Truthout
Health Care Workers
Physicians Have a Duty to Confront the Exploitative Industry That Employs Them
Physicians take an oath to do no harm. Upholding it requires fighting the structural violence that hurts patients.
Canceling Student Debt Will Help Health Care Workers and Advance Racial Justice
Canceling student debt would provide some instant relief for people who could really use it right now.
More Than 3,600 US Health Care Workers Have Died in the Pandemic’s First Year
More than 400 U.S. health care workers have also died since the vaccine rollout began.
CDC Insisted Surgical Masks Were Enough. Caregivers of Color Suffered Most.
CDC guidelines don’t consider caring for a COVID patient to be a source of “exposure" if the caregiver wears a mask.
Owners of Hospital Conglomerate Made Billions as Health Care Workers Lacked PPE
The largest for-profit hospital conglomerate in the U.S. has made billions for its biggest shareholders during COVID.
Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Are Currently Ineligible for COVID Vaccine
Millions of people in the U.S. who care for sick or elderly family members worry about exposing loved ones to COVID.
As COVID-19 Surges, California Overrides Limits on Nurse Workloads
Currently, four times as many Californians are testing positive for the coronavirus compared with the summer’s peak.
US Barely Kept Track of the Nearly 3,000 Health Care Workers That Died in 2020
A new analysis shows a far higher number of health care worker deaths than those reported by the government.
Months of Chaos and Systemic Failure Are Wearing Down Health Care Workers
Supply shortages remain severe almost a year into the pandemic.
As Vaccine Gains Approval, Hospitals Scramble Over Which Workers to Prioritize
Still, hospital officials say they’re confident that those who want the vaccine won’t have to wait long.