Labor Dept. Issues Emergency Rules to Protect Health Care Workers
By Christina Jewitt Labor Department officials last week announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, saying they face “grave danger” in the workplace from the ongoing…
Colorado’s Homebound Population Receiving COVID Vaccines
by Eric Galatas State health agencies are continuing to help people with disabilities who are physically unable to leave their homes to get COVID-19 vaccines, but work still is…
For This Hospice Nurse, the Covid Shot Came Too Late
By Heidi de Marco Antonio Espinoza loved the Los Angeles Dodgers. He loved them so much that he was laid to rest in his favorite Dodgers jersey. His family…
Senators Push for Improved Outreach to Latino Communities
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, the highest-ranking Latino in the U.S. Congress, Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter last week to Health and…
What Does Approval of Pfizer Vaccine Mean for My Child?
By Carmen Heredia Rodríguez The federal government approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. What does this mean for my child? Extending the emergency use of the…
Serious Covid Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults
By Will Stone After spending much of the past year tending to elderly patients, doctors are seeing a clear demographic shift: young and middle-aged adults make up a growing…
Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others
By Martha Bebinger In March 2020, just weeks into the covid-19 pandemic, the incident command center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was scrambling to understand this deadly…
4 Things to Know About the J&J Covid Vaccine Pause
By Phil Galewitz Four months into the largest U.S. vaccine rollout in decades, it’s become clear that the messaging surrounding covid-19 vaccination efforts is as important as the science…
Vaccination Efforts Aim to Fight New Strains of COVID-19
By Jenny Manrique The race to achieve herd immunity before new strains of the coronavirus prevail among the population, continues to run into one of the biggest bottlenecks in…
It Works for Adults. Will It Work for Kids?
By Carmen Heredia Rodríguez Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense…