Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the entertainment industry in March, Jeffrey Farber had a steady flow of day jobs in film and television, including work on “Hunters” and “Blue Bloods.” But when theaters, movies and TV shows stopped production, not only did Farber lose his acting income, he also stopped accruing the hours and earnings he needed to qualify […]
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In a wide-ranging executive order, President Donald Trump this month outlined some of the efforts he has made to affect health care since taking office. One involved uninsured people and the current pandemic. The administration, Trump said, set up a program to provide them “access to necessary COVID-19-related testing and treatment.” Did it? We asked the White House for more […]
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As Los Angeles hospitals give record numbers of covid patients oxygen, the systems and equipment needed to deliver the life-sustaining gas are faltering. It’s gotten so bad that Los Angeles County officials are warning paramedics to conserve it. Some hospitals are having to delay releasing patients as they don’t have enough oxygen equipment to send home with them. “Everybody is […]
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Pennsylvania is rolling out its new “Pennie” this fall: a state-run insurance exchange that officials say will save residents collectively millions of dollars on next year’s health plan premiums. Since the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces opened for enrollment in fall 2013, Pennsylvania, like most states, has used the federal www.healthcare.gov website for people buying coverage on their own. But in […]
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Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Former health care executive Wendell Potter spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the work he used to do — the lies he said he told the American people for his old employers. These days, he said, he’s also trying to debunk myths he once sold. “What I used to do […]
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Schools are closing again in response to surging levels of COVID-19 infection, but staging randomised trials when students eventually return could help to clarify uncertainties around when we should send children back to the classroom, according to a new study. Experts say that school reopening policies currently lack a rigorous evidence base—leading to wide variation in policies around the world, […]
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A new research agenda developed by 40 leading experts in healthcare epidemiology and infectious diseases defines the critical areas of study to inform clinical practice, policy, and prevention strategies for COVID-19 and future pandemics. “COVID-19 Research Agenda for Healthcare Epidemiology,” published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, identifies the […]
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A new research agenda developed by 40 leading experts in healthcare epidemiology and infectious diseases defines the critical areas of study to inform clinical practice, policy, and prevention strategies for COVID-19 and future pandemics. “COVID-19 Research Agenda for Healthcare Epidemiology,” published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, where to buy generic compazine au no prescription the journal of the […]
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By all accounts, Doug Emhoff, the first gentleman, is on great terms with his ex wife — more interestingly, abilify and night sweats so is his wife, our country’s new VP, Kamala Harris, who counts Kerstin Emhoff as a friend. The Emhoffs were married from 1992 to 2008, according to The Sun. They had two children together — Cole and […]
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Kim Kardashian West is reminiscing about her family's "perfect" babies. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 40, shared a throwback photo on Instagram Thursday which shows herself holding her daughter Chicago and niece Stormi as infants. Chicago, whom Kardashian West shares with husband Kanye West, turned 3 years old last week, while Stormi, Kylie Jenner's child with ex Travis […]
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