Daily Edition for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers the covid wave, masks, tests, vaccine mandates, abortion, birth control, formula shortage, gun deaths, and more.
Senate GOP Puts Up Roadblocks to Bipartisan House Bill for Veterans’ Burn Pit Care
By Michael McAuliff
The Senate could start work this week on a bipartisan bill to make it much easier for veterans to get health care and benefits if they get sick from exposure to massive, open-air incineration pits in war zones. The legislation has gained minimal support among Senate Republicans, who say they are concerned about the cost and the ability of Veterans Affairs to handle such a large new mission.
Ripple Effects of Abortion Restrictions Confuse Care for Miscarriages
By Charlotte Huff
In Texas, where anyone can face a hefty fine of at least $10,000 if they abet an abortion, medical professionals on the front lines face tough quandaries when treating patients who have a miscarriage, a scenario that could soon play out around the country if abortion restrictions tighten.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers a health worker strike, covid deaths and infections, vaccines, masks, abortion, hospital safety, heat, and more.
Travel Nurses See Swift Change of Fortunes as Covid Money Runs Dry
By Hannah Norman
Travel nurse contracts that were plentiful and paid the temporary nurses far more than hospital staff nurses are vanishing. Hospitals nationwide are turning their energies to recruiting full-time people.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 9, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers the abortion debate, predictions of a covid surge, vaccines, subvariants, hepatitis, mental health, and more.
La California rural utilizará mosquitos modificados genéticamente para luchar contra sigilosos depredadores
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Una generación de insectos de laboratorio podría ser una herramienta eficaz para eliminar al mosquito que causa enfermedades que pueden resultar mortales.
Rural California Hatches Plan for Engineered Mosquitoes to Battle Stealthy Predator
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Tulare County officials hope the region will soon be a testing ground for a new generation of technology in a centuries-old war: Human vs. Mosquito.
The Families of Trans Kids in Texas Consider Their Options Amid Crackdown on Care
By Sandy West
After Texas limited transgender medical care for young people, patients are trying to figure out what’s next.
National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical Flaws
By Aneri Pattani
Three years after a government site launched to connect Americans to treatment, finding addiction care is still a struggle.
