Nation Aug 10 Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID-19 By Terry Spencer, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
Science Aug 10 Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug prices, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines. By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Mar 18 Watch 8:57 Is U.S. health system ready for COVID-19 surge? These experts say no New analysis by Harvard University researchers indicates that hospital capacity in many parts of the U.S. will be overwhelmed as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Now, health care systems are working to increase their readiness. Jeremy Konyndyk of the…
Health Mar 17 Hospitals are confronting a new opioid crisis: an alarming shortage of pain meds Production of injectable opioids has nearly ground to a halt due to manufacturing problems, creating a shortage of staple medications used to treat a wide array of patients. By Casey Ross, STAT