Tag Archives: Care

Trials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science Magazine

Doctors see patients at a New Delhi hospital on 18 March. India recommends hydroxychloroquine for health care workers at risk of COVID-19. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times/Getty Images By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 7, 2020 , 3:50 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. When malaria researcher Nicholas White saw coronavirus infections picking up around the… Read More »

Italy’s Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus — a Warning to the World – The New York Times

ROME — The mayor of one town complained that doctors were forced to decide not to treat the very old, leaving them to die. In another town, patients with coronavirus-caused pneumonia were being sent home. Elsewhere, a nurse collapsed with her mask on, her photograph becoming a symbol of overwhelmed medical staff. In less than… Read More »

A health policy laboratory: Dems reshape health care in Colorado – and possibly the USA – USA TODAY

Markian Hawryluk Kaiser Health News Published 5:00 AM EST Feb 26, 2020 DENVER – While the nation’s capital is mired in gridlock and the Affordable Care Act faces a legal challenge, the prospects of lowering health care costs for Americans this year seem unlikely. Don’t tell that to Coloradans. Democratic majorities in the state House and… Read More »

‘Medicare for All’ will turn into health care for none | TheHill – The Hill

Whether we can use the results as legitimate or not, the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries showed one thing — progressive policies articulated by former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegKlobuchar, Steyer unable to name Mexico’s president in pointed interview Democrats redefine center as theirs collapses Speculation swirls around whether Bloomberg… Read More »

People with HIV and their doctors have different priorities for clinical care

When Americans living with HIV were asked to rank the priority issues to be covered during a routine clinical appointment, they ranked social issues such as stigma and social support far higher than their healthcare providers, who often wanted to focus on substance use. The study by Dr Rob Fredericksen of the University of Washington… Read More »