White House tries to block testing, tracing funding in relief bill; 57,000+ Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 — 7 updates

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Where new COVID-19 deaths are rising – July 20

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

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

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

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

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.

COVID-19 death rate rising; FEMA sends refrigerated mortuary trucks to Texas — 4 updates

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