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Rural hospital CEO urges providers to ‘get ready now’ as delta variant outstrips nursing resources

The delta variant of the novel coronavirus is gaining a frightening foothold in areas of the country with low vaccination rates, spurring the White House to mobilize “surge response teams” to combat the variant that threatens to undo the nation’s progress in beating back the pandemic. About 1,000 counties in the U.S. have vaccination rates… Read More »

Mental health resources stretched thinner by nation under pressure

After a traumatic break-up five years ago and an illness in the family, Kat O’Connor began experiencing debilitating panic attacks and a constant stream of negative thoughts. During bouts of depression, she struggled to eat or even get out of bed in the morning. I remember standing at the bus stop round the corner from… Read More »