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U.S. nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years

Thu, 2022-05-12 11:56 — mike kraft

Nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years: research The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday. An analysis from McKinsey & Company specifically found a potential shortage of between … mbeals The Hill

The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday.

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Covid shutdowns in China are delaying medical scans in the U.S.

Thu, 2022-05-12 11:10 — mike kraft

Covid shutdowns in China are delaying medical scans in the U.S. The disruption reveals once again how overseas, poorly diversified supply chains are vulnerable to a global health crisis. Shortages have crippled the U.S. health system again and again during the pandemic. Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb

Wed, 2022-05-11 10:27 — mike kraft

Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units, however, remained stable. News Service of Florida Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Florida COVID cases increase by nearly 33,000, highest weekly jump in 2 months

Mon, 2022-05-09 10:42 — mike kraft

Florida adds 32,981 COVID cases, highest weekly jump in 2 months The COVID-19 pandemic by the numbers in Florida covering the period of April 30 - May 6: Tampa Bay Times

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COVID Boosters reduced the Omicron' infections rate in Nursing Homes

Fri, 2022-05-06 11:56 — mike kraft

CDC: COVID Boosters Blunted Omicron's Effect on Nursing Homes Residents with a booster more protected than those with only a primary series Molly Walker medpagetoday

An additional booster dose of COVID vaccine helped substantially reduce the rate of infection in nursing home residents during the Omicron wave compared with a primary series alone, researchers found.

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U.S. Prisons prescribed few Paxlovid or other Covid-19 treatments, even when they had supplies

Fri, 2022-05-06 11:09 — mike kraft

Prisons didn’t prescribe much Paxlovid or other Covid-19 treatments, even when they got the drugs Federal prisons used just a fraction of the antiviral drugs they were allocated to keep incarcerated people from getting seriously ill or dying of Covid-19, according to new internal records from the Bureau of Prisons. Nicholas Florko STAT

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U.S. COVID coverage for all residents dries up even as hospital costs rise

Fri, 2022-05-06 09:56 — mike kraft

COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19.

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A new WHO report indicates that other countries had more excess deaths that the US during the Covid pandemic

Thu, 2022-05-05 19:40 — mike kraft

Does US really have world's highest Covid death toll? A new report suggests other countries had more excess deaths than US during the pandemic. BBC News

The US is approaching one million Covid deaths - the highest total officially recorded anywhere in the world.

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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 08:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

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Maryland Cases of COVID-19 are high again but no alarms: but hospitalizations are low

Wed, 2022-05-04 18:01 — mike kraft

Cases of COVID-19 in Maryland are high again, but risks are not. Here’s why. COVID-19 cases in Maryland are on the rise again, but severe cases remain low. Baltimore Sun

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