the overextended transport team from the morgue has yet to arrive.The nurses on duty have too many other worries. University Hospital of Brooklyn, in the heart of the city hit hardest by a world-altering pandemic, can seem like it is falling apart. The roof leaks. The corroded pipes burst with alarming frequency. On one of…
Throughout March, as the pandemic gained momentum in the United States, much of the preparations focused on the breathing machines that were supposed to save everyone’s lives.New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and President Trump sparred over how many ventilators the state was short. DIYers brainstormed modifications to treat more patients. And ethicists…
April 22, 2020 | 2:18am Enlarge Image Nurses at Providence Saint John's Health Center were previously suspended for refusing to treat patients without N95 masks. Lizabeth Baker Wade via AP At least 10 nurses are heading back to the COVID-19 ward this week after being suspended for demanding protective respirator masks, the National Nurses United…
Plasma recipient going home Michael Kevin Rathel, an Orlando man who was in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator due to COVID-19, is back home after receiving a life-saving convalescent plasma. ORLANDO, Fla. - With their faces covered in masks, countless doctors, nurses and staff from Orlando Health lined that path cheering as Michael…
State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that
A team of researchers from the FDA, CDC and USDA has found that the United States has made “none to very slight” progress toward foodborne illness reduction targets. The new study examined the Healthy People 2030 goals and found that there has actually been an increase incidence of infections from Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, and Shiga
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