Erik Neumann, Jefferson Public Radio

Covid-Overwhelmed Hospitals Postpone Cancer Care and Other Treatment

KFF Health News Original

Patients with advanced cancer and heart disease are among those who have had to have surgeries and other treatments delayed and rescheduled as a high number of critically ill, unvaccinated covid patients strain the medical system.

Delta Cutting ‘Like a Buzzsaw’ Through Oregon-California Border Counties

KFF Health News Original

Zoom in on states with overall good vaccination rates and you see a checkerboard effect, with rural areas far lagging urban zones. That’s allowed the pandemic to rage in places like Jackson County, Oregon, overwhelming hospitals.