Organizations connect at-risk new moms and kids with medical and social services that became more critical and harder to come by during the pandemic.
Author: Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY
Being fit, losing weight is a powerful force against COVID-19, but cities have to do more
The annual ranking of the fittest U.S. cities, tracks with some of the cities that weathered COVID-19 better — but the reverse is also often true.
COVID-19 patients wrong to think breathing tubes ‘synonymous with death,’ doctors warn
The key to caring for patients on ventilators, who often have to remain intubated and connected to them for two weeks, is “profoundily simplistic,” said Harrell.
Tackling poverty in a coronavirus-induced economic downturn: Is it too risky or the right thing to do?
The social problems borne of poverty, including homelessness and trauma, are a key reason COVID-19 sickens and kills far more people of color.
‘Tuskegee always looms in our minds’: Some fear black Americans, hardest hit by coronavirus, may not get vaccine
African Americans have historically faced discrimination in health care. Some fear they’ll be reluctant to get the coronavirus vaccine.
How do health care staffers learn if co-workers have coronavirus? Word of mouth.
Employees say hospitals are misinterpreting privacy laws and government guidance on when and how to inform employees they’ve been exposed.
From New York City to St. Augustine, fever charting shows social distancing may be ‘breaking the chain’ of coronavirus infections
An analysis of some 1M digital thermometers show the number of people with flu-like illness dropped in places with strict social distancing orders.
Was the swine flu response in 2009 a ‘disaster’ as President Trump said?
President Trump blamed the Obama Administration Friday for completely botching its response to the 2009 outbreak of H1N1, known as swine flu.
Five myths and misconceptions about the nation’s 2019 vaping illness crisis
Myths and misconceptions clouded understanding of the causes behind the outbreak of lung injuries that sickened more than 2,500 vapers, left 54 dead.
Fed ban on flavored vape products expected soon, menthol and vape stores may be spared
Amid a national lung illness outbreak, federal regulators are expected to announce a ban on e-cigarette flavors other than tobacco and menthol within days.