C贸mo COVID ti帽e la experiencia de los salones de belleza
A medida que salones, guarder铆as y oficinas reabren, deben ajustarse a las nuevas pautas dise帽adas para ayudar a la econom铆a y evitar la posibilidad de que la pandemia recrudezca.
How COVID Colors The Salon Experience
As Colorado gradually reopens, a beauty salon in Loveland is swamped as its clients clamor for haircuts, trims and color. But business isn鈥檛 exactly back to normal as new precautions slow every step.
As Ventilators Become Crucial In Saving Lives, Repair Roadblocks Remain
With hospitals struggling to get more ventilators, they must ensure every ventilator they have is ready for service. But manufacturers limit who can repair them.
No solo los pulmones: pacientes con COVID-19 tambi茅n sufren misterioso da帽o card铆aco
A medida que llegan nuevos datos de China e Italia, as铆 como del estado de Washington y Nueva York, m谩s cardi贸logos comienzan a creer que el coronavirus puede infectar el m煤sculo card铆aco.
Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients
Most of the attention in the COVID-19 pandemic has been on how the virus affects the lungs. But evidence shows that up to 1 in 5 hospitalized patients have signs of heart damage and many are dying due to heart problems.
No reemplazar ventiladores por m谩quinas CPAP, podr铆an propagar el coronavirus
Se ha sabido por a帽os que cuando se usan con una m谩scara facial, estos dispositivos pueden aumentar la propagaci贸n de enfermedades infecciosas al propagar el virus por el aire.
Not So Fast Using CPAPs In Place Of Ventilators. They Could Spread The Coronavirus.
U.S. pandemic planning envisioned the possibility of using CPAP machines for milder cases of COVID-19 when ventilators are in short supply. But evidence suggests that the machines, commonly used by people with sleep apnea, can aerosolize and possibly spread the virus. That leaves hospitals with few good alternatives if the demand for ventilators exceeds the supply.
Despite A Birth By A Colorado Legislator, Paid Family Leave Bill Feels Labor Pains
A Colorado lawmaker giving birth near the start of the state鈥檚 four-month legislative session highlighted the lack of comprehensive paid family leave. Yet a bill to add a statewide system that once seemed a sure thing is getting bogged down.
During A Pandemic, States鈥 Patchwork Of Crisis Strategies Could Mean Uneven Care
If a coronavirus pandemic were to hit the U.S., only 36 states have blueprints for 鈥渃risis standards of care鈥 to sort out who gets what kind of medical care amid scarce resources. And not all the plans are of high quality. That means health care providers in some states will be better prepared for a crisis than others 鈥 but all could face tough decisions.
Colorado Forges Ahead On A New Model For Health Care While Nation Waits
Since gaining control of the House, Senate and governor鈥檚 office, Colorado Democrats are pushing an aggressive health care agenda. With measures to create a public insurance option, welcome drug importation, lower drug prices, curtail surprise billing and cap insulin copays, the state is becoming a likely model for health policies at the federal level.
High-Deductible Plans Jeopardize Financial Health Of Patients And Rural Hospitals
Small hospitals and patients in rural areas have been hit hard by the boom in high-deductible health plans. Often when a patient arrives at a rural hospital needing critical care, the person is stabilized and transferred to a larger facility. But bills from the first site of care generally get applied to the patient鈥檚 deductible. When patients can鈥檛 afford their deductible, the smaller hospital winds up eating the costs.
American Pot Is The Gold Standard. But Canada Leads The Export Game 鈥 For Now.
American marijuana has a reputation for being the best in the world. But the federal prohibition on marijuana makes shipments across state lines or overseas a pipe dream. While U.S. firms expect the restrictions to drop in the coming years, they are stuck operating within state borders. That鈥檚 left Canadian cannabis growers to dominate the export market, with U.S. firms falling further behind each year.
Nothing To Sneeze At: The $2,659 Bill To Pluck Doll鈥檚 Shoe From Child鈥檚 Nostril
A 3-year-old girl put matching doll shoes up her nose. One came out easily. The second required an emergency department visit 鈥 and generated a bill that is not child鈥檚 play.
Una sola carta sin entregar puede implicar perder Medicaid
Medicaid y otros programas de beneficios p煤blicos han evitado el camino hacia la comunicaci贸n digital y contin煤an operando en gran medida en un mundo basado en papel.
Return To Sender: A Single Undeliverable Letter Can Mean Losing Medicaid
Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling to deal with returned mail sent out by its Medicaid, SNAP and other aid programs. Now people could lose benefits after just a single piece of returned mail.
Why Hospitals Are Getting Into The Housing Business
Hospital systems now invest in housing to help some of their most frequent patients. This allows them to safely discharge patients who otherwise would have no place to go, freeing up beds for sicker patients and saving the hospitals money.
驴Qu茅 fue peor: la borrachera de la despedida de soltero o la cuenta por tratar la resaca?
Recuperarse despu茅s de su despedida de soltero result贸 en una factura m茅dica que inicialmente fue de $12,460, en total. M谩s del doble del costo de su boda.
Which Was Worse: The Bachelor Party Hangover Or The Hangover From The ER Bill?
One groom鈥檚 bachelor party hangover illustrates how emergency room bills have become major headaches for many Americans.
Why Red Wyoming Seeks The Regulatory Approach To Air Ambulance Costs
Wyoming is taking on expensive air ambulance bills by trying to expand Medicaid to cover transport for all patients. This is a big change: a red state seeking to control what’s been a growing free-market bonanza.
En uno de los estados m谩s 鈥渟aludables鈥, latinos sufren epidemia de obesidad
Las estad铆sticas generales enmascaran los problemas subyacentes, tasas de obesidad mucho m谩s altas en comunidades minoritarias, lo que dificulta enfocar la atenci贸n y los recursos hacia los m谩s necesitados.
