Oct 19, 2020 | Health & Gender
Brief #82 – Health and Gender Author Taylor J Smith The Policy After the Trump Administration’s July announcement requiring all hospitals to submit COVID-19 data to private company, TeleTracking Technologies, exclusively sharing data with the Department of Health and...
Oct 12, 2020 | Health & Gender
Out of work for a year, Gail Doffifild of California said that the pandemic has put her job search on life support. Doffifild, a former substance abuse counselor, relies on public assistance to meet basic needs for housing and food, a first in her lifetime. Along with...
Sep 28, 2020 | Health & Gender
COVID-19’s Status in the US As the US struggles to manage the outbreak of coronavirus, the US Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19. Reportedly, over 70,000 patients have been treated with the...
Sep 14, 2020 | Health & Gender
COVID-19’s Status in the US As cases across the globe passes 27.6 million and over 6.5 million cases in the US, the death rate is not staying on pace, as many would expect. This phenomenon has yet to be fully understood by scientists and doctors. Some say this...
Sep 3, 2020 | Health & Gender
SUMMARY: Medicaid is the primary government-funded health insurance for low-income Americans available in every state. An expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows more working Americans on low incomes to be eligible for coverage. Holdout...
Jul 31, 2020 | Health & Gender
COVID-19’s Status in the US As the coronavirus continues spread, cases are rapidly increasing in in at least 29 states. New hotspots are Florida, California, Arizona, and Texas. High hospitalizations, especially in the four mentioned states, have led to a shortage of...
