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One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage

Fri, 2022-07-29 18:25 — FNUOvviyaa
One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage The solution is managing the peaks and valleys of patient flow created by elective surgery schedules. dtodd The Hill

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A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic

Fri, 2022-07-29 18:21 — FNUOvviyaa
A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic As the first wave of the Covid pandemic devastated the U.S., hospitals looked to the nation's stockpile for desperately needed supplies. They weren't there. NBC News

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Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Thu, 2022-07-28 17:18 — FNUOvviyaa
Africa's alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it’s the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that’s newly declared a global emergency , its public health agency announced Thursday. AP NEWS
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Hospitals struggle with staff shortages as federal Covid funds run out

Mon, 2022-07-25 15:37 — FNUOvviyaa
Hospitals struggle with staff shortages as federal Covid funds run out Public health experts fear the workarounds they’ve found could degrade the quality of care over time. POLITICO

Hospitals across the country are grappling with widespread staffing shortages, complicating preparations for a potential Covid-19 surge as the BA.5 subvariant drives up cases, hospital admissions and deaths...

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California Democrat presses Biden administration for more monkeypox vaccines

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:06 — FNUOvviyaa
California Democrat presses Biden administration for more monkeypox vaccines Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) pressed the Biden administration on Friday to increase the volume of monkeypox vaccines to his state, which has endured the highest number of infections in the country.… lvella The Hill
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We’re Testing for Monkeypox the Wrong Way

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:04 — FNUOvviyaa
We’re Testing for Monkeypox the Wrong Way No one should have to wait until they’re covered with sores. Benjamin Mazer The Atlantic

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Covid vaccine figures lay bare global inequality as global target missed

Fri, 2022-07-22 00:40 — FNUOvviyaa
Covid vaccine figures lay bare global inequality as global target missed Only one in seven people in low-income countries are fully vaccinated with poorest pushed to the ‘back of the queue’ the Guardian

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Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:44 — FNUOvviyaa
Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate Effects of Covid surge and staff shortages reach regional centres, putting pressure on local clinics the Guardian
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Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:37 — FNUOvviyaa
Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United States and UK ill-equipped to tackle the first major global health test since the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters
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Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:33 — FNUOvviyaa
Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system the Guardian

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