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It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a Medical Response Drone.
What if the first responder on the scene of a cardiac arrest were a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator?
When every second counts, public safety professionals are increasingly eyeing drones — which can fly…
California Lawmakers Debate Sending Local Health Inspectors Into Immigration Facilities
Vanessa G. Sánchez
Covid-19, mumps, and chickenpox outbreaks. Contaminated water, moldy food, and air ducts spewing black dust.
These health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention…
Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.
Debunking Abortion Myths
I want to send a big THANK YOU to Matt Volz…
En California, legisladores presionan para que inspectores de salud locales visiten instalaciones de…
Brotes de covid-19, paperas y varicela. Agua contaminada, comida con moho y conductos de aire que despiden polvo negro.
Estas amenazas a la salud se han documentado dentro de las instalaciones de detención de inmigrantes…
Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?
When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany,…
Why Many Nonprofit (Wink, Wink) Hospitals Are Rolling in Money
One owns a for-profit insurer, a venture capital company, and for-profit hospitals in Italy and Kazakhstan; it has just acquired its fourth for-profit hospital in Ireland. Another owns one of the largest for-profit hospitals in…
Journalists Drill Down on Ongoing Covid Risks, Escalating Health Care Costs
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The CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but It Has Issues
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn’t harmed the agency’s outbreak response. But it has ignited scrutiny of its go-it-alone approach in testing for emerging pathogens.…
Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatens to Cut Off Workers’ Health Benefits
The National Education Association, the nation’s largest union, is threatening to cut off health insurance to about 300 Washington, D.C.-based workers on Aug. 1 in an effort to end a bitter contract dispute.
It’s a…
En medio de un verano abrasador, California acelera protecciones contra el calor extremo en…
Sacramento, California. — Los californianos que trabajan en espacios interiores están recibiendo protecciones inmediatas contra el calor extremo, cuando el estado enfrenta temperaturas de tres dígitos.
California ha…