Oct 16 Inside the fall of the CDC By James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella, Kirsten Berg, ProPublica How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 16 What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law By Margaret Riley, The Conversation A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn't protect. Continue reading
Oct 16 Thousands arrive in Hawaii on first day pre-travel testing By Caleb Jones, Associated Press The new testing program is an effort to stem the devastating downturn the pandemic has had on Hawaii’s tourism-based economy. Continue reading
Oct 16 Up to 279,700 extra deaths have occurred in the U.S. so far this year By Ronald D. Fricker Jr., The Conversation Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what's happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions. Continue reading
Oct 16 Virus surges in key battleground states as election nears By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The prospect of poll workers backing out at the last minute because they are infected, quarantined or scared of getting sick has local election officials in Midwest states such as Iowa and Wisconsin opening more early voting locations. Continue reading
Oct 16 Feds unveil plan to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help. Continue reading
Oct 16 Belgium imposes COVID-19 curfew, closes bars and restaurants By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Belgium is one of the European countries hardest hit by the disease. Almost 6,000 new cases were recorded each day on average over the last week. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 4:55 A nurse practitioner's Brief But Spectacular take on end-of-life care for children Pediatric nurse practitioner Deborah Fisher spent her early career working in intensive care units. The experience convinced her that more needed to be done to improve end-of-life care for children. Now specializing in palliative care at Children’s National Hospital in… Continue watching
Oct 15 Most voters expect intimidation at the polls. But they're voting in record numbers By Laura Santhanam Amid concerns about the pandemic, safely voting and making sure all votes are counted, former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a double-digit lead among likely voters over President Donald Trump, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 15 Dr. Fauci criticizes concept of 'herd immunity' By Associated Press Fauci says backing herd immunity — the idea that a disease will stop spreading once nearly everybody has contracted it — is “total nonsense.”… Continue reading