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
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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
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apnews.com – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like ...
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statnews.com – Many primary care doctors are not affiliated with hospitals, which means they have no direct link to vaccine distribution at this stage.
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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 ...
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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
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