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The Health 202: Joe Biden says health care comes first when tackling racial inequality.
with Paulina Firozi The unceasing political wars over Obamacare took a back seat as the country dealt with a global pandemic. But the year’s major news events — the novel coronavirus and the recent protests over the police killing of George Floyd — make the 2010 health-care law more relevant than ever. And Democratic presidential …
From Network to Doorstep: Southwestern Health Resources’ Care-at-Home Packages Deliver Relief to Quarantined Seniors in Need of Care Management During COVID-19
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a pioneering step, Southwestern Health Resources, the clinically integrated network for UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources has joined forces with Encompass Health, a leading national post-acute health services company, to provide quarantined seniors in enhanced care management with some added support – Care at Home Packages. At this critical time SWHR and …
India’s rural health care workers push for more coronavirus pay
She’s racing to beat the midday heat and a government-issued deadline to visit 30 to 40 households before noon. Pawar is one of more than a million Accredited Social Health Activists — or ASHA workers — Indian women who act as a liaison between people and the public health care system in rural areas. It’s …
Fishermen catch 220-pound tuna and donate it to frontline health care workers in Hawaii
CBS NEWS A group of fisherman who caught a 220-pound ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii did not let their massive catch of the day go to waste. The group of five reeled in far more than their families could eat. So, they donated the fish to front-line workers at at Straub …
Easton sports apparel maker making safety masks and gowns for health care workers | Lehigh Valley Regional News
EASTON, Pa. – A sports apparel maker in Easton, Northampton County is one of the businesses that has switched to making products to help health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Fanatics shifted from making baseball jerseys to safety masks and gowns for health care workers, according to Governor Tom Wolf’s office. Textile manufacturer Gitman Brothers …
National fitness challenge encourages movement, supports health care workers at Michigan Medicine
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Get fit to help frontline workers at Michigan Medicine and 26 other health care systems across the country. Beginning on Tuesday, May 26, the #FitForTheFrontLine challenge encourages individuals and families to move and support frontline health care workers battling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The collective medical center campaign is …
Health care providers tell health department to expect delays in COVID-19 test results
ST. LOUIS – Sunday the City of St. Louis Health Department released a statement saying health care providers are telling the city to expect delays in getting COVID-19 test results. The problem is centered on private commercial laboratories are experiencing delays in processing COVID-19 test. The delay in results means local and state health departments …
Group Works With Area Restaurants To Make Sure Late-Night Health Care Workers Have A Meal Lifeline – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There have been generous food deliveries to hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. But one group is focusing its effort on those in New York who may not be getting to enjoy the donations — those who work the late night shift, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC “The past six weeks …
How Health Care Workers Can Take Care of Themselves
Angela Weiss/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The anesthesiologist’s beeper goes off — it’s an emergency call to place a breathing tube in a patient critically ill with coronavirus, a dangerous procedure due …
35,000 Coronavirus Tests ‘Unreliable,’ According To Florida Health Care System – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – The results of more than 35,000 COVID-19 tests ordered by Florida-based health care system and performed by a third-party lab are unreliable, with the majority of the questionable tests having been conducted in Florida, the company said Saturday. According to AdventHealth, a faith-based health care system, the situation has created “unacceptable delays.” …
