¿No estás vacunado? Si falleces por covid tu familia se quedará sin beneficios
En estos días, los trabajadores que se niegan a vacunarse contra covid-19 pueden enfrentar repercusiones financieras, desde primas de planes
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¿No estás vacunado? Si falleces por covid tu familia puede quedarse sin beneficios
En estos días, los trabajadores que se niegan a vacunarse contra covid-19 pueden enfrentar repercusiones financieras, desde primas de planes
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These days, workers who refuse to get vaccinated against covid-19 may face financial repercussions, from higher health insurance premiums to
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Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez’s names are on the federal 9/11 legislation that establishes benefits for first responders. Both men
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Read MoreHow a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis
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Read MoreStates Step Up Push to Regulate Pharmacy Drug Brokers
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Read MoreLack of Covid Data on People with Intellectual Disabilities ‘Comes With a Body Count’
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Read MoreCounterfeit N95 Scam Widens as Senator Demands FTC Investigation
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Cuando los hospitales de todo el país luchan contra la nueva ola de la pandemia, no son camas ni ventiladores
Read MoreAs the Terror of COVID Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled to Survive. Thousands Lost the Fight.
Workers at Garfield Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles were on edge as the pandemic ramped up in March and
Read MoreNYC Hospital Workers, Knowing How Bad It Can Get, Brace for COVID 2nd Wave
This story is part of a partnership that includes WNYC, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details).
Read MoreTrump’s Lame-Duck Status Leaves Governors to Wing It on COVID
Not long after the world learned that President Donald Trump had lost his reelection bid, states began issuing a new
Read MorePatients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers
This story also ran on Fortune. This story can be republished for free (details). NEW YORK — Mike Angevine lives
Read MoreLions and Tigers and Anteaters? US Scientists Scan the Menagerie for COVID
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). As COVID-19 cases surge in the
Read MoreDistrusting Trump, States Plan to Vet COVID Vaccines Themselves. Bad Idea, Say Experts.
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). As trust in the Food
Read More‘You’re Going to Release Him When He Was Hurting Himself?’
When Joe Prude called Rochester, New York, police to report his brother missing, he was struggling to understand why Daniel
Read MoreWhen the Pandemic Closes Your Gym, ‘Come for the Party, Stay for the Workout’
NEW YORK — Evaristo “Risto” Grant counted down from 10 as his clients held their plank positions and shook with
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Dr. Reza Chowdhury didn’t charge copays when his patients were low on cash. He gave them his home phone number
Read MoreIs Cuomo Directive to Blame for Nursing Home COVID Deaths, as US Official Claims?
“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds
Read More‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines
Health workers across the country looked on in horror when New York became the global epicenter of the coronavirus. Now,
Read MorePublic Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic
Vilified, threatened with violence or in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around
Read MoreLast Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network
NEW YORK — As the coronavirus spread silently through New York City early this year, Deborah Koeppel had an appointment
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