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.
Read More »A nursing home in Belgium had a holiday party. It led to 27 coronavirus deaths.
tampabay.com – At last count, the home had 88 infections among residents and 42 among staff. Tweeted by @EvanKirstel https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1345574680611192835
Read More »NJAOPS Supports the Health Care Transparency Act Signed by Governor Murphy
einnews.com – Win for D.O.’s: Law Will Require Advance Practice Nurses, Physicians Assistants Are Now Required to be Properly Identified on Name Tags in Patient ...
Read More »Spend Less, and Smarter, in 2021
nytimes.com – Last year we were just trying to roll with the punches. Hopefully now we can apply some of those survival skills to our ...
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