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You can catch the flu and Covid. No, 'flurona' isn't real.

Mon, 2022-01-24 19:31 — mike kraft

Scientists want to clear the air on a 'misleading' trend: 'Flurona' isn't real It would have been hard to know in March 2020 that Covid-19 testing limitations in New York City would help lead doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bro NBC News

It would have been hard to know in March 2020 that Covid-19 testing limitations in New York City would help lead doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx to a fascinating surprise.

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Rich countries' hiring foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says

Mon, 2022-01-24 18:43 — mike kraft

Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Emma Farge

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Pennsylvania deploys ‘strike team’ of out-of-state heath workers to ease hospital crunch

Mon, 2022-01-24 17:58 — mike kraft

Pennsylvania rolls out 'strike team' to ease hospital crunch SELLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has deployed its first pandemic “strike team” of out-of-state health care workers to a suburban Philadelphia hospital under severe strain from COVID-19, the state's top health official announced Monday. AP NEWS

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U.S FDA curbs use of two antibody drugs sidelined by omicron

Mon, 2022-01-24 17:37 — mike kraft

FDA curbs use of antibody drugs sidelined by omicron WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they are unlikely to work against the omicron variant that now accounts for nearly all U.S. infections, U.S. AP NEWS

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COVID politics: Race as a factor in treatment, School masks issue in Virginia

Mon, 2022-01-24 12:01 — mike kraft

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people. AP NEWS

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Rising Covid cases in US nursing homes prompts hospital warnings

Mon, 2022-01-24 09:24 — mike kraft

Rising Covid cases in US nursing homes prompts hospital warnings Omicron wave has led to staff shortages, meaning hospitals that would normally release patients into care homes are backed up the Guardian

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Short staffed U.S. hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious

Mon, 2022-01-24 09:17 — mike kraft

Stressed hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious The changes underscore how the hyper-transmissible omicron variant has sidelined employees, overwhelmed resources and upended nearly two years of strict protocols. Washington Post

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New York City hospitals reported overrun with bodies during COVID death surge, staffing shortages

Thu, 2022-01-20 17:57 — mike kraft

NYC hospitals overrun with bodies during COVID death surge, staffing... Hospitals are scrambling to organize dead COVID-19 patients, shifting them between facilities amid backlogs at the city Medical Examiner's Office and local crematoriums, The Post has learned. New York Post

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FDA says shortage of blood specimen collection tubes requires conservation measures

Thu, 2022-01-20 12:14 — mike kraft

UPDATE: Blood Specimen Collection Tube Conservation Strategies The FDA recommends conservation strategies to minimize the use of these tubes and maintain the quality and safety of care for patients. Center for Devices and Radiological Health U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Home Care Shortage Keeps Patients in Strained Hospitals

Wed, 2022-01-19 17:34 — mike kraft

Home Care Shortage Keeps Patients in Strained Hospitals Doctors need to get 'creative' with discharge strategy Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

Hospitals stretched by an influx of patients due largely to the Omicron surge are also facing the challenge of moving those patients out.

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