[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent change in masking guidance allows health care facilities to end masking in clinical settings. This guidance misses the mark and fails to protect patients. While the guidance does instruct that facilities continue masking where immunocompromised patients may be present, it fails to specify how a facility […]
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[ad_1] File photo UW Medicine highlighted the effects of omicron on their healthcare system in their Jan. 21 town hall. The forum marks two years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States on Jan. 21, 2020. Omicron holds steady in King County, strains UW Medicine “I would say that the […]
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[ad_1] CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – Heartland medical companies are giving out COVID-19 supplies for individuals in Cape Girardeau. Cape Family Medical Clinic and 180 Healthcare have partnered together to help out folks that would like supplies such as COVID-19 tests, N95 masks and hand sanitizer. They have thousands of items still left in stock […]
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[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — While COVID-19 cases climb in Texas nursing homes, another crisis is plaguing these facilities: staffing shortages. Industry leaders estimate a 15% reduction in the skilled nursing workforce during the pandemic. Kevin Warren, the president and CEO of the Texas Health Care Association, said they are concerned the industry could face more […]
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