December 9, 2022
Via: Healthcare DiveThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, labor unions have pushed for greater protections for healthcare workers — especially concerning adequate personal protective equipment, or PPE, and measures to protect workers from viral transmission. The rule OSHA submitted Thursday is under review and […]
August 29, 2022
Via: Healthcare DiveLabor unions hoping for permanent workplace safety standards to protect healthcare staff from COVID-19 infections in the workplace were dealt a blow Friday when an appeals court denied an emergency petition they filed. Unions pushed heavily for the Occupational Safety […]
November 2, 2021
Via: The Medical NewsThere were days, nights and weekends in the early months of the pandemic when Denise Von Bargen was the only person running covid tests at the public health lab in Ventura County. She once had eight or nine employees to […]
December 14, 2020
Via: Modern HealthcareThe largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic—a day of optimism even as the nation’s […]
January 31, 2020
Via: CNBCEpidemiologists and infectious diseases experts have cautioned against panic as the number of cases linked to the new coronavirus in China continues to rise. Some warn that the widespread scramble for face masks is unwarranted. In fact, they cautioned that […]