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As part of a demonstration across from the White House on May 7, National Nurses United set out empty shoes for nurses who have died from COVID-19. The union is asking employers and the government to provide safe workplaces, including adequate staffing. H

As Hospitals Lose Revenue, More Than A Million Health Care Workers Lose Jobs

1:07pm May 08, 2020

Faced with lost revenue from canceled elective procedures, hospitals laid off 1.4 million health care workers in April, including nearly 135,000 from hospitals.

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Three Russian Frontline Health Workers Mysteriously Fell Out Of Hospital Windows

4:17pm May 07, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition.

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Health Care Providers Offer More Services And New Protocol

2:46pm May 07, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

As health care professionals begin providing more services in the days to come, some things will look different when you head to the doctor's office.

A coronavirus awareness sign around the U.S. Capitol encourages social distancing.

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Former CDC Official Warns Of 2nd COVID-19 Wave: Most Americans Are Still Susceptible

7:38pm May 06, 2020

by David Greene

Dr. Ali Khan, former director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the CDC, discusses what the U.S. needs to do to soften the impact of a second wave of COVID-19.

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Emergency room physicians are seeing a drop in admissions for heart attacks and strokes. They worry patients who have delayed care may be sicker when they finally arrive in emergency rooms.

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Eerie Emptiness Of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes?

6:36pm May 06, 2020

Is fear of the coronavirus causing ER avoidance? Doctors are seeing an alarming drop in cardiovascular emergency cases. They warn that delayed care can lead to brain damage or even death.

DHHS Helping To Fill Health Care Staffing Shortages

11:19am May 06, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

As the need for medical workers increases, North Carolina's Department Of Health and Human Services is stepping in to help match potential employees with health care facilities.

New York Doctor Spends Yet Another Medical Crisis In The Emergency Room

6:54pm May 05, 2020

by Deborah Amos

For Dr. Antonio Dajer from New York, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first massive medical crisis spent in an emergency room. He was there for 9/11 and, before that, the AIDS epidemic.

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Malaria Consortium providing antimalarial pills in Burkina Faso.

Optimizing Your Pandemic Charity

6:58am May 05, 2020

by Darian Woods

Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus

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Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 Share Their Experiences Of Returning To Work

11:08pm May 04, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and Dr. Lucy McBride, a physician in Washington, D.C., about the challenges of ending isolation and returning to work.

Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 Share Their Experiences Of Ending An Isolation

10:57pm May 04, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and Dr. Lucy McBride, a physician in Washington, D.C., about the challenges of ending isolation and returning to work.