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To Improve Health In Poor Inner-City Communities Some Hospitals Start Overlooking Criminal Records

Sinai Health System in Chicago is one of several around the country that have launched programs to hire ex-offenders for both licensed and non-professional positions, in part to help reach communities with low health outcomes. They report that these hires generally perform as well or better than people without records. In other public health news: colorectal cancer, cystic fibrosis, antibiotics, and climate change.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Russia’s Routine Of Protecting Bureaucrats Undermines Efforts To Protect Citizens’ Health; Skepticism About North Korea’s Zero Cases Claim Is High

Global news is from Russia, North Korea, Germany, South Korea, India, Lebanon, and Iraq.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
The Battle Over PPE: Some Health Workers Feel They’ve Been Forced Out Of Work When They Are Needed Most

Tensions have been boiling up across the country over personal protective equipment for health workers and the hospitals that have been trying to control any negative messaging during this time of crisis. Some workers who have been forced to choose between safety and their jobs are distraught that they're not able to help. Meanwhile, health systems look for ways to safely reuse N95 masks.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Public Health Officials Worry About Likely Surge Of Cases In Navajo Nation; Detroit Police Force Hit ‘Overwhelmingly’ Hard

Media outlets report on news from Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Washington, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana, and Louisiana.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
New York Governor Cautiously Optimistic: Hospitalization Rate Begins Descent As Chants To Reopen Rise

While announcing positive news about infection rates,Gov. Andrew Cuomo also stressed that reopening must be done gradually so progress isn't undone. Other news from New York reports on an uptick in people offering to foster animals, unwelcome mats displayed on summer islands, long hours at crematoriums, and more.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Bad Information, Confusion And Denials Lead To Fatal Outcome At Federal Louisiana Prison

The New York Times interviews employees and inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex in Oakdale, La., as well as family of the first prisoner at the facility who died from coronavirus. Six more have died since. Other prison news comes from California and Georgia.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Challenging Work Conditions At Smithfield Plant In South Dakota Display Meat Packers Vulnerability

A workplace comprised of a growing immigrant population that saw the jobs as a way to a better life became one of the nation's largest clusters with more than 500 cases last week. In other news on the food industy, concerns about food safety grow.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Will The Economy Recover Swiftly? Some Economists Predict It Will Be A Slow Road

President Donald Trump predicts that, once the nation returns to work, economic health "comes back quickly." Other economists are not forecasting as rosy a picture. “The more unemployment, the more workers lose their jobs, the harder and slower the recovery is going to be,” Claudia Sahm, director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a think tank, tells The Hill. Other stories on the pandemic's economic toll report on rent negotiations, small business loan payouts and regional unemployment.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Where Did All The Non-Coronavirus Patients Go? Hospitals Worry About Silent Sub-Epidemic Of People Not Seeking Care

"Everybody is frightened to come to the ER," doctors say. But that means people who do need care aren't getting it. In other public health news: the increased risk for patients who are diabetic or obese; an uptick in hospitalizations among children; the fraying safety net for disabled Americans; and more.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
‘Normalize Face Masks And Fast’: Make Them As Common As Condoms, Virus Researcher Urges

Face coverings might be the barrier needed to prevent transmission of the disease even for kids as they head back to school. Some groups are already capitalizing on the concept, including the NBA and WNBA who will be selling team-branded ones. News on face masks is also on facial clues that are lost and people who say they will never wear them.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
CMS To Require Nursing Homes To Report COVID-19 Cases To CDC Amid Reports Of Bodies Piling Up

“It's important that patients and their families have the information that they need, and they need to understand what's going on in the nursing home,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. Nursing homes have been especially hard hit by the pandemic, with residents and staff members reporting that they feel like they're "under siege."

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Battlefield-Like Innovations Helping Hospitals To Weather The Ventilator-Shortages Storm

Some hospitals are transforming hooded hair salon dryers into personal negative pressure chambers while others are repurposing sleep apnea machines. Meanwhile, it's not just ventilators that are on the brink of devastating shortages.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
The Path Forward Will Likely Be Difficult But Some Experts See Rays Of Hope Along The Way

The New York Times talks with more than 20 experts in public health, medicine, epidemiology and history who shared their thoughts on the future of the country during in-depth interviews. In other news on lessons learned from the pandemic: how denial is a tricky force to overcome, how doctors' iron-clad medical beliefs may need to shift, how the AIDS pandemic can inform treatment, and more.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Reports On Silent Infections Suggest Officials Have Been ‘Off The Mark By Huge, Huge Numbers’ In Total Counts

When a community can actually be fully tested, officials are finding extremely high numbers of asymptomatic cases. The results suggest that far more people have had the virus than the official numbers show. But does that mean they have immunity? The science is still dicey on that question.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Novartis To Conduct Malaria Drug Study Even As Early Data Hint That It Doesn’t Fully Protect Against Coronavirus

The study will be a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study, unlike the research being done on the fly treating severely ill patients. The decision was announced as emerging data show people who are taking hydroxychloroquine are still becoming infected with the virus. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's tendency to tout possible cures in the early stages of testing is upending pharma's traditional PR machine. And Reuters offers an overview of where we stand on drug and vaccines.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Coronavirus Flips 2020 Election Script: Battleground Politics Narrow Down To How States Are Handling Crisis

Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin helped President Donald Trumps secure the presidency in 2016. How will outbreaks in those states change political dynamics as November creeps closer? In other election news: voting rights, third parties and fundraising totals.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Lockdown Protesters Take To Streets In Anger, But Poll Finds 60% Of Americans Fear Restrictions Will Lift Too Early

While some protesters grabbed national attention, polls show that the majority of Americans are in favor of stay-at-home orders until they can be lifted safely. Meanwhile, experts say that even if state-ordered restrictions are loosened, Americans' fear may keep them at home anyway. And a look at lessons learned from past pandemics.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Trump Stokes Protests Against Stay-At-Home Orders In Return To Political Comfort Zone After Poll Numbers Fall

President Donald Trump has found success with his rage-against-the-government messaging and as Americans lose faith in his ability to handle the crisis, he's falling back into that mode. Meanwhile, the governors who he's going to rhetorical war with have far higher poll numbers than then president.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
Antibody Testing Rollout Is Also Riddled With Flaws: Inaccurate Results, Shortages And Doctor Mishandling

The antibody tests are crucial to reopening the country, but they come with many of the same flaws as the early virus tests. Complicating matters, the FDA approved a wide range of tests to get them to the marketplace faster. But that means there's a whole lot of inaccurate tests out there. Meanwhile, viral testing hiccups and shortages continue.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020
How The Trump Presidency’s Most Ingrained Characteristics Caused Early Missteps Exacerbating Crisis

A distrust of the federal bureaucracy, internal White House personality conflicts, lack of a formal policymaking process and President Donald Trump’s own insistence on controlling the public message hampered the country's response to the growing crisis. In other administration news: the flawed tests continue to haunt the CDC; fact-checks of the president's claims; warnings from Americans working with WHO; and more.

By brilabuskes

April 20, 2020

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