Trump’s Take On COVID Testing Misses Public Health Realities
President Donald Trump sought to downplay the numbers associated with COVID-19 in the United States — which have passed 2...
Month: June 2020
California Taps Libraries and Tax Offices To Recruit 20,000 New Disease Detectives
After more than two months at home, librarian Lisa Fagundes misses managing her sci-fi book collection so much, she feels...
Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona COVID Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order
With new daily coronavirus cases rising in at least two dozen states, an explosion of new infections in Arizona is stretching...
Wealthy Hospital Taps Small Craft Breweries For Financial Aid To Buy Masks, Gloves
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — As Inova Health System sought donations in March to buy personal protective equipment for its staff to...
A Teen’s Death From COVID
INDIANAPOLIS — It started as a normal day. Dawn Guest, 54, got up and headed out to her job as...
At A Time Of Great Need, Public Health Lacks ‘Lobbying Muscle’
SACRAMENTO — If there were ever a time for more public health funding, health experts say, it’s now. Yet California...
White House Left States On Their Own To Buy Ventilators. Inside Their Mad Scramble.
Fearful that New Orleans would run out of ventilators by early April as the number of COVID-19 patients rose by...
Tips for Replacing Wooden Garage Doors
Having a wooden garage door will make your home look stylish and beautiful, but garage doors tend to get worn...
Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she...
Health Workers Resort To Etsy, Learning Chinese, Shady Deals To Find Safety Gear
A nursing home worker in New Jersey rendezvoused with “the parking lot guy” to cut a deal for gowns. A...
If You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options
The coronavirus pandemic — and the economic fallout that has come with it — boosted health insurance enrollment counselor Mark...
COVID-19 Batters A Beloved Bay Area Community Health Care Center
MARIN CITY, Calif. ― A small band of volunteers started the Marin City Health and Wellness Center nearly two decades...
