Update on Vaccine Mandates for Businesses, Health Workers and Federal Contractors December 6, 2021 By David A. Lieb and Geoff Mulvihill Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by...
Why Some Hospital Workers Choose Dismissal Over COVID Vaccine October 4, 2021 By Peter Szekely and Barbara Goldberg Jennifer Bridges loved her job as a nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she worked for eight years, but she...
New OSHA Covid-19 Standard Covers Healthcare Employees Only June 14, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The Department of Labor has promulgated an emergency temporary standard (ETS) designed to protect healthcare workers but did not extend...
Check Up: The Post-Pandemic Future of the Current Telehealth Sensation August 31, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived...
Coronvirus Discrimination and Bullying Hinders Battle Against Pandemic in Japan May 11, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination...
Mississippi Doctor Claims Voicing Virus Concerns Led to Firing in Lawsuit April 14, 2020 A Mississippi doctor who was fired after raising concerns about her hospital’s safety measures in the coronavirus pandemic is now...
States Need Data on Medical Workers’ Coronavirus Status April 7, 2020 By Martha Belisle Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the coronavirus outbreak are missing a critical piece...