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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia Senate passes bill to loosen health permit rules, as Democrats again push Medicaid

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a plan to loosen health care permitting that proponents say will create new options for patients, as Democrats made a last-ditch attempt to expand health care coverage for lower-income adults. “We’re targeting certain areas where we want to make it easier to provide medical services to Georgians.” Certificates of need, in place …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Remain cautious and wear mask, focus should be on clinical cases: Experts on Covid surge in Delhi

Firstpost

Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department New Delhi: As Delhi witnesses a sudden spurt in Covid cases, experts have stressed that there is no need to panic over the absolute numbers and the focus should …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Remain cautious and wear mask: Experts on Covid surge in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: As Delhi witnesses a sudden spurt in Covid cases, experts have stressed that there is no need to panic over the absolute numbers and the focus should be on protecting the vulnerable population, especially those who are immunocompromised or have comorbidities. Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine: Hospitals ‘desperate’ for medical supplies, doctors say

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hospitals across Ukraine are “desperate” for medical supplies, doctors have warned, …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Will we talk to the Taliban? Why not, we always have

Al Jazeera

As US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, putting an end to the longest war in US history, a new era has begun for a country that has seen invading forces come and go for centuries. When working in Kunduz or Lashkar Gah hospitals, we regularly explained to US, Afghan and Taliban soldiers that we would never turn away any patient, be …

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3 years, 6 months ago

A Crippling 3rd Wave Of COVID Adds To Afghanistan's Woes

NPR

A Crippling 3rd Wave Of COVID Adds To Afghanistan's Woes Enlarge this image toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Few countries have been battered so violently as Afghanistan. Enlarge this image toggle caption Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images Hospitals are running out of everything "It's not just ventilators," Akbari …

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4 years ago

L.A. County issues most dire coronavirus warnings yet: Hospitals in crisis as death toll surges toward 10,000

LA Times

Nurse Joan Pung dons her isolation gowns on Christmas Day inside the intensive care unit at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton. “The situation,” she added, “is truly dire.” According to the latest state data, there are 7,181 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in L.A. County; 1,449 of them are in intensive care units. “The rate of community transmission remains extraordinarily …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Asia becomes second region to surpass 10 million coronavirus cases; US sets record

India Today

Asia surpassed 10 million novel coronavirus infections on Saturday -- the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, Reuters reported. It further said that within the region, South Asia led by India is the worst affected, with nearly 21 per cent of the reported global coronavirus cases and 12 per cent of deaths. US CORONAVIRUS CASES HIGHEST ON FRIDAY The novel …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases in US reach record high with over 83,000 cases in a day; deaths near 224,000