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Months of Chaos and Systemic Failure Are Wearing Down Health Care Workers
Supply shortages remain severe almost a year into the pandemic.
Dr. Susan Moore Died of COVID 2 Weeks After Recording Video Decrying Racist Care
Dr. Susan Moore died due to complications from COVID-19 on December 20.
Inclusive Vaccine Trials Are Vital, But Let’s Not Boost Biological Views of Race
Conducting inclusive vaccine trials helps build trust, but narratives around them must not entrench scientific racism.
US Airports Are Portals for Disease Spread. Venezuela Shows Another Way.
My experience at the airport in Caracas showed me what a coordinated public health approach looks like in practice.
The Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County Is Out of ICU Beds
The county of Los Angeles is perilously close to zero capacity.
A New Trump Proposal Threatens Insurance Coverage Through HealthCare.gov
If finalized, the rule would encourage privatization of core functions of health insurance marketplaces.
Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are on Strike
The workers are demanding higher wages, hazard pay and better staffing.
To Solve the COVID Crisis, We Must Push Biden to Put People Over Profits
Will the Biden administration really listen to science if that requires putting people’s needs above corporate profits?
Rural Hospitals Are Facing Unprecedented Challenges Amid Worsening Pandemic
Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
Mobile Morgues Fill Up in El Paso as Gov. Greg Abbott Refuses New Lockdown
El Paso County is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S.