Chicago, IL|News|
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether To Report Health Care Worker Deaths
Since mid-March, coronavirus cases have been spreading rapidly through government-run facilities.
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How Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed’s Quest To Defeat Coronavirus
Offering Warp Speed advisers contracts might have been the most expedient course in a crisis.
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Thousands Of Doctors’ Offices Buckle Under Financial Stress Of Coronavirus
Pandemic-related closures starting to wash across America.
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These Front-Line Workers Could Have Retired
Instead they risked their lives during the pandemic.
Across America|News|
Fear Of Flying Is A Coronavirus-Era Conundrum
The holidays are approaching just as coronavirus case rates nationwide are increasing at a record-breaking pace.
Across America|News|
Why Employers Find It So Hard To Test For Coronavirus
The federal government still does not require employers to offer coronavirus testing.
Across California, CA|News|
California Businesses Go From Simmer To Boil Over Newsom’s Fine Dining
Governor’s maskless dinner with medical industry lobbyists draws negative reactions.
Across America|News|
Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To Cities, Straining Hospitals
Rural counties across America are experiencing record-high infection and death rates.
Across California, CA|News|
California Law Banning Toxic Chemicals In Cosmetics Will Transform Industry
A toxic chemical ban signed into law in California will change the composition of cosmetics.
White House, US|News|
Trump’s Lame-Duck Status Leaves Governors To Wing It On Coronavirus
State leaders face an increasingly out-of-control virus while hopes fade from a president leaving office.
Across Pennsylvania, PA|News|
Family Mourns Man With Mental Illness Killed By Police; Calls For Change
Family looks for answers as they try and pick up the pieces following death of loved one.
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Push Is On In U.S. To Figure Out South Asians’ High Heart Risks
In the United States, there’s increasing attention of health risks for Americans of South Asian descent.
Across California, CA|News|
As Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask ‘Is This The Best We Can Do?’
As they face another surge of coronavirus cases across California, business owners fear they may lose their businesses for good.
Across America|News|
Public Health Programs See Surge In Students Amid Pandemic
Programs in the U.S. have seen a massive increase in enrollment as the coronavirus has swept through the country.
Across America|News|
Racism In Health Care: What Doctors Aren’t Always Taught
To identify racism’s roots and its effects in the health system, fundamental changes needed in medical school curriculums, activists say.
New York City, NY|News|
Patients Struggle To Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Increase
Tax aims to punish major drug-makers for their role in the opioid epidemic; funding for treatment programs.
White House, US|News|
Red States’ Case Against ACA Hinges On Proof
GOP-controlled states seeking to kill Obamacare.
Across Illinois, IL|News|
Homeless Shelters Grapple With Coronavirus Safety As Cold Creeps In
Demand for shelter could grow as winter approaches; pandemic hits America's homeless.
