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Migrant farm workers need protctive eqipment and paid sick leave to prevent spread of bird flu

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As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread The Guardian

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More states considering requiring sick leave provisions following expiration of Covid protectons

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Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish - KFF Health News The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states including Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska are organizing to take the issue to voters with ballot initiatives this November. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

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Climate change has disproportionately impacted vulnerable US communities, outdoor workers

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The Power of Us: Climate change has disproportionately impacted these vulnerable US communities, experts say The disproportionate impacts of climate change on the poorest communities are already affecting pockets of the U.S. ABC News ABC News

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Studies indicate COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

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COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients A systematic review posted in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians felt less ethically obligated to provide care to infectious-disease patients if they fear contracting the disease. CIDRAP

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates, But Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. - KFF Health News The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement. khnerich KFF Health News

The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.

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Smaller U.S. providers and community health care centers fight to stay afloat after Change Healthcare hack

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Hack poses financial problems for community health centers - Roll Call In the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack, small providers and community health centers are struggling to pay their bills. Jessica Wehrman Roll Call

Community health centers and organizations that primarily serve low-income people are being disproportionately hurt by the biggest hack in health care history, which has disrupted payments for thousands of health care providers for a month now.

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Opinion: sabbaticals for nurses could help counter shortages and burnout

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Sabbaticals for nurses could help fight worker shortages and burnout Sabbaticals for nurses could help fight worker shortages and burnout. Torie Bosch STAT
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Reasons why female health care workers suffer high rate of burnout--study

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Burnout is rampant among female health care workers. Here’s why Health care workers — and particularly female health care workers — are burning out at alarming rates.   A recent survey from nursing marketplace platform ShiftKey shared with The Hill fo… aoconnelld The Hill

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US healthcare hack creates hard choices for many affected doctors.

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Patients or payroll? US healthcare hack creates hard choices Nearly two weeks after the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit that has disrupted claims processing across the U.S., doctors are beginning to face a no win choice - stop treating patients or stop paying staff. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S. nursing homes still plagued by staff shortages and poor infection control--government report

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Staffing shortages, poor infection control plague nursing homes - UPI.com Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague U.S. nursing homes, a new government report finds. UPI
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