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‘Like Swiss Cheese’: Ineffective Protections At Nursing Homes Likely Behind Spike In Deaths Of Many Vulnerable Patients

April 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Lockdown measures were put in place weeks ago in many states, but failures to test doctors and nurses who work with the nation’s most frail could be leading to the spike of deaths seen in nursing homes in Tennessee, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. Other nursing home news is on deaths in Massachusetts and Louisiana, California’s orders to accept coronavirus patients and a plea from a 400,000-member union of longterm care workers for better protections.

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The Scientific Process That Used To Take Years Is Being Compressed To Weeks. What Does That Mean For Accuracy?

April 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

As information floods in about COVID-19, experts struggle with making sure the best, more accurate rises to the top. But in a time when what is “best” and “accurate” remains murky, how do scientists approach their role in disseminating research? In other science and innovation news: why fit patients still get hit hard with the illness; why coronavirus infects some but not others; a look at how the virus interacts with water as summer nears; a skin condition that could give hints about who has COVID-19; and more.

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Opioid Case Against Walmart Was Quashed By DOJ Officials Appointed By Trump: Report

March 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

During the height of the opioid epidemic, Walmart kept filling suspicious prescriptions despite protests from its own pharmacists. Justice Department prosecutors were prepared to file criminal indictments against the company, ProPublica found in its investigation. Walmart executives escalated concerns to political appointees at the agency though, who then ordered attorneys to stand down. In other news, PBS NewsHour reports on the difficulties of pain management in the coronavirus era.

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Healthy Americans’ Mask Hoarding Creating Shortages For Medical Professionals Who Actually Benefit From Them

January 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Wearing masks does little for healthy adults, but psychologically it can soothe some of the panic being created by the coronavirus outbreak. However, that creates shortages for health professionals who actually need the masks to keep from spreading illness. Meanwhile, companies race toward a vaccine and experts turn to AI to help stop the outbreak.

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While Political Leaders Lock Down Borders, Scientists Have Been Razing Theirs To The Ground

April 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

The global science community is uniting in an effort to rise to fight the virus. Never before, researchers say, have so many experts in so many countries focused simultaneously on a single topic with such urgency. Meanwhile, as scientists learn about the coronavirus as they go, uncertainty can sometimes translate into mixed messages for an already confused and desperate public. In other innovation news: a nasal swab produced by a 3D printer, the backstory of the now famous image of the virus, and the race for a vaccine.

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Perpetually Under-Staffed Nursing Homes Across Country Brace For Virus That Hits Elderly Population Hard

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

As witnessed in a Washington state facility that’s seen the majority of U.S. deaths, nursing homes are particularly vulnerable already to viruses. In particular, the coronavirus has an outsized effect on older patients. Experts, health staff, and loved ones are all worried about what that can mean for nursing homes across the country. Meanwhile, Washington state officials are considering taking over the facility at the center of the Seattle-area outbreak.

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Hospitals That Want To Use Stimulus Funds For COVID-19 Patients Must Agree To No ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills

April 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

The stimulus bill includes $100 billion for the health care system to use to treat coronavirus patients, and the White House said hospitals that accept the grants will have to certify that they won’t try to collect more money than the patient would have otherwise owed if the medical attention had been provided in network. Meanwhile, lawmakers may use the next stimulus package to help address the broader issue of surprise medical bills. News outlets report on other insurance coverage and Medicaid developments, as well.

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Humans Lose Out To AI In Quickly Identifying An Outbreak, But What We Lack In Speed We Make Up For With Finesse

February 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

For now, AI disease-alert systems can still resemble car alarms — easily triggered and sometimes ignored. A network of medical sleuths must still do the hard work of sifting through rumors to piece together the fuller picture. In other news on the science behind the coronavirus outbreak: treatments, why the virus is lethal to a small few, “super spreading events,” vaccines, and more.

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Vaccine May Be Available In Limited Supply To Some Health Care Workers As Early As The Fall

March 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

Experts have consistently said it will likely take at least a year before any vaccine could be deployed widely, but Moderna officials said their version might be available under emergency-use authorization sooner than that. And after President Donald Trump touted the promising results of a malaria medication, there was a run on the drug and those who need it for reasons other than the coronavirus are facing shortages. Meanwhile, a man in Arizona died after taking the drug, highlighting the risk of promising miracle cures.

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‘We’re Very Close’: WHO Teeters On Brink Of Deeming Outbreak A Pandemic, But Still Holds Back

March 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

For months, countries have been waiting for WHO to declare the coronavirus an outbreak, but the organization has refrained. “Unless we’re convinced it’s uncontrollable, why [would] we call it a pandemic?” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said last week. Many experts say that threshold has long been met. Meanwhile, Italy takes ever-more drastic steps to try to quell its outbreak.

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Virus Behind Pneumonia-Like Illness In China Identified As Researchers Warily Watch For Signs Of An Outbreak

January 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Researchers in China have “initially identified” the new virus, a coronavirus, as the pathogen behind a mysterious, pneumonia-like illness that has sickened 59 people in the city of Wuhan. It doesn’t appear to be spreading within humans rapidly, but scientists in the region are cautious even 17 years after the SARS outbreak.

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The Fatality Rate Is Key To Addressing An Epidemic. But It’s Also Hard To Get An Accurate Count In Middle Of Crisis.

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

While WHO placed the coronavirus fatality rate at 3.4%, many experts think it’s much lower, closer to 1%. The problem is that it’s hard to get an accurate tally, especially with a virus like COVID-19 where many patients present with just a mild cough. In other news: a look at how the most severe cases in China were treated; the perils of touching your face; comparisons to the 1918 flu pandemic; and more.

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Trump Mulls Emergency Declaration As Travel Ban Is Panned By Public Health Experts As A Useless Distraction

March 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has been hesitant to declare an emergency as it might contrast with his optimistic messaging in the early days of the crisis. Meanwhile, the travel ban he announced this week is criticized by public health experts. And, former Trump administration officials have been sounding the alarm even while their former colleagues project a rosy outlook. Media outlets also take a peek inside the White House’s slowly shifting views on the coronavirus outbreak.

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All 50 States Have Confirmed Cases; U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 100

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

West Virginia was the last state to announce a confirmed case. According to the Johns Hopkins database, there are now 5,894 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, although many experts expect the actual number is far larger due to under-testing. The majority of people who have died were in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The youngest were in their early or mid-50s. Meanwhile, researchers scramble to model an accurate prediction for the worst-case scenarios.

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McConnell Vows Senate Will Work At ‘Warp Speed’ And Won’t Leave Washington Until Deal Is Passed

March 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

There’s reportedly a high-level of interest among Republicans to support the administration’s proposal to send checks to Americans to help stimulate the economy. The Senate will also take up, and expects to OK, a House-passed, $100 billion coronavirus stimulus bill referred to as “Phase 2.” Senate GOP aides said the bill could be through the chamber as early as Wednesday. Meanwhile, as industries scramble to get emergency money, Democrats try to stave off Congress writing business blank checks.

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Public Health Experts’ Somber Tone Colliding With Trump’s Bombastic Style, Optimism Stoking Confusion All Around

March 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has repeatedly misstated the number of Americans who have tested positive for the virus and claimed it would “miraculously” disappear in the spring, given a false timeline for the development of a vaccine, publicly questioned whether vaccinations for the flu could be used to treat the novel coronavirus and dismissed WHO’s death rate estimates. In a time when public faith in the government is critical to fighting panic and hysteria, experts worry the mixed messaging is doing anything but.

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How Do State, Local Health Departments Already Stretched To Capacity Accommodate A Pandemic?

February 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

The fragile state of the country’s public health defenses became clear this week as local and state officials brace for the coronavirus onslaught. “When it’s functioning properly, you’re not really sure what public health is doing. But then when there’s a crisis, you realize that it’s so important,” said Vit Kraushaar, the Southern Nevada Health District’s medical investigator. News focuses on how states are being impacted by the outbreak.

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Gilead Bulks Up Operations In Case Its Promising Drug Proves Effective Against COVID-19

February 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

Gilead invented remdesivir several years ago and first developed it to treat Ebola. Although the treatment proved less effective than others in fighting Ebola, company researchers working with academic scientists found that remdesivir was effective in treating mice infected with another coronavirus. Meanwhile, other doctors and researchers are searching for existing drugs in hopes that they’ll land on one that’s effective against COVID-19.

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Worry Mounts For Health Workers On The Front Line As Outbreak Spreads

March 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

“It’s just not sustainable to think that every time a health care worker is exposed they have to be quarantined for 14 days. We’d run out of health care workers,” said Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. But many are worried that the very people who will be working round-the-clock to help coronavirus patients are among the most vulnerable population for becoming infected. Experts are also worried about airport screeners.

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Rush To Find Rooms, Care For Homeless: LA, Seattle Scramble To Protect Most Vulnerable

April 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

Advocates say relocating the nation’s estimated 560,000 homeless people to indoor shelters will connect them to health care services key to detecting and combating outbreaks. In Los Angeles, officials install hand-washing stations and try to spread the word about social distancing to people who are used to sharing. Other public health news is on easing blood-donation restrictions for gay men, disruptions in cancer treatments, primer on coronavirus vs. other ailments, mental health, and tracing how travelers quickly spread the virus, as well.

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