News You Can Use – It’s All About Vaccines
This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December.
For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’
By Charlotte Huff – For Christina Nester, the pandemic lull in Massachusetts lasted about three months through summer into early fall. In late June, St. Vincent Hospital had resumed elective surgeries, and the unit the 48-year-old nurse works on switched back from taking care of only COVID-19 patients to…
7 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes
By Joel Barthelemy – Most people have some awareness of what diabetes is; many have family members or friends with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition – and even saving their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic.
From The NIH: The Director’s Blog
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. Here are some excerpts from the latest blog posts.
‘No Mercy’ Chapter 7: After a Rural Town Loses Hospital, Is a Health Clinic Enough?
From Kaiser Health News Network – ‘No Mercy’ is Season One of ‘Where It Hurts,’ a podcast about overlooked parts of the country where cracks in the health system leave people without the care they need. Their first destination is Fort Scott, Kansas.
Florida’s New Hospital Industry Head Ran Medicaid in State and Fought Expansion
By Phil Galewitz – With its choice of a new leader, the Florida Hospital Association has signaled that seeking legislative approval to expand Medicaid to nearly 850,000 uninsured adults won’t be among its top priorities. In October, Mary Mayhew became the association’s CEO.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: What Would Dr. Fauci Do?
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Since the mid-1980s, whenever there’s been a public health crisis, America — and six U.S. presidents — have turned to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Challenges
By Devin Partida – When the news broke that early data showed the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 far surpassed expectations, the world rejoiced.
Stop and Screen
By Maria Zannes – My father was 39 when he died of lung cancer, attributed to his twenty-year Lucky Strikes habit. The U.S. Surgeon General had yet to issue his first report on the health hazards of smoking in 1960 when my father was diagnosed.
Planning Your Holidays During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Francis S. Collins MD PhD – With the holiday season fast approaching and COVID-19 surging in most parts of the country, millions of Americans—including me and my family—will break with tradition this year to celebrate in ways that we hope will help to keep us all safe and healthy.
From The NIH: The Director’s Blog
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. Here are some excerpts from the latest blog posts.
Important Advisory: Ransomware Targeting Healthcare
By Art Gross – A joint cybersecurity advisory has been issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Health and Human Services in an attempt to warn the U.S. healthcare sector about a wave of ransomware activity.
