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Covid-19
California Expands Privacy Protection to Public Health Workers Amid ThreatsThe executive order signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom late Wednesday is a response to threats made to health officers...
Covid-19
CHIP Data Show Steep Drops in Vaccinations, Health ScreeningsThe COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is blamed for dramatic year-over-year reductions in healthcare services for children.
Covid-19
Colleges' Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers SayThe study tracked cellphone data and matched it to reopening schedules at 1,400 schools, along with county infection rates.
Covid-19
Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and KillsAt issue is the degree to which the virus is airborne ? capable of spreading through tiny aerosol particles lingering...
Strategy
Without Ginsburg, Judicial Threats to the ACA, Reproductive Rights HeightenGinsburg's absence from the bench could accelerate a trend underway to get cases to the Supreme Court toward invalidating the...
Covid-19
California's Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests COVID UndercountAbout 125,000 Californians died from March through July, up by 14,200, or 13%, from the average for the same five...
Covid-19
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It's One More Threat to Voting by Mail.More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn't test employees...
Clinical Care
Wildfires' Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After the Smoke ClearsWhile it's long been known that smoke can be dangerous when in the thick of it ? triggering asthma attacks,...
Clinical Care
Urban Hospitals of Last Resort Cling to Life in Time of COVIDWhile rural hospitals have been closing at a quickening pace over the past two decades, a number of inner-city hospitals...
Clinical Care
Oregon Wildfires Prompt HHS Emergency Declaration The public health emergency loosens restrictions on HIPAA and EMTALA mandates, physician licensing, and self-referrals for providers operating 'in good...
Covid-19
COVID Vaccine Trials Move at Warp Speed, But Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes TimeSo far, participation by minority volunteers in coronavirus trials has increased only slightly compared with typically low levels for other...
Covid-19
Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season's ComingUp and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely...