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Small Devices Can Detect Oxygen Deprivation Earlier From COVID-19
Pulse oximeters can be an early warning system to help detect the virus sooner, says one ER doctor.
Surviving Pandemics Is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly Hayes talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
Trump Restricts COVID-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation’s Poorest
The Trump administration is disproportionately allocating relief funds to higher-revenue hospitals.
Judith Butler: Mourning Is a Political Act Amid the Pandemic and Its Disparities
This is the time to question the conditions that have structured the magnitude and disparities of this epidemic.
The Pandemic Hasn’t Stopped Aggressive Medical-Debt Collection
While unemployment soars, debt collection continues, often by the same institutions treating COVID-19 patients.
Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Obamacare Insurers, Supreme Court Rules
Republican efforts to eliminate the program began in 2013, led by former presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
Democrats Poised to Propose Medicare for Those Who’ve Lost Health Coverage
Meanwhile, public support for a Medicare for All health system has surged during the COVID-19 outbreak.
As Trump Touts Dangerous “Cures,” Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments
Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants could help those with COVID-19. Doing so could lead to injury or death.
Planned Parenthood Condemns States Using Pandemic to Limit Abortion Access
Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson discusses red states' attack on abortion rights amid the pandemic.
The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness
The pandemic is showing us how racism impairs our ability to respond, hurting all of us.