Category: Health
Coal Industry attempts to cut payments to miners with Black Lung, AZ Rep Grijalva speaks out
“They’re Crooks” Coal companies are “going to try to use this virus thing to stop paying benefits,” warned one retired miner suffering from black lung. by Jake Johnson, staff writer Some of the largest coal companies…
The Trump Administration is leaving the nation’s emergency backup hospital system on the sidelines
Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs say they are ready to answer the call to assist HHS or FEMA. But the call has not come. by Isaac Arnsdorf March 27, 3:38 p.m. EDT The Trump…
Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not
The Department of Health and Human Services has come under fire as several states’ requests for supplies from the emergency medical stockpile go unfulfilled. A chaotic distribution plan is buckling under a big problem: Nobody has…
Putzova campaign to hold Virtual Town Hall Wednesday 6 pm, to focus on COVID-19
Putzova campaign to hold Virtual Town Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 pm, focused on COVID-19. This online video/phone town hall will be geared toward the medical/epidemiological aspects of the pandemic. The campaign will hold another town…
On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus
By David Pride, University of California San Diego March 16, 2020 “That escalated quickly!” is a common trope used in popular culture to describe when a situation gets out of hand before you’ve even had a…
Precautions coming about in Flagstaff and region, some closings, so far no local infections
Cheng asked students to consider staying in Flagstaff or on campus for spring break NAU, and CCC announces closures and redesigning most classes for online access. Thursday Mayor Coral Evans declared City Council chambers are no…
Surging health care worker quarantines raise concerns as coronavirus spreads
Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News March 9, 2020 As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care workers ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to…
How big will the coronavirus epidemic be? An epidemiologist updates his concerns
By Maciej F. Boni, Pennsylvania State University Monday, March 9 The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis, the question “where are we going?” leaps to…
On front lines, first responders brace for coronavirus ― and their own protection
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News March 6, 2020 When first responders answered roughly 10 calls from a long-term care center in Kirkland, Washington, over the course of a week, they did not expect to become…
Trump White House bars press rom filming or recording coronavirus briefing
“We need transparency. Instead we are getting this.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer, Common Dreams Wednesday, March 04, 2020 The Trump administration on Tuesday barred the media from filming or recording audio of…
As Trump cries ‘hoax,’ nurses in California warn quarantines of 124 US health workers show US hospitals remain unprepared for coronavirus
Warning from frontline health providers comes as Trump accuses those criticizing his handling of the crisis as perpetrating a “new hoax” against him. by Jon Queally, staff writer Saturday, February 29, 2020 While stipulating that a…
Good luck getting a real coronavirus face mask
New Orleans The headlines are breaking, and the stock market is tanking. The coronavirus is coming to the United States, and the Center for Disease Control says there’s no way to stop it from spreading through…
Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely-used pesticide: 5 questions answered
Gina Solomon, University of California, San Francisco Editor’s note: California, the top U.S. food-producing state, is ending use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children. Gina Solomon, a principal…
In Historic Shift, Second Largest physicians group in US has new prescription: It’s Medicare for All
“Major changes are needed,” declares the 159,000-member American College of Physicians, “to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind, and delivers too little.” by Jon Queally, staff writer, The fight for Medicare for…
‘He gave away the game’: doctors condemn Trump threat to slash Medicare funding
“We’ve long suspected he would try to gut Medicare in a second term.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer An advocacy group composed of doctors and medical professionals on Wednesday joined the chorus denouncing President Donald Trump…
Screen time: Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong
Humans are barraged by digital media 24/7. Is it a problem? Bruce Rolff/Shutterstock.com Byron Reeves, Stanford University; Nilam Ram, Pennsylvania State University, and Thomas N. Robinson, Stanford University There’s a lot of talk about digital media….
EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health
Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI The Trump administration is working to weaken U.S. environmental regulations in many areas, from water and air pollution to energy development and land conservation. One of its most controversial proposals is known as…
