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News

Physicians are experiencing delayed COVID-19 burnout

October 11, 2022

Via: Healthcare Dive

Healthcare workers have dealt with widespread burnout challenges throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but for those in certain roles, feelings of stress and emotional exhaustion continue to rise even as COVID-19 cases have waned this year. Burnout among physicians has risen […]


News

Watch live: Biden Covid team holds briefing as more states lift pandemic restrictions

March 5, 2021

Via: CNBC

President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team is holding a news briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 28 million Americans and killed at least 520,356 in a little over a year. On Thursday, Democratic Connecticut Gov. […]


News, Regulatory

WHO says some countries ‘are on a dangerous track’ as Covid cases begin to stress health systems

October 23, 2020

Via: CNBC

Some countries are on “a dangerous track” in the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals are beginning to reach capacity ahead of winter, the head of the World Health Organization said Friday. ″Too many countries are seeing an exponential increase in cases […]


Editorial

Healthcare Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 30, 2020

Via: Natalie Dunn

Any global pandemic can result in rapid and profound changes in societies around the world. Healthcare, education, politics, and economies everywhere are known to change after suffering the consequences that emerge during a pandemic, and the recent COVID-19 crisis is […]


News

Hospitals look to resume normal operations, but patients still fear seeking care

July 15, 2020

Via: CNBC

The coronavirus pandemic has led to major disruption to routine hospital services globally as medical professionals focused on treating those infected and conserving resources. As a result, patients have delayed or canceled scheduled health care visits and surgeries. Now, in […]


Regulatory

‘Now is not the time’: WHO responds to Trump’s threat to cut funding

April 8, 2020

Via: CNBC

The WHO responded Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s threat to cut its funding, saying the move would not be appropriate during the global coronavirus pandemic. “We are still in the acute phase of a pandemic so now is not the […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Robots and AI deployed to fight against coronavirus

March 12, 2020

Via: The Medical News

Robots and artificial intelligence are being deployed across the globe in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Robotics are being used to sanitize hospitals, some of which use ultraviolet to clean, in a bid to minimize health workers’ exposure to […]