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Covid-19
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: I've Recovered From COVID. Why Do I Still Have to Mask Up?Important questions remain unanswered about the level of post-infection immunity that make it advisable to continue wearing a mask.
Covid-19
A Year Into Pandemic, Federal Officials Design New Mask Guidelines to Better Protect More WorkersThe changes come as U.S. mask-makers say the demand from hospitals is so sluggish that they've laid off 2,000 workers...
Covid-19
4 Things to Know About the J&J COVID Vaccine PauseMost health experts largely applauded the government for its decision, saying it showed regulators making vaccine safety their top priority.
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Redfield Joins Big Ass Fans, Which Promotes Controversial COVID-Killing TechnologyAcademic air quality experts say high-profile physician sign-ons amount to celebrity endorsements.
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Fauci Thanks US Health Workers for Sacrifices but Admits PPE Shortages Drove Up Death TollShortages were compounded by the federal government's failure to maintain a national stockpile of personal protective equipment.
Nursing
Calls Mount for Biden to Track US Healthcare Worker Deaths from COVIDThe absence of reliable federal data exacerbated critical problems such as shortages of personal protective equipment that left many workers...
Innovation
Data Modernization is Key to Meet U.S. Healthcare ChallengesDuring the ONC annual meeting, state health officers call for boosting public health data infrastructure investment.
Strategy
COVID-19 Pandemic Shakes Public Trust in CDCThe same surveys found that public trust in the U.S. Postal Service and the FEMA bumped up significantly over the...
Strategy
Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public HealthMany health departments in the U.S. had been limping by for years, with a skeleton staff, relying on fax machines.
Finance
Kaufman Hall: February Hospital Margins 'Slim to Negative'As COVID-19 volumes declined in February, hospitals saw new admissions, margins and revenues fall.
Covid-19
CDC's 'Huge Mistake': Did Misguided Mask Advice Drive Up COVID Death Toll for Health Workers?Recent studies have determined that a basic cough produces about 20 times more particles than intubation.
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One Year In: How COVID's Toll Compares With Other Causes of DeathAs of Wednesday afternoon, 528,603 Americans had died of the coronavirus and one model projects that this number will rise...