Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19
In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient. More
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News of death should not come by phone. Doctors struggle to adapt to coronavirus reality
In New York City's overwhelmed emergency rooms, doctors are using FaceTime to tell loved ones that family members have died of COVID-19. More
Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Their Job
Hospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions. More
Pharmacy Workers Are Coming Down With COVID-19. But They Can’t Afford to Stop Working
As prescriptions surge, Walgreens and CVS employees say they need more protective gear, cleaning supplies and sick pay. “Someone will come into work sick and there’s nothing anyone can do about it,” a pharmacist says. More
Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients
As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. More
With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19
If the iconoclasts are right, putting coronavirus patients on ventilators could be of little benefit to many and even harmful to some. More
Opinion: A patient’s role in developing new drug treatments
On March 19, the president said he “slashed red tape to develop vaccines” and “eliminated outdated rules and bureaucracies” for drug approvals. He announced that chloroquinine is a possible medication to combat the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, just approved it for limited use. More
Video Interview: How COVID-19 is changing primary care
In an interview with Shannon Brownlee, Boston primary care doctor Leigh Simmons shares her experiences so far practicing in the pandemic, and what worries her most about COVID-19. More
A Nurse Bought Protective Supplies for Her Colleagues Using GoFundMe. The Hospital Suspended Her.
She raised more than $12,000 to buy and distribute protective gear for her colleagues, who say they felt inadequately protected against COVID-19. How a confrontation in one of the nation’s Coronavirus hotspots illustrates a troubling national trend. More
The risk to Native American nations from Covid-19
Recent reports from the Navajo Nation, which straddles Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, have shown a sudden rise in cases, from about 10 people diagnosed two weeks ago to 216 on April 1, including 40 cases added in a single day. More
Former FDA leaders decry emergency authorization of malaria drugs for coronavirus
Widespread use of unproven drugs could hurt clinical trials More
An update from the creators of the COVID-19 Curve Tracker
What findings have the COVID Curve Tracker uncovered so far? What makes this project different from other models? Creators Tom Pike and Vikas Saini answer these questions and more. More
Wisconsin hospitals sued patients during a public health emergency. Two are now dismissing some suits.
A Froedtert spokesperson said that the hospital had “suspended filing small claims suits” as of March 18 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More
Long-Standing Racial And Income Disparities Seen Creeping Into COVID-19 Care
The new coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. But physicians in public health and on the front lines said they already can see the emergence of familiar patterns of racial and economic bias in the response to the pandemic. More
A Preventable Cancer Is on the Rise in Alabama
The state’s refusal to expand Medicaid is causing poor women to miss out on lifesaving screenings. More
Meet Brooke McNaughton, LI public health intern
We asked new Lown intern Brooke to tell us what drew her to a career in public health research. Here is the story in her own words. More
Lack of beds, ventilators, and coordination: what the coronavirus has taught us about the deficiencies of the U.S. health system
The U.S. health system was ill-equipped for a major pandemic, experts say, citing a host of issues from a lack of hospital beds and medical professionals, to a patchwork system that lacks centralized control. More
Health Care CEO Who Makes Millions Says No to Hazard Pay for Coronavirus Workers
"Thank you for the courage," she tells doctors and nurses. More
Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Populations With Serious Mental Illness
This Viewpoint describes considerations for the care of people with serious mental illness during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. More
The Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health
Many health care workers are barely keeping it together in the Covid-19 fight. They are anxious and afraid. We need to protect their mental health. More