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Digital proof of Covid vaccinations could be helpful in navigating the pandemic in the months ahead, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

Danbury Hospital nurses and their union organized a vigil to honor loved ones who died over the past year.

Some Connecticut front line health care employees say they continue to be on the receiving end of violence while at work. The problem has not gone away amid the pandemic, some in the medical field said. NBC Connecticut Investigates started looking into this issue almost two years ago. “We have not seen as much as we did going into the…

Medical professionals tell NBC Connecticut Investigates they are subjected to violence while at work.

Even after coronavirus cases subsided in New York City, health care workers who battled the worst of the pandemic are still struggling with the mental health consequences. The New York Times interviewed NYC health care workers about their long-term emotional struggles.

Middlesex Health is the latest health system to make allowances for visitors.

For the first time in a year, Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has had zero COVID-19 patients in critical care. Shavon Albee, a nurse who manages the critical care unit, joined LX News to describe how it felt to reach that milestone after a year that tested her team in every way.

Walgreens and Uber are teaming up to make it easier for people who do not have a car or a pharmacy nearby to get the coronavirus vaccine.

The pandemic has forced hospitals to make sure they have the staffing and policies in place to be able to care for those who need it.

“We’ve clearly gotten a big bump up from our Covid testing,” Hologic CEO Steve Macmillan said in a “Mad Money” interview.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the top worries has been whether the health care system can provide care for everyone who needs it. Much of the focus remains on capacity in intensive care units. According to the newest federal figures, several Connecticut hospitals are experiencing high occupancy rates in their ICUs. Doctors and nurses at the ICU at Yale…

U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients.

The U.S. counted 214,764 COVID-19 cases and 2,105 reported deaths Sunday. The 2.4 million cases logged so far in January is more than any other month except November’s 4.3 million and December’s 6.4 million. In all, more than 22.4 million have been infected and 374,000-plus have died of the disease, according to NBC News’ tally. At least 50 cases of...

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Sunday that it discovered a new coronavirus variant in four travelers arriving from Brazil.

An occupational therapist who has been treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic says the suffering and death she and her colleagues have witnessed over the past year have taken a a steep emotional toll. Lizzy Pesch joined LX News to share a powerful poem she wrote about the experience and the moment that inspired her put her feelings on paper.

As the pandemic strains hospital resources across the country, some may have to consider activating “crisis standards of care.” Here’s what that means.

While a new price transparency rule is aimed at helping consumers shop around for services, it isn’t without challenges.

COVID-19 cases are soaring across the country, and no area is currently harder hit than Los Angeles County in California. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in LA, a public hospital with 131 beds, has stretched its capacity to now treat over 200 patients. Dr. Elaine Batchlor, the hospital’s CEO, explains how her staff is stretching its capacity limits and...

Facilities already overwhelmed by coronavirus cases are preparing for even more patients in the wake of holiday travel.

Researchers in Connecticut are trying to help unravel a mysterious condition linked to COVID-19 that affects some kids. And now the feds are backing up that effort with some serious money. “We were very excited,” said Dr. Juan Salazar, Connecticut Children’s physician-in-chief. Salazar found out the National Institutes of Health has awarded money to his project to study a...