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The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Nursing homes and other long term care facilities have lost a record number of residents

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A bipartisan group of 63 senators wrote a letter to HHS declaring

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Ho spital Review ) The FDA cleared the first app for iPhone and Android devices

(By Markian Hawryluk for NPR) With prospects dim for the U.S. to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” program, health

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS’ new monthly special enrollment period for ACA marketplaces is slated to

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The CDC is considering a shift to its indoor mask guidance that

(By Isabella Cueto for ST A T) It was 4 a.m. on a humid night in St. Catharines, Ontario, and

(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Drug copay coupons offer patients savings on prescriptions, but they significantly increase

(By Katherine Davis-Young for NPR) Dolores Wiese was recently hospitalized for a skin infection. But she wasn’t treated in a