Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats' $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with Republicans. The...
Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats' $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with Republicans. The...
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Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
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Activists demand senators focus on COVID-19 relief, not Supreme Court justice replacement
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
Activists demand senators focus on COVID-19 relief, not Supreme Court justice replacement
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
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Health Care Experts Testify on Vaccines and Guidelines to Curb COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that nine out of 10 Americans are still susceptible to the virus and reiterated a 2021 timeline for widespread distribution of a proven vaccine. "A majority of our nation, more than...
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As Veterans Battle Pandemic Isolation, Organizations Adapt to Meet Their Needs
As the COVID-19 pandemic has caused mental health anguish for many, veterans across the country have been supporting each other through times of isolation the same way they support each other while on active duty.
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FDA data reveals racial discrepancies in cardiovascular drug trials
75% of cardiovascular drug trials reported from 2015 to 2019 had major racial discrepancies, according to data from the FDA. Nine out of the 12 trials report 80% or more white participants and less than 6% African American participants.
read moreRacial disparity in mental health system needs more attention
Racial disparities within the mental health system are being exacerbated during the pandemic, according to experts.
Lawmakers cleared the way for telemedicine, but seniors need access, training
The Trump administration has loosened restrictions on insurance coverage for telemedicine so doctors’ offices are able to bill for virtual appointments just as they do for office appointments. But some patient advocates worry that barriers still remain for seniors, one of the populations most vulnerable to COVID-19.
On front lines of COVID battle, mental anguish
In a recent statement, Tonko noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June revealed more than 40% of adults in the U.S. reported struggling with their mental health. The numbers show a “widespread, quiet suffering” within American households that will have lasting consequences, he said.
FDA launches “Smarter Food Safety” initiative
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new food safety initiative —called the New Era of Smarter Food Safety — that aims to use technology to better trace foodborne illness.
HHS and Albany hospital system seek online tools to help socially isolated seniors
New online tools meant to help socially isolated seniors.
Nation’s medical experts plan for a vaccine by 2021
The heads of the National Institutes for Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee health subcommittee to explain their efforts to produce and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, which they are calling Operation Warp Speed.
Pandemic may lead more to become nurses
While the heroism of nurses who have been treating COVID-19 patients could lead more people to pursue a career in that profession, some nursing students say the dangeres may mean a leveling off of nursing school applications.
This former health insurance executive became one of the industry’s biggest critics
As a former communications executive for Cigna, one of America’s largest private health insurers, Wendell Potter was responsible for seeing that support for a government-run health care program remained as low as possible. Now, he sees Medicare-for-All as the only way forward and it one of its most vocal advocates.
Health experts warn life-saving coronavirus vaccine still years away
Developing a vaccine is just one hurdle in the race to fight the dangerous virus.
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