This case reveals what many of us suspected but haven't seen confirmed in so many words: the public health imperative of controlling a pandemic by making employers liable for some of that control is, and always must be, secondary to capitalist profit
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Worthwhile read from north ID OBGYN following the closure of a maternity ward in Sandpoint, ID. Fallout of the abortion ban is not only catastrophic for necessary abortion access, but women's healthcare access overall.
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3 years into the pandemic, it’s incredible to see the revisionism, lamenting how we ‘over-reacted’ to Covid.
In March 2020, many of my patients died every single day. No matter what we did. 4 one shift. 6 the next.
Often more than when I worked in West Africa treating Ebola.
A study out earlier this year suggested that Medicaid expansions led to reduced police arrests, particularly drug-related arrests. Per the authors, "greater insurance coverage creates new avenues for individuals to seek care, receive treatment, and avoid criminalization."