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statnews.com – The Federal Reserve Board started conducting stress tests of banks in 2009. CMS should begin doing something similar for hospital systems.

washingtonmonthly.com – The fix will help many consumers. But the details show just how hard bigger reform will be. Tweeted by @globalissuesweb https://twitter.com/globalissuesweb/status/1343867278283186176

slate.com – A physician responds to Paul Theroux’s “The Vastation.” Tweeted by @MarcuswevansSr https://twitter.com/MarcuswevansSr/status/1343870640093216770

finance.yahoo.com – FOR EU TRADE AND MEDICAL MEDIA ONLY NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN BENELUX AND THE UK Tweeted by @Tagggly https://twitter.com/Tagggly/status/1343472063500185600

foxnews.com – The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European ...

medium.com – Since the U.S. Congress ratified the first federal health care plan under the presidency of John Adams in 1798 (NIH), generations of legislators ...

statnews.com – When long-term care is needed, many older adults and their families are suddenly hit with the realization that Medicare does not cover it.

statnews.com – There’s a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1343496915648978944

After a middle school student died of COVID complications, Washington, Missouri became the latest community to flip its stance on masks and other restrictions while the coronavirus ravages the country.

Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.