Health & Insurance, Social Services
January 13, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsLast week, after finishing inoculations of some front-line hospital staff, Jupiter Medical Center was left with 40 doses of precious covid vaccine. So, officials offered shots to the South Florida hospital’s board of directors and their spouses over age 65. […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
January 11, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsKeely Connolly thought she would be safe once the ambulance arrived at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas. She was having difficulty breathing because she’d had to miss a kidney dialysis treatment a few days earlier for lack of child […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
January 4, 2021
Via: StateScoopWith every state left to manage its own distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, public health agencies across the country are taking individual approaches to rolling out the injections. But in states where vaccinations are even further decentralized, like Florida, some counties […]
Basic Services, Emergency Services, Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 22, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsMost Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief […]
Basic Services, Civil Service, Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 21, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIncoming Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signaled he won’t continue a statewide mask mandate in place since July, though he said he plans to wear a mask himself and get vaccinated against COVID-19. If Gianforte, a Republican, reverses outgoing Democratic Gov. […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 21, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsA year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were battling a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia with no known cause. Chinese doctors began to fear they were witnessing the return […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 14, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIf there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar. At noon Tuesday, Bell, a critical care physician, is scheduled to be one of the first health care workers at the University of […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 11, 2020
Via: CNBC HealthcareThe Food and Drug Administration is “rapidly” working toward clearing Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use after a key panel overwhelmingly endorsed the shots Thursday evening, Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement Friday. “Following yesterday’s positive advisory committee meeting […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 7, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsAmericans have made no secret of their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines this year, with fears of political interference and a “warp speed” timeline blunting confidence in the shots. As recently as September, nearly half of U.S. adults said they didn’t […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
December 3, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsCalifornia, like the rest of the nation, is seeing a dramatic rise in COVID infections and deaths — and Los Angeles County has some of the most dire statistics. Health officials reported more than 7,500 new cases in the county […]
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