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COVID-19
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CDC highlights case study on how schools could reopen safely
To showcase how schools could reopen safely this year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield, M.D., highlighted…
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Keep an eye out for lead-time bias with COVID-19 deaths
Lead time bias is a well-recognized challenge especially when it comes to studies and statistics looking at cancer screenings. As…
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COVID-19 plus flu season could overwhelm health care system
As we start moving into fall and winter, Americans are certain to be facing a continuation of COVID-19, the disease…
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Hefty issue of HealthBeat headed for mailboxes
The latest issue of HealthBeat is expected to be delivered to members of the Association of Health Care Journalists any…
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As death rates rise, nursing and LTC facilities face critical testing, PPE challenges
Six months after the first nursing home residents died of the novel coronavirus, many nursing homes and long-term care facilities…
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Fauci says school reopening ‘may not be prudent’ in some areas
Communities and school leaders need to exercise common sense as they weigh options for reopening schools this fall, said Anthony…
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Press release reporting is irresponsible — especially in a pandemic
I received a text from a friend this week with a link to an article about a new drug for…
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Community transmission rate key to K-12 school reopening
As school leaders and parents grapple with questions about school reopening this fall, a key measure to consider is the…
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Superbug threat increased by COVID-19
A little-reported side effect of surging COVID-19 cases is the likelihood that there will be an increasing number of people…
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NEA president to join webcast on re-opening schools
Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association, will join AHCJ’s webcast, “Reporting on school reopenings in the time…