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COVID-positive nurses say they're being pressured to work while sick, and they're petrified of infecting patients
"I can't afford to have a day off and not get paid for it," one nurse told Insider. "But I don't wa…
Allana Akhtar,Aria Bendix
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Illinois governor says COVID-19 surge has left ICU capacity 'frighteningly limited' in parts of the state
Just 316 of 2,977 ICU beds are available across the entire state, according to the Illinois Departm…
Jake Epstein
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Rhode Island says COVID-positive staff can return to work at hospitals and nursing homes to solve staffing crisis
A memo from the state matches CDC guidance from December that allows healthcare workers to work whi…
Jake Epstein
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CDC charts show how much 2 and 3 doses of COVID vaccine protect from hospitalization
Charts for different age groups made it clear that people without vaccines were much more likely to…
Marianne Guenot
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The CDC wants to 'give people a break' from masking up indoors as hospitalizations, cases, and deaths drop
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that the CDC is now considering hospital capacity as a crit…
Matthew Loh
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COVID-19 hospitalizations among children in the last month have jumped more than 50%, but experts say Omicron is not more dangerous for kids
In the same timeframe, adult hospitalizations rose 29 percent, nearly half the rate of pediatric st…
Erin Snodgrass
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Many people hospitalized in the Omicron surge are there for other reasons and have only mild COVID-19
"Incidental" coronavirus cases are complicating the picture of how severely the Omicron variant is …
Joshua Zitser,Kieran Corcoran
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Travel nurses say the current healthcare system is 'unsustainable' as COVID-19 infections surge again. Some say the pay is the only thing keeping them on the front lines.
"I think the money, this is keeping a lot of us in the industry, which is also super concerning bec…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Healthcare workers say some COVID-19 patients and their families are demanding unapproved therapies
"I've had patients or their family members accuse me of trying to kill them when we don't use the m…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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World Health Organization says 'tsunami' of Omicron cases will pressure hospital systems on the 'brink of collapse'
The World Health Organization's warning comes as the US is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infecti…
DeArbea Walker
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NYC couple describe getting a $257,000 medical bill after their premature baby died in hospital, sparking a grim insurance battle
Brittany Giroux Lane and Clayton Lane's insurance company said it accidentally paid for baby Alexan…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID-19 data out of South Africa points to substantially fewer deaths compared to past infection spikes
In previous surges in South Africa, deaths were closely tied to case numbers. But this time, deaths…
Erin Snodgrass
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Vaccines are the best explanation for Omicron's mild symptoms in most people, new research suggests
Omicron seems to produce milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations than Delta, likely because vacc…
Aria Bendix
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CDC shortens quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron variant and staff shortages
If a healthcare facility is facing significant staff shortages, boosted workers face "no work restr…
Lauren Frias
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The Omicron wave looks swift and painful — some scientists expect US cases to peak in January and bottom out in March
Omicron could represent the swiftest outbreak in the US to date, lasting no more than three months,…
Aria Bendix
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An anti-vax podcaster has reportedly contracted COVID-19 and now is hospitalized on a ventilator
Doug Kuzma reportedly contracted the virus at a right-wing event earlier this month, where speakers…
Yelena Dzhanova
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More than 1,000 National Guards were called in to help Ohio hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge
"This is the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 this year," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Full hospitals, mild cases: What an Omicron wave could look like in the US this winter
The Omicron variant could be dominant in the US by next year, some experts predict. Holiday gatheri…
Aria Bendix
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Common antidepressant lowers COVID-19 hospitalization risk, new study suggests
Researchers began looking into fluvoxamine, which is used to treat OCD, at the start of the pandemi…
Erin Snodgrass
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Omicron 'will find just about everybody,' Fauci says as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge
Fauci said on Tuesday that those who remained unvaccinated against COVID-19 "are going to get the b…