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Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized?

Wed, 2022-12-28 22:14 — FNUOvviyaa

Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized? Study finds higher earnings and benefits, but unionization still stalled Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

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Out of 14,298 healthcare workers surveyed, 13.2% reported union membership or coverage, with no significant trend from 2009 through 2021, according to Xiaojuan Li, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, both in Boston, and colleagues.

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Germany’s governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions

Tue, 2022-12-27 20:59 — FNUOvviyaa

Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is over. AP NEWS

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Deadly fentanyl hybrids and substitutes could fuel 2023’s opioid crisis

Tue, 2022-12-27 20:47 — FNUOvviyaa

Deadly fentanyl hybrids and substitutes could fuel 2023’s opioid crisis The drug trade continues to evolve, and the U.S. must continue to evolve with it. dtodd The Hill

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‘Tripledemic:’ What Happens When Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 Cases Collide?

Mon, 2022-12-26 17:03 — FNUOvviyaa

‘Tripledemic:’ What Happens When Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 Cases Collide? Yale Medicine physicians discuss the possibility of a tripledemic, which is when RSV, flu, and COVID-19 peak at the same time. Yale Medicine

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Meanwhile, as of early December, RSV cases reported by Yale were beginning to go down and COVID-19 and flu cases were increasing. A big part of the flu increase, he explains, is our lack of immunity from having not been exposed to the virus for several seasons due to masking and other precautions, many of which have fallen to the wayside.

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China's COVID cases overwhelm hospitals

Mon, 2022-12-26 16:59 — FNUOvviyaa

China's COVID cases overwhelm hospitals In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this. Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Fri, 2022-12-23 22:08 — FNUOvviyaa

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral BAZHOU, China (AP) — Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people. AP NEWS

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A Covid-19 ‘senior wave’ is driving up hospitalizations

Fri, 2022-12-23 21:50 — FNUOvviyaa

A Covid-19 'senior wave' is driving up hospitalizations | CNN This winter, Covid-19 trends are again on the rise across the country. For older adults, the situation is much more severe. Hospitalizations among seniors are nearing the peak from the Delta surge and rising fast, and the age gap has never been wider. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Shanghai hospital warns of 'tragic battle' as COVID spreads

Thu, 2022-12-22 19:18 — FNUOvviyaa

Shanghai hospital warns of 'tragic battle' as COVID spreads The hospital expects half of the city's 25 million people will get infected by the end of next week, as the virus sweeps through China unchecked. Zoey Zhang,Bernard Orr Reuters

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COVID-19 Relief Funds: GAO Recomends improvments in Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients

Fri, 2022-12-16 16:58 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Relief Funds: Lessons Learned Could Improve Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients The public health and economic effects of COVID-19 on tribal nations have been especially severe. To help tribes recover, Congress's pandemic relief... U.S. Government Accountability Office USGAO

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The public health and economic effects of COVID-19 on tribal nations have been especially severe. To help tribes recover, Congress's pandemic relief funding has included at least $43.6 billion to support new and existing programs that tribes could use to address their unique needs.

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U.S. Covid hospitalization hot spots, in five charts

Thu, 2022-12-15 10:56 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts Updated daily. NBC News

Covid-19 hospitalizations are declining again after a surge in December and January, followed by a smaller summer uptick.

Track hospitalizations in states with this NBC News analysis of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Covid hospitalizations data. This article will be updated daily.

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