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‘This Is How You Treat Heroes?' 7,000 Nurses Strike at 2 of NYC's Biggest Hospitals
Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike Monday, potentially leading to disruptions in care around emergency room visits and childbirth, after lengthy weekend negotiations over a new contract stalled. Frustrated nurses chanted and waved signs outside Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan demanding higher wages. The walkout involves...
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Hospitalizations Signal Rising COVID-19 Risk for US Seniors
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States.
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Hospitals Becoming Overwhelmed By Children With Respiratory Virus
Connecticut Children’s in Hartford is using temporary units to handle patients and is considering using the National Guard to help as it sees a surge of pediatric patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
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One Dead, One in Custody After Shooting at Arkansas Hospital
One person is dead and a person of interest is in custody after a shooting at an Arkansas hospital Wednesday morning.
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Q&A: Why More People Are Avoiding the ER
People are once again feeling hesitant when it comes to seeking treatment at emergency rooms. NBC Connecticut’s Dan Corcoran spoke with Hartford Hospital’s Chief of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ken Robinson, about how the facility is once again seeing a hesitation with guests. Officials say it’s important not to delay care. Dan: “We’re two years into this pandemic now, and...
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Strained US Hospitals Seek Foreign Nurses Amid Visa Windfall
Many American hospitals are looking abroad for health care workers, saying they’re facing a dire shortage of nurses amid the slogging pandemic
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CDC Director Says ‘Milder Doesn't Mean Mild' as Covid Hospitalizations Reach Record High
“We cannot look past the strain on our health systems and substantial number of deaths,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
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Doctor Shares an Honest Look at Life Working in an ICU Right Now
Dr. Jason Chertoff tries to focus on the positive and why he got into the medical profession: to help people. But at the Ohio ICU where he works, morale is rapidly depleting as the unit again fills with COVID-19 patients – most of whom are unvaccinated. Chertoff says he’s tried to convince people to get their shots – meanwhile, staffing...
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CVS Raises 2021 Forecast, Says Insurance Coverage of At-Home Covid Tests May Lift Drugstore Sales Further
CVS Health raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday, saying Covid vaccines and at-home tests lifted retail sales.
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Facing Severe Shortages, US Health Officials Let COVID-Infected Staff Stay on the Job
Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
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Middlesex Health Restricting Visitors Due to COVID-19
The Middlesex Health system will be restricting visitors effective Friday due to COVID-19.
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Hospitals Limiting Visitors Amid COVID-19 Surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, places with vulnerable populations are taking additional precautions, including hospitals and a nursing home.
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Hospitals Limiting Visitors Amid COVID-19 Surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, places with vulnerable populations are taking additional precautions, including hospitals and a nursing home. “It’s normal population patients plus COVID patients, and our numbers are just kind of through the roof,” said Bristol Hospital Emergency Department Assistant Nurse Manager Deann Drury. With the spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitals are putting in place additional...
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Hospitals Limiting Visitors Amid COVID-19 Surge
With COVID-19 cases rising across Connecticut, may hospital systems are limiting the number of visitors to keep the number of people inside down.
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Omicron Up to 70% Less Likely to Cause Hospitalization Than Delta Variant, UK Government Study Finds
Of those admitted to hospital with omicron, 17 people had received their boosters, 74 were double vaccinated, and 27 were unvaccinated.
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Some Glimmers of Hope Are Emerging on Omicron, But Experts Stress Caution
Medical experts agree that even if symptoms are milder, the sheer volume and spread of omicron infections still poses a threat to health care systems.
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Baker Announces Indoor Mask Advisory, Activates National Guard Amid COVID-19 Surge
Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday he is activating up to 500 members of the National Guard to assist hospitals with the COVID-19 surge and updating the state’s mask advisory. The state Department of Public Health released an updated mask advisory Tuesday urging all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask or face covering in indoor public spaces. They…
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CVS CEO Karen Lynch Says Smash-And-Grab Robberies Fueled by Online Marketplaces
The health-care executive joined a growing number of executives who have expressed concern about the rise in organized crimes.
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CVS Says Sales Will Accelerate as It Offers More Health-Care Services, Builds on Pandemic Gains
CVS said it will provide more medical care at drugstores and people’s homes to make it easier and more affordable for customers to stay healthy.
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Three Rural Connecticut Hospitals Ending Birthing Services
The maternity units at three rural hospitals have closed, forcing women to drive at least a half hour to another hospital to give birth.