Category: Public Health

Coronavirus contact tracing will be next phase of pandemic battle

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New case delays end to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

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Homeless COVID-19 patients put strain on San Francisco hospitals

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Watch: Coronavirus And Your Health Care

KHN’s Julie Rovner answers viewers’ questions on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” about how the pandemic is affecting health policy as well as patients and their insurance.

Sanders: In Coronavirus Relief Effort, Congress Fell Short On Paid Sick Leave

Capitol Hill’s guarantee does not pertain to many “essential” workers.

Massachusetts releases care rationing guidelines, Pennsylvania launches $450M loan program for hospitals + 21 other updates from the 6 hardest-hit states

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Massachusetts releases care rationing guidelines, Pennsylvania launches $450M loan program for hospitals + 21 other updates from the 6 hardest-hit states

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70 vaccines in progress; antibody testing begins — 7 COVID-19 updates

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UChicago Medicine uses helmet-based ventilators for COVID-19 patients

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How Do We Exit The Shutdown? Hire An Army Of Public Health Workers

The pandemic has exposed massive cracks in the foundations of the U.S. public health system. Getting the country back to normal, experts say, will require a major investment in Public Health 101: training a corps of workers who can track people with the virus and prevent them from passing it to others.