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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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Testing requirements for nursing home create problems for some families

Wed, 2022-01-19 12:29 — mike kraft

CNN)As Covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they're not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among family members.

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Analysis: Are overall hospital admissions still the best way to gauge the COVID crisis?

Wed, 2022-01-19 09:45 — mike kraft

Are hospital admissions still the best way to gauge the COVID crisis? Using the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 to gauge the severity of the pandemic may not give an accurate picture in the Omicron era as more and more patients with the virus are being admitted for other reasons, some scientists say. Clara-Laeila Laudette,Alistair Smout Reuters

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