Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
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Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’

China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.
Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time
Posted inBrooklyn, NY, Subway Shooting (April 12, 2022) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Culture (Arts) Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA Arts & Design Music Street Performers Subways Times Square and 42nd Street (Manhattan, NY) Transit Systems

Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time

It has been over a year since buskers, and their music, returned underground, and their slightly fuller tip jars and instrument cases suggest things may be looking up.
What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?
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What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?

Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.
What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?
Posted inBoston (Mass) Brigham and Women's Hospital Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Elderly Health Insurance and Managed Care Home Health Care Hospitals Johns Hopkins University Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Medicare Medicine and Health Nursing Homes United States Veterans Health Administration

What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?

Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.