Category: Public Health

Prolonged state closures could cause ‘irreparable damage,’ Fauci says

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Flu, pneumonia, COVID-19 deaths drop & other CDC updates

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11 states with fastest spread of COVID-19

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Must-Reads Of The Week

KHN executive editor Damon Darlin wades through mounds of health care policy stories — so you don’t have to.

Federal judge refuses to override Pennsylvania stay-at-home orders

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US won’t shut down amid possible 2nd wave, Trump says; 35% of COVID-19 patients asymptomatic — 5 updates

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Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine

The pandemic offers an opportunity to use artificial intelligence programs to help doctors in COVID-19 diagnosis. But some leading hospital systems have shelved their AI technology because it wasn’t ready to roll.

The 30-Somethings Who Fled Big Cities To Shelter With Mom And Dad

Seeking comfort in the COVID outbreak is a major disruption for everyone that sometimes proves “lovely.”

Congress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?

Some large employers interpreted themselves as exempt from new federal laws that say tests for the coronavirus should be free to patients. Large academic medical centers are holding back from sending bills to these patients to avoid a backlash over surprise billing.

How COVID-19 is changing hospitals’ population health strategies

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