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Photo: 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens
Becker's Healthcare - Wed Feb 3, 2021
Many hospitals - especially those belonging to large, wealthy health systems - increase revenue by using liens to bypass patients insurance and collect full charges from accident victims settlements, according to a February 1 report from The New York Times. More»

Photo: Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site shut down after protesters gather Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site shut down after protesters gather
Los Angeles Times - Sat Jan 30, 2021
Dodger Stadiums mass COVID-19 vaccination site was shut down Saturday afternoon as dozens of protesters gathered at the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours. More»

Photo: Cannabis extracts may reduce the risk of dying from Covid-19 by stopping the immune system attacking itself Cannabis extracts may reduce the risk of dying from Covid-19 by stopping the immune system attacking itself
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 18, 2021
Some cannabis extracts may lower the risk of dying from Covid-19 by preventing a patients malfunctioning immune system from attacking itself, research suggests. More»

Photo: California air quality agency suspends limits on cremations in LA county where COVID is killing one person every eight minutes California air quality agency suspends limits on cremations in LA county where COVID is killing one person every eight minutes
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 18, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - Los Angeles officials have asked the regulator to lift the usual limitations on the number of cremations as deaths from COVID-19 cause bodies to pile up across the county. More»

Photo: Florida data scientist Whistleblower Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge Florida data scientist Whistleblower Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge
Yahoo News - Sun Jan 17, 2021
Rebekah Jones, the fired Florida Department of Health data scientist-turned-whistleblower, said Saturday she will be "turning herself in" to Florida police on Sunday after a warrant was issued for her arrest. More»

Photo: Over 760,000 Pounds of Hot Pockets Recalled Over 760,000 Pounds of Hot Pockets Recalled
NBC New York - Sat Jan 16, 2021
Nestle Prepared Foods is recalling about 762,615 pounds of select batches of Hot Pockets, the US Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Friday. More»

Photo: Wisconsin Hospital Employee 'Intentionally' Destroyed 500 COVID Vaccine Doses Wisconsin Hospital Employee 'Intentionally' Destroyed 500 COVID Vaccine Doses
Associated Press - Thu Dec 31, 2020
AURORA, Wisconsin - Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine. More»

Photo: Colorado Republican Incites Violence Against Health Workers by Publishing Their Home Addresses Colorado Republican Incites Violence Against Health Workers by Publishing Their Home Addresses
Raw Story - Thu Dec 31, 2020
The leader of the Republican Party chapter in Parker, Colorado has apologized after he declared "war" on public health officials and publicized their home addresses. More»

Photo: Judge Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test Judge Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
ProPublica - Sat Dec 19, 2020
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown. More»

Photo: Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says
Huffington Post - Thu Dec 17, 2020
Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are languishing in warehouses awaiting shipment instructions from the Trump administration — even as states are clamoring for them - vaccine manufacturer Pzifer said in a statement Thursday. More»

Photo: "We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal "We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal
Politico - Wed Dec 16, 2020
HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. More»

Photo: Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab
BBC - Wed Dec 9, 2020
People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say. More»

Photo: 'It's a slaughter,' Doctors Say of New Coronavirus Wave 'It's a slaughter,' Doctors Say of New Coronavirus Wave
Yahoo News - Thu Nov 19, 2020
WASHINGTON - Saturday was supposed to see the University of Virginias football team face off against Louisville - but then the coronavirus got in the way. More»

Photo: Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19 Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19
Iowa Capital Dispatch - Wed Nov 18, 2020
A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages of the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work while supervisors privately wagered money on the number of workers who would be sickened by the deadly virus. More»

Photo: Inmates help move bodies as they pile up at El Paso Medical Examiner's office Inmates help move bodies as they pile up at El Paso Medical Examiner's office
KTSM-TV - Sat Nov 14, 2020
EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso County Sheriffs spokesperson confirms that inmates at the County Detention Facility are assisting the El Paso Medical examiner with the overflow of bodies at the morgue. More»

Photo: U.S. shatters records with more than 100,000 new cases in a single day U.S. shatters records with more than 100,000 new cases in a single day
Washington Post - Thu Nov 5, 2020
Months ago, the notion of the United States recording more than 100,000 coronavirus infections in a single day seemed inconceivable. More»

Photo: FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Associated Press - Thu Oct 29, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts - Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the US healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. More»

Photo: El Paso County, Texas, imposes a curfew from 10pm to 5am as all hospitals hit 100% capacity El Paso County, Texas, imposes a curfew from 10pm to 5am as all hospitals hit 100% capacity
Daily Mail - Mon Oct 26, 2020
El Paso County in Texas has ordered a curfew between 10pm and 5am as the number of cases COVID-19 skyrocket and all hospitals reach 100 percent capacity. More»

Photo: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Claimed Far More Lives Than Reported COVID-19 Pandemic Has Claimed Far More Lives Than Reported
NBC New York - Mon Oct 12, 2020
Far more Americans have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic than have been counted and reported, according to new research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. More»

Photo: Leading Medical Journal Calls For End To Trump Administration Leading Medical Journal Calls For End To Trump Administration
Huffington Post - Wed Oct 7, 2020
In a rare political statement from a scientific journal, the New England Journal of Medicine released an editorial Wednesday lambasting the Trump administrations response to the COVID-19 pandemic and calling on Americans to vote President Donald Trump out of office next month. More»

Photo: Deadly Microbe Water Warning Lifted for All But 1 Texas City Deadly Microbe Water Warning Lifted for All But 1 Texas City
NBC New York - Sat Sep 26, 2020
Texas officials on Saturday lifted a warning for all but one Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe. More»

Photo: Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers
Yahoo News - Fri Sep 11, 2020
Shelby Hedgecock contracted the coronavirus in April and thought she had fought through the worst of it - the intense headaches, severe gastrointestinal distress and debilitating fatigue - but early last month she started experiencing chest pain and a pounding heartbeat. More»

Photo: NYC Preparing to Lay Off 'Hundreds' of EMTs Amid COVID Budget Crisis NYC Preparing to Lay Off 'Hundreds' of EMTs Amid COVID Budget Crisis
WNBC-TV - Wed Aug 19, 2020
The FDNY EMS union said that City Hall is looking to eliminate 400 emergency medical response jobs, just months after first responders were dealing with call volumes as high as 6,500 a day during the peak of the pandemic. More»

Photo: Memphis woman, 56, still recovering from COVID-19 after a hospital stay is evicted from her home over her mother-in-law's medical debt Memphis woman, 56, still recovering from COVID-19 after a hospital stay is evicted from her home over her mother-in-law's medical debt
Daily Mail - Sun Aug 9, 2020
A Memphis woman who is recovering from COVID-19 was evicted from her home last week over medical debt belonging to her mother-in-law. More»

Photo: Three-Quarters of Adults With COVID-19 Have Heart Damage Three-Quarters of Adults With COVID-19 Have Heart Damage
UPI - Thu Aug 6, 2020
Seventy-eight percent of people diagnosed with COVID-19 showed evidence of heart damage caused by the disease weeks after they have recovered, according to a study published Monday by JAMA Cardiology. More»

Photo: More Than 600 Sickened by Bagged Salad Mixes More Than 600 Sickened by Bagged Salad Mixes
WRC-TV - Sat Jul 25, 2020
The number of people sickened by a parasite infection linked to Fresh Express bagged salad mixes has risen to 641 cases in 11 states, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. More»

Photo: Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: 'I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This' Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: 'I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This'
NPR - Fri Jul 17, 2020
The emergency room overflowed with patients. More»

Photo: US Coronavirus Data Has Already Disappeared After Trump Shifted Control From CDC US Coronavirus Data Has Already Disappeared After Trump Shifted Control From CDC
WNBC-TV - Thu Jul 16, 2020
Previously public data has already disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions website after the Trump administration quietly shifted control of the information to the Department of Health and Human Services. More»

Photo: Trump Orders Hospitals Not To Provide COVID Data To CDC Trump Orders Hospitals Not To Provide COVID Data To CDC
New York Times - Wed Jul 15, 2020
The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, beginning on Wednesday, send all coronavirus patient information to a central database in Washington - a move that has alarmed public health experts who fear the data will be distorted for political gain. More»

Photo: Trump Sending Military to Hospitals to "Oversee" COVID-19 Data Trump Sending Military to Hospitals to "Oversee" COVID-19 Data
Daily KOS - Wed Jul 15, 2020
There are a number of jobs that the National Guard has been trained to perform. More»

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