Pandemia genera abuso de alcohol, y r茅cord de internaciones por enfermedad hep谩tica
Especialistas en enfermedades hep谩ticas y psiquiatras creen que el aislamiento, el desempleo y la desesperaci贸n provocados por covid, est谩n detr谩s de esta explosi贸n de casos.
Pandemic-Fueled Alcohol Abuse Creates Wave of Hospitalizations for Liver Disease
Hospitals across the country are seeing rising admissions for alcoholic liver disease, which encompasses hepatitis, cirrhosis and other conditions.
When Covid Deaths Aren鈥檛 Counted, Families Pay the Price
Inaccurate and incomplete death certificates hurt those seeking relief, recourse and closure after a loved one dies.
In COVID Hot Zones, Firefighters Now 鈥楶ump More Oxygen Than Water鈥
Firefighters are often thrust into front-line health emergencies. During the COVID pandemic, they鈥檝e paid an especially high price.
Enfermeros itinerantes en alto riesgo frente a condiciones de atenci贸n de COVID-19
Desde que la pandemia de COVID-19 caus贸 un terremoto en el sistema de salud, m谩s enfermeros itinerantes viajan de estado en estado, arriesgando sus propias vidas.
鈥業s This Worth My Life?鈥: Traveling Health Workers Decry COVID Care Conditions
Frequently employed by staffing agencies based in other states, nurses and other healthcare professionals can find themselves working through crisis without advocates or adequate safety equipment.
Most Home Health Aides 鈥楥an鈥檛 Afford Not to Work鈥 鈥 Even When Lacking PPE
Home health aides flattened the curve by keeping the most vulnerable patients 鈥 seniors, the disabled, the infirm 鈥 out of hospitals. But they鈥檝e done it mostly at poverty wages and without overtime pay, hazard pay, sick leave or health insurance.
鈥淟ost on the Frontline鈥 is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
Health Workers Resort To Etsy, Learning Chinese, Shady Deals To Find Safety Gear
The shortages are so dire that nursing homes and other health centers are going to extraordinary lengths for masks, gowns and essential materials.
