A panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a public meeting on Tuesday voted that health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine. The vote was 13-1. The recommendations now must be approved […]
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Panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday. The panel voted 13-1 to recommend those groups get priority in the first days of any coming vaccination program, when […]
CDC panel says first Covid-19 vaccine doses should go to health workers, long-term care residents
Determining priority is crucial given the limited initial supply of vaccines and the surging U.S. outbreak. So far 13.6 million people in the country have been infected and nearly 270,000 have died. Health care workers have been hit hard, with at least 243,000 infections and 858 deaths, according to CDC […]
CDC committee recommends health care workers and long-term care facility residents be first in line for COVID vaccine
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially voted Tuesday to recommend that health care workers and long-term care facility residents should be the first Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase […]
Hospital saluted for critical, expanded care | Editorials
[ad_1] Those of us who have lived around here for a while have grown accustomed to seeing construction cranes and trailers at the local hospital. As the community has grown steadily, so has Bozeman Deaconess Hospital with almost continuous expansion. And it hasn’t just been more rooms for patients and […]
Treating Opioid Addiction in Primary Care Benefits Both Patients and Cash-Strapped Medical Practices
Annals of Family Medicine: Treating Opioid Addiction in Primary Care Benefits Both Patients and Cash-Strapped Medical Practices PR Newswire ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 11, 2020 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid addiction is in short supply in many areas of the United States. And […]
Elliot Hospital expands number of beds available for mental health care
[ad_1] Elliot Hospital has announced it will have more room to treat people seeking mental health care.>> Download the free WMUR appThe Elliot Health Care system is adding four new beds to its Pathways Behavioral Health Unit, its in-house psychological care unit, bringing the total number of beds up to […]
Americans have a choice: Socialized medicine or health care freedom
As an emergency room physician and cancer survivor, I understand that each minute counts in a medical emergency. And as our nation chooses a direction on health care this November, we need to remember the realities that follow from government-run socialized medicine — increased taxes, longer wait times, delayed care […]
Utah hospitals Covid: Proposed critera would ration health care at overwhelmed facilities
[ad_1] A group of administrators representing Utah’s hospitals presented Gov. Gary Herbert with a list of “criteria they propose doctors should use if they are forced to decide which patients can stay in overcrowded intensive care units,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. They told Herbert that they’d need to put […]
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Providing you pain-free dental visits for 18 years Patient-Centered Issaquah WA Dental Practice Our Issaquah dentists, Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Okino have focusing on patient-centered dental care for both adults and children for 18 years. Specializing in both periodontics and family dentistry, we combine exceptional patient care with the latest […]
Trusted Dental Care and Implant Dentist in Mission Viejo
Award-Winning Dental Care and Implant Dentist in Mission Viejo YOU DESERVE A BEAUTIFUL & HEALTHY SMILE. As the preferred Implant dentist in Mission Viejo, we believe that everyone deserves to feel confident and happy with their smile. We are thrilled to provide the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in multidisciplinary […]
Dentists, Orthodontists, and Other Oral Health Care Providers
Many different types of oral health care providers could become involved in the care of your teeth, gums, and mouth. A brief description of these various health care providers is as follows: General Dentist A general dentist is your primary care dental provider. This dentist diagnoses, treats, and […]