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An On-the-Ground View of India's Pandemic Fight 05/07/2021 12:00am • Alok Mohanty, 52 Title: Consulting emergency response coordinator, Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian relief organization Location: Odisha, India In early 2021, India seemed to have COVID-19 contained, with cases dropping markedly by late January. But by mid-March, the pandemic surged Secret Service director calls for more funding for high-security events 05/06/2021 04:40pm • The director of the Secret Service told lawmakers Thursday that the agency needs more money to fund coverage of high-profile functions that are designated as National Special Security Events (NSSEs) — there were five events that were specially designated and federally coordinated in the past y Continuing History of Nurses on the Front Lines 05/06/2021 12:00am • RNs at the forefrontNurses are being rightfully hailed for their steadfast commitment to patient care in the era of COVID-19. But the pandemic is far from the first time nurses have served on the front lines -- and it won't be the last. (Eventually look for nurses providing patient care in space.) H Pandemic's Impact on the Nursing Profession 05/06/2021 12:00am • The COVID-19 pandemic made an immediate impact on the nursing profession. Some nurses suffered devastating health consequences. Many nurses dealt with excessive on-the-job stress, well-founded fears of becoming infected and grief over seeing patients succumb to COVID-19 while isolated from their fa How COVID-19 Vaccination Improved Nurses' Workdays 05/06/2021 12:00am • A work routine involving daily exposure to COVID-19 can only be described as stressful. Concern for sick patients and colleagues, fear of contracting the virus and infecting loved ones has made worklife extremely challenging for everyone working on the health care front lines. Below, three nurses s Infectious Disease Nurse: COVID-19 in Some Ways Scarier Than Ebola 05/05/2021 12:00am • Kate Boulter, 60 Title: Nurse Manager, Nebraska Biocontainment UnitLocation: Omaha, Nebraska Part of the Global Center for Health Security at the University of Nebraska, the biocontainment unit treats patients with emerging infectious diseases, such as highly lethal Ebola. In February 2020, the uni Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response 04/27/2021 06:46pm • DENVER (AP) — As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its t US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check 04/26/2021 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. The move greatly expands on Virus 'swallowing' people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed 04/25/2021 09:46pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — With life-saving oxygen in short supply, families are left on their own to ferry people sick with COVID-19 from hospital to hospital in search of treatment as India is engulfed in a devastating surge of infections. Too often, their efforts end in mourning. On social media and i The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic 04/25/2021 05:54pm • WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says the U.S is determined to help India as it grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases. In a tweet Sunday, Biden said, “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused 04/23/2021 01:19pm • The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus. Thousands of medical providers have died in the COVID-19 pandemic, man Report: Mexico's COVID-19 policies cost huge number of lives 04/14/2021 04:51pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s unwillingness to spend money, do more testing, change course or react to new scientific evidence contributed to the country being one of the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released this week by the University of California, San Francisco. Are Ear Cleaning Kits Safe? 04/12/2021 12:00am • Earwax is a fact of life. We've all got it, and sometimes it gets a little gross. That leads many people to feel the need to clean out their ear canals. Show of hands, how many of you reach for a cotton swab after every shower just to be sure your ears are clean? You're definitely not alone if you Signs Your N95 Mask Might Be Fake 04/09/2021 12:00am • Not all masks are created equal. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, Americans have become well acquainted with public health advisories that encourage us to wash our hands, practice social distancing and wear a mask in public.While a simple, reusable cotton mask offers some protection Un año de trauma: más de 3.600 trabajadores de salud de Estados Unidos murieron en los primeros 12 meses de covid-19 04/08/2021 10:11pm • Nota del editor: KHN (Kaiser Health News) es una redacción nacional que produce periodismo en profundidad sobre temas de salud. Junto con Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN es uno de los tres programas operativos principales de KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF es una organización sin ánimo de lu