Medical economics
Are pricy air ambulance rides really saving more lives?
Air ambulance service is pricey, but promises lifesaving speed by providing rapid straight-line helicopter transport for critically ill patients.
Jan 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany extends, tightens partial lockdown to mid-February: Merkel
Germany extended and toughened a partial lockdown to February 14, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, in a bid to halt coronavirus transmission and prevent virus variants believed to be more contagious from propagating ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany poised for tighter shutdown as virus variants fuel fears
Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany's 16 states are expected Tuesday to extend and tighten a partial lockdown beyond January, as fears grow over virus variant strains believed to be more contagious.
Jan 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany's Merkel, state leaders ponder tougher virus rules
Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday with the governors of Germany's 16 states to discuss the country's pandemic measures amid concerns that new mutations of the coronavirus could trigger a fresh ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Austria extends lockdown to Feb. 7, toughens some measures
The Austrian government is extending the country's lockdown until Feb. 7 in a drive to push down still-high infection figures as officials worry about the possible impact of new coronavirus variants.
Jan 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cuba closes schools, bars and restaurants as coronavirus rebounds
Cuba will close schools, bars and restaurants and halt all public transport at night from Thursday after a spike in coronavirus cases, the government has announced.
Jan 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'So much death': LA hospital reels at center of COVID storm
Deep within a South Los Angeles hospital, a row of elderly Hispanic men lay hooked up to ventilators—their bodies resting in induced comas—while nurses clad in spacesuit-style respirators checked their patients' bleeping ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brisbane lifts virus lockdown after city finds zero cases
Australia's third-largest city lifted stay-at-home orders Monday, after mass testing and tracing across Brisbane found no new coronavirus cases despite fears over a contagious strain entering the community.
Jan 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lockdown-shy Sweden passes pandemic law
Sweden's parliament on Friday passed a pandemic law giving the government new powers to curb the spread of COVID-19 in a country that has controversially relied on mostly non-coercive measures to fight the virus.
Jan 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How quickly can the COVID-19 vaccine make travel possible?
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out, there is hope international travel can resume soon, but exactly when—and how—is the million-dollar ...
Jan 5, 2021
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