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apnews.com – MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of ...
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‘Deaths of despair’ during COVID-19 rose by up to 60% in 2020, new research says
marketwatch.com – They were disproportionately experienced by working aged men, driven in part by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. Tweeted by @MarketWatch https://twitter.com/MarketWatch/status/1346320723447590913
Read More »University Receives $250,000 Grant to Fund Great Minds Dare to Care Campaign – Seton Hall University
shu.edu – Seton Hall was granted $250,000 by the State of New Jersey to fund its Great Minds Dare to Care campaign– the next step ...
Read More »Covid ‘Decimated Our Staff’ as the Pandemic Ravages Health Workers of Color in US
khn.org – Covid-19 has taken an outsize toll on Black and Hispanic Americans — and those disparities extend to medical workers. Tweeted by @blkresist https://twitter.com/blkresist/status/1346400180912984065
Read More »Black California surgeon ‘walks the walk’ on virus vaccine
apnews.com – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like ...
Read More »Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout
statnews.com – Many primary care doctors are not affiliated with hospitals, which means they have no direct link to vaccine distribution at this stage.
Read More »2021: COVID still looms large
northcarolinahealthnews.org – Here’s what is on the horizon for the new year as the state continues to battle COVID-19, mental health and environmental issues.
Read More »Five key milestones in the pandemic that we’re anticipating in 2021 – STAT
statnews.com – If 2020 was defined by the explosion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid, 2021 could be about its dwindling. Tweeted by @statnews ...
Read More »Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
khn.org – While many private insurers cap what members pay in health costs, Medicare does not. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have proposed annual limits ...
Read More »A Q&A with Helen Branswell, one year after Covid became a full-time job
statnews.com – STAT’s infectious disease reporter reflects on her own experience of reporting on the pandemic one year after publication of her first story.
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