Category: Public Health

New York creates surge healthcare workforce + 25 other updates from the hardest-hit states

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Senate agrees on $2 trillion aid deal; FEMA secures 60K tests without wartime law & 6 other COVID-19 updates

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Some States Are Reporting Incomplete COVID-19 Results, Blurring The Full Picture

Maryland, Ohio and others are reporting only positive tests, which skews tracking and an understanding of how the virus spreads.

Are Vital Home Health Workers Now A Safety Threat?

Hundreds of thousands of health care workers go into homes to provide important services for seniors and disabled people. But with the rising concerns about the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, especially for older people, these health workers could be endangering their patients and themselves.

Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop

Six states — Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas —  have taken steps to limit inappropriate prescriptions for the medicine and preserve supplies for patients who take it for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

Photo Essay: LA Under Lockdown

Californians are under orders to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus — and the result is that some of Southern California’s best-known spots are shuttered or deserted, from Santa Monica Pier to Olvera Street.

22% of Americans say their mental health worsened as pandemic intensified, poll shows

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Pandemic may threaten front-line providers’ mental health, study suggests

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New York COVID-19 cases double every 3 days, California needs 50K more hospital beds + 21 other updates from the hardest-hit states

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New York needs 30K ventilators ASAP, feds missing magnitude of problem, governor says

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