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Many hospitals face shortages, especially as cases again surge. Deaths among health care workers also climb tragically upward — The Guardian and KHN have been tracking and find over 2,900 losses.
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The end of 2020 is finally here — whew! This week, we're giving you double the goodies to keep you busy while KHN goes on holiday break. Today's selections include stories on COVID, Santa Claus, Elvis, words of the year, pharmacies, dialysis, French dressing and more. See you in 2021, everyone.
Someone experiencing an emergency would still need to call or text 911 to use the software, which comes at no additional cost to residents. The operator then texts them a link.
Suicide deaths dropped by 2.1% in 2019 compared with 2018. Preliminary data shows that suicide deaths did not continue to fall this year.
The coronavirus has reached Antarctica. Other news on the virus from Peru, Taiwan--which just had its first locally transmitted case of COVID--and Mexico.
As the year winds down, lawmakers rush through a flurry of final work. And one bill with global reproductive health implications is dropped due to political pressure from the White House.
Hospital and medical centers have been forced to reallocate psychiatric beds to treat COVID-19 patients, diminishing options for people who need inpatient care. The fall spikes have also further ravaged nursing homes, particularly in South Dakota according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity.
The civil lawsuit against the giant retailer claims the company's pharmacies fueled the opioid crisis by not giving its pharmacists the authority to refuse to fill prescriptions from known "pill mills."
HHS Secretary Alex Azar says the deal assures that there will be enough COVID vaccine for all Americans "who wants it" by summer. Other news on the vaccine includes an experiment with endangered black-footed ferrets.
Stung by criticism that she violated her own Thanksgiving travel warnings by meeting her extended family in another state, the noted AIDS doctor said in an interview that she plans to retire.
In a holiday address, President-elect Joe Biden also voiced empathy for families who lost loved ones to COVID and confidence in the vaccine he recently received.
While production and distribution poses a unique set of logistical challenges, the hardest part may prove to be decisions around who gets the shot when.
In California, Texas, Tennessee and elsewhere, hospitals are at full capacity because of the COVID surge that followed Thanksgiving.
Though it hasn't been identified in the United States, researchers say the mutated virus found in Britain is likely to have infected hundreds of people here already. It has been detected in Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and Gibraltar.
“I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000,” President Donald Trump said during a four-minute speech posted on Twitter. While the move threatens to derail relief negotiations that are tied to critical spending legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats also support an increase.
Although the warning is certain to be ignored by many people, as it was at Thanksgiving, officials beg Americans to curtail travel plans to avoid yet another post-holiday surge.
Deaths in the United States from all causes, but mainly because of COVID, will hit a record level: 3.2 million.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KHN's First Edition is taking a holiday break. Look for it again in your inbox on Jan. 4. Happy holidays!
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