President Trump’s “public charge” ban ruled permissable. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that President Trump’s executive order to protect American taxpayers from “Immigrants Who…
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First COVID Vaccine Administered
A critical care nurse in New York received first dose. As the vaccine rollout begins, the first coronavirus vaccination in New York State was administered Monday to an intensive…
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FBI Warns of Cyber Criminals Targeting Hospitals
Health care systems vulnerable amidst increase in virus cases. As the FBI alerted health care providers to the potentiality of escalating cyber attacks, the University of Vermont Medical…
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CDC Panel Announces Vaccine Distribution Schedule
Healthcare workers and nursing homes are front of the line. The CDC announced on Tuesday that an independent board had voted on the government recommended vaccination distribution schedule.…
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CDC to Decide Who Gets Vaccine First
They will hold a meeting Tuesday to determine who goes to the top of the list. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, two coronavirus vaccines…
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Labor Department Releases New Respiratory Regulations
Standardized equipment for healthcare workers laid out by the department. In a press release last week, the Department of Labor announced that it had set new guidelines to…
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President Trump Signs Healthcare Executive Orders
One of the goals is to protect sick people from surprise medical bills. President Donald Trump unveiled a series of executive orders on Friday aimed at protecting those…
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Supreme Court Rules for Health Insurers
Federal reimbursements may be as high as $12 billion. In an 8-1 ruling Monday, the Supreme Court said that health insurance companies are owed reimbursement. Through a program…
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States Scramble to Purchase Malaria Drug
Though it is no longer encouraged by the FDA as a treatment for the virus. State governments have reportedly been in bidding wars with each other over a…
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President Trump Signs New Aid Package
Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill passed by Congress. On Friday, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law. The bi-partisan bill was passed…
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