Covid-19: AAP Recommends Cap on Visitors for Hospitalized Kids
New guidance recommends a maximum of two visitors at a time, face coverings The American Academy...
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Politics & Policy
Among Those Disrupted By COVID-19: The Nation’s Newest Doctors
For new medical residents, this has been a year like no other. In part that’s because getting from here to there — from medical school to residency training sites — has been complicated by the coronavirus.
Read MoreCovid-19: AMA Urges Caution over Fourth of July Weekend
Health officials urge social distancing and masks as holiday approaches As Covid-19 continues to ravage the U.S., the American Medical Association urged citizens to be mindful and take action to prevent further spread as the...
Read MoreEssential Worker Shoulders $1,840 Pandemic Debt Due To COVID Cost Loophole
Carmen Quintero had symptoms of COVID-19, couldn’t get tested and ended up with a huge bill. She also was told to self-isolate and assume she had the coronavirus — which is hard when you live with elders.
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Some Say Allow Family Access to Dying Patients With COVID-19
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Allowing adult family member presence at the...
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Point-Prevalence Surveys in SNFs Help Cut COVID-19 Transmission
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Conducting point-prevalence surveys in skilled...
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Part 2: Medicolegal Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This three-part series—Part 1 in the June issue covered patient confidentiality—reviews a few...
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California Prisons Are COVID Hotbeds Despite Billions Spent On Inmate Health
At $3.6 billion a year, California spends more on prison health care than other states spend to run their entire prison systems. But despite the spending, and federal court oversight, prisons across California are struggling to contain deadly outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Worst Ever COVID-19 Screening Idea for Airports
Written by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel In a June 3rd Washington Post article...
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Listen: What Counts In Measuring The Full COVID Death Toll? It’s Complicated
KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole on “Colorado Edition” and appeared on WNHN’s “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen” to discuss his recent story on how difficult it is to measure the full death toll from the pandemic.
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Conflicting COVID Messages Create Cloud Of Confusion Around Public Health And Prevention
The pandemic has been marked by a significant amount of misinformation — some spread on purpose — that could prove deadly.
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Covid-19: Millenials Need to Step Up to Protect the Most Vulnerable
Fauci says he’s never seen a virus like this As the country saw a record upsurge in Covid-19 cases...
Read MoreWatch: Fauci, Other Health Officials Weigh California’s COVID Response
California Healthline’s Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.
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Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion
State officials are pointing to reopened bars as a cause of local spikes in coronavirus cases. Bars are tailor-made for the spread of the virus, with a cacophony of conversations that require raised voices and alcohol, which can impede judgment.
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Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID Guidance And Pile On Health Risks
Authorities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sex and ethnicity differential patterns of...
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Texas Pauses Reopening as COVID-19 Cases Rise
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 cases surge in Texas, the state is...
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Covid-19: CDC Says Real U.S. Case Count May Top 20 Million
For every case reported there were likely 10 others infected WASHINGTON — CDC Director Robert...
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Cities Brace For ‘Collision Course’ Of Heat Waves And COVID-19
Rochester, New York, and other cities have already weathered the first blasts of excessive heat, and they have done it while cooling centers and spray parks have been closed due to the pandemic.
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Airlines Want Flyers To Feel Safe, But Grab Bag Of COVID Policies Adds Turbulence
Building consumer confidence in air travel is a major challenge for airlines. Some experts think they aren’t doing enough to make their case.
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