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Medical Exceptions For Masks – Are They Legit?

July 5, 2020 Dallas Morning News – Wearing masks, a practice that health experts say is one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of COVID-19, is now required across the state. But what if you’re unable to wear a mask because of a legitimate medical condition or disability? Can a business refuse to serve you? Here’s what you need to know. Who isn’t required to wear a mask? State and local mandates requiring masks acknowledge...

Decimated U.S. Public Health System Struggles To Cope

Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus July 1, 2020 The Associated Press via Kaiser Health News – The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century. Marshaled against a virus that has sickened at least 2.6 million in the U.S., killed more than 126,000 people and cost tens of millions of jobs and $3 trillion in federal rescue money, state...

Covid-Infected Border Crossers Overwhelm SoCal Hospitals

"48% of COVID-positive patients who visited the emergency room between May 24 and May 30 said they had recently traveled to Mexico." | Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News June 5, 2020 CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Even as most California hospitals have avoided an incapacitating surge in coronavirus patients, some facilities near the Mexican border have been overwhelmed. They include El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial County and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista in San Diego...

‘Herd Immunity’ Is Not Happening

Study shows Spain far from having 'herd immunity' to virus Jun 04, 2020 MADRID (AP) — A second round of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop symptoms, Spanish health authorities said Thursday. "It is a wake-up call for public health: it is not possible to control (an outbreak) by just considering those who are symptomatic," National Epidemiological Center Director Marina Pollán said. "With this...

‘Devastating’ Effect Of Lockdowns On Health Care

“I think lockdown saved no lives. I think it may have cost lives.” Fox News – Fox Nation host Lara Logan called out the media Tuesday for ignoring how economic lockdowns are causing damage to the health care industry amid the coronavirus pandemic. “No one is talking anymore about the fact that preventing one COVID death doesn’t mean that you’re not causing a whole lot of other deaths through those prevention measures,” Logan told “Tucker...

Reopening Dental Offices For Routine Care Amid Pandemic Touches A Nerve

May 21, 2020 Kaiser Health News – Tom Peeling wanted his teeth cleaned and wasn’t going to let the coronavirus pandemic get in the way. Luckily, his six-month regular appointment was scheduled for earlier this month, just days after dental offices were allowed to reopen in Florida for routine services. In late March the state ordered dentists to treat only emergency cases as part of its efforts to keep residents at home and to preserve limited...

Can You Get COVID-19 Twice? Russian Doctors Say ‘Yes’

Russian doctors say woman contracted virus twice | AP – The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. — FDA investigating virus test used at White House for false negatives. — Russian doctors say woman contracted virus twice. — Europe is relaxing coronavirus restrictions, but cases flare in Mexico. — Macron says mistakes were made in reforms of healthcare system. ___ MOSCOW — Russian doctors say they are treating a woman who may have contracted coronavirus for the second time after recovering from...

Cause Of Deadly Russian Hospital Fire Revealed

May 12, 2020 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health officials on Tuesday announced an investigation into the safety of ventilators at two hospitals, where fires in intensive care units for coronavirus patients killed a total of six people over the past four days. The deaths occurred as Russia struggled to cope with its growing coronavirus caseload, which on Tuesday exceeded 232,000 confirmed infections and has put a strain on the country's vastly outdated health care infrastructure. President Vladimir...

14,000 People Just Volunteered To Be Infected With Coronavirus

They want to take part in a "human challenge trial," an ethically controversial vaccine test that infects people with a virus doesn't yet have a cure. May 10, 2020 CBS News – Imagine being told to inhale a nasal spray full of the coronavirus. More than 14,000 people in the U.S. and elsewhere are putting their names forward to do so. They are volunteering for what's called a "human challenge trial," an ethically controversial way to test...

Death Spike Seen As Seniors Avoid Medical Appointments

The Independent, UK – The true number of people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic in America could be double the official figure, an adviser to the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has warned, as evidence emerges that large numbers of seriously ill people have failed to seek medical attention for life-threatening conditions because of the contagion. The current total of Covid-19 deaths in the US stands at 75,000, with more than 1.2 million...

“Stop The Panic And End The Isolation”

"Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies, prolonging the problem ..." OPINION | Dr. Scott W. Atlas The Hill, Apr 22, 2020 The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase. Tens of thousands of Americans have died, and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts ... Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the...

‘Death Panel’ Rules Debated As Pandemic Grows

"The guidance recommends the use of the clinical frailty score (CFS) as part of admission to hospital or to critical care ... CFS should not be used in younger people." Thus age is the first criterion used to determine whether a patient with COVID-19 will be given lifesaving treatment. When is a patient 'too old' to receive lifesaving care? Deciding who gets COVID-19 life-saving treatment April 06, 2020 MedScape – In normal times, healthcare resources are allocated...

‘Death Panel’? No, It’s A ‘Patient Ranking System’

Sarah Palin warned a decade ago that shortages of medical goods and services would inevitably result in 'death panels' – healthcare administrators assigned with deciding who gets life-saving treatment and who does not. Now Ivy League 'bioethicists' are calling for just such a system, but under a name they hope will be easier to sell ... Harvard, Penn bioethicists propose COVID-19 'ranking system' | One wrote "Why I Hope To Die At 75" April 3, 2020 Bioethics treatment...

‘Stealth Transmission’ of COVID-19, Warns NY Doctor

Eldad U Einav MD - Cardiology | Ascension Medical Group, Binghamton, NY "The epidemic is overwhelming the healthcare system, and clinicians are essential regardless of specialty." By Eldad Einav, MD March 29, 2020 Medscape – Last Saturday, my local hospital reached a sad milestone: We had our first COVID-19 death. I am a staff cardiologist at the hospital in Binghamton, New York, and like hospitals everywhere, we have been anticipating a surge in patients. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is in...

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