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September 13, 2021 1:35 PM

A man died after being turned away from 43 ICUs at capacity due to COVID, family says

Ray DeMonia didn't die from COVID-19, but after the 73-year-old experienced a cardiac emergency, he was turned away from dozens of packed ICUs, his family says.

by Scott Neuman

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September 13, 2021 7:06 AM

A NY hospital will stop delivering babies as workers quit over a vaccine mandate

Lewis County General Hospital in upstate New York is temporarily pausing maternity services later this month after dozens of staff quit because they refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

by Jaclyn Diaz

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September 13, 2021 5:17 AM

What we know about breakthrough infections and long COVID

As the delta variant causes more vaccinated people to get "breakthrough infections," concerns are rising that even the vaccinated could develop long COVID-19 symptoms in rare cases.

by Rob Stein

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September 12, 2021 1:50 PM

Minnesota man starts 200-mile walk to support fellow firefighters

A Minnesota firefighter started a 200-mile walk on Sunday to raise awareness of health challenges faced by fellow firefighters. Doug Foote, a firefighter in Chanhassen, is making the journey while wearing his firefighting gear.

by Hannah Yang

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September 12, 2021 8:04 AM

I got a 'mild' breakthrough case. Here's what I wish I'd known

After a year and a half of being COVID-cautious, a fully vaccinated health journalist thought he could finally travel and socialize this summer. The resulting illness didn't feel "mild" at all.

by Will Stone

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September 12, 2021 7:40 AM

Idaho's hospitals are overwhelmed, but many locals remain skeptical of vaccines

At least 10 hospitals in Idaho have started rationing care for everyone because of an unprecedented surge of hospitalizations due to COVID-19.

by Nate Hegyi

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September 11, 2021 8:10 PM

Climate change is making natural disasters worse — along with our mental health

"We are burned out and our resilience is really down," Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist, author and environmental activist, told NPR. "It's making us raw to all of these new challenges that we face. They're coming too fast, too furious, and too many."

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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September 10, 2021 4:58 PM

Coronavirus FAQs: A vaccinated person's guide to COVID exposure and elevator etiquette

Should you quarantine? Get tested? Mask up? Insist on masks for others? There are many tricky situations to navigate in our delta variant, semi-vaccinated world. Here's advice from experts.

by Marc Silver

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September 10, 2021 3:12 PM

Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know

President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates this week that will affect more than 1.4 million workers in Minnesota. How the mandates will be enforced, however, is still being sorted out.

by Catharine Richert