Prime Minister Mario Draghi issued a decree requiring that workers in health care facilities be vaccinated, a move that will test the legal limits of his government’s efforts to stem coronavirus outbreaks.
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Abortion Is Now Legal in Argentina, but Opponents Are Making It Hard to Get
Anti-abortion activists are suing to block a new law allowing the procedure, and many doctors in conservative areas have declared themselves conscientious objectors.
‘I Am Worth It’: Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can’t Get a Job
Medical schools are producing more graduates, but residency programs haven’t kept up, leaving thousands of young doctors “chronically unmatched” and deep in debt.
‘I Am Worth It’: Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can’t Get a Job
Medical schools are producing more graduates, but residency programs haven’t kept up, leaving thousands of young doctors “chronically unmatched” and deep in debt.
Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99
He created the first effective heart defibrillator and co-founded a physicians group that campaigned against nuclear war, earning a Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr. Michael Davidson, Who Studied Infectious Disease, Dies at 77
He told a friend that he would have relished the chance to help end the coronavirus pandemic had he still been active in the field. The virus claimed him instead.
The U.S. Has Lots of Ventilators — but Too Few Specialists to Mind Them
A burst of production solved the dire shortage that defined the first wave of the coronavirus. But the surplus may not be enough to prevent large numbers of deaths.
In Covid-Wrecked Mexico, One Doctor Tried Humor and Home Visits
Gustavo Gutiérrez is a one-man roving medical clinic in Reynosa, developing a rare practice in the turbulent times of the coronavirus. He’s visited scores of patients fearful of the hospital.
How to Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19
With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel terrible.
Kenya’s Health Workers, Unprotected and Falling Ill, Walk Off Job
Hundreds of health workers have tested positive and some have died, while health facilities are overwhelmed and government officials are accused of stealing funds for medical supplies.