Many states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) More than half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their Covid-19 testing
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Emerging Health Issues
Telehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a
Read MoreState Reporting of Cases and Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities
(By Priya Chidambaram for Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people who reside or work in long-term
Read MoreThe results of coronavirus ‘serosurveys’ are starting to be released. Here’s how to kick their tires
(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) Results from the first studies designed to determine how widely the coronavirus
Read MoreUnitedHealth to deploy 3,000 ventilators with Boston Scientific, Medtronic
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group is working with Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the University of Minnesota in
Read MoreSeniors With COVID-19 Show Unusual Symptoms, Doctors Say
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical”
Read MoreCoronavirus & Medicare enrollment: Get the coverage you need
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) To help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many businesses have temporarily closed. If
Read More‘Where are all our patients?’: Covid phobia is keeping people with serious heart symptoms away from ERs
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) Stayc Simpson’s blood pressure readings are all over the place. Her heart rate is
Read MoreIsolating With A Partner? Relationship Therapists Share Stress-Reduction Strategies
(By David Greene for NPR) Many Americans are spending a lot more time with their partners these days. And some
Read MoreSan Francisco Quick To Fight COVID-19, Slow To Help Homeless
(By Brian Krans for Kaiser Heath News) San Francisco Mayor London Breed has won nationwide praise for taking drastic early
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