Blake Farmer
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Monkeypox cases may be down, but it still can cause economic harm to infected employees
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Blake Farmer
Sep 29, 2022
Those who become sick with the disease won't find the same kind of employment help that was offered for COVID.
Obstetricians weigh their legal risks under Tennessee's new abortion ban
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Blake Farmer
Aug 29, 2022
The new laws punish those who perform abortions, now criminalized as a felony that comes with a fine.
To boost diversity in clinical trials, NIH takes to the road to collect DNA from underrepresented groups
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Blake Farmer
Aug 9, 2022
During the pandemic, the effort suspended in-person recruiting and lost momentum.
Lab billing operations add to rural hospital woes, leaving some on life support
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Blake Farmer
Jul 18, 2022
For rural communities, the loss of hospitals means no access to nearby emergency care and the loss of health care jobs.
In states that ban abortions, providers are now turning into travel agents for people to leave
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Blake Farmer
Jun 30, 2022
Costs can include gas for car travel or airfare, accommodation, child care for people who have other children and time off from work.
Some music festivals are allowing overdose reversal drugs
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Blake Farmer
Jun 29, 2022
Often nonprofits and volunteers are left to do the work of providing naloxone kits to attendees.
To fill clinical roles, hospitals offer nonmedical staff training and opportunity
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Blake Farmer
Jun 2, 2022
The "grow your own" approach involves offering paid training to employees so they can work with patients.
Abortion bans may have inequitable economic consequences, especially for Black women
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Blake Farmer
May 31, 2022
Black women have disproportionally used abortion services across much of the South, where access to the procedure may essentially vanish if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Guilty verdict for Tennessee nurse in case involving medical error has other nurses worried
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Blake Farmer
Apr 26, 2022
RaDonda Vaught awaits sentencing for criminally negligent homicide. Her conviction is weighing heavily on a weary profession.
Mall-to-medicine transitions make health care more convenient for suburban patients
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Blake Farmer
Apr 13, 2022
With abundant parking and layouts that are easy to navigate, one-time shopping malls are attractive to some medical facilities looking to expand.