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financial solvents institutions like university hospital, we need meaningful reforms sooner rather than later. the pandemic struck, there was never higher demand for healthcare in american hospitals and yet financial risk for hospitals was never higher. this disconnect between payment has existed for decades and forced hospitals with an emergency use just in time inventory practices for these critical items we were short on. thank you for the opportunity to provide perspective and i look forward to questions. >> thank you, appreciate the opening comments. second witness, doctor robert, professor of supply chain management and college of management in north carolina state university and executive director of supply chain resource cooperative. march 2020, he became consulting national supply chain taskforces responding to covid including department of defense joint acquisition task force. served as supply chain consultant of fortune 100 companies in healthcare pharmaceutical industrial manufacturing. welcome to the committee, you may proceed with five minute opening statements. >> thank y

cyber analysts say that we're seeing attacks on universities schools hospitals even because of a 19 vaccination pipeline distribution system here in germany we saw the 1st case of a death due to ransomware last year when a university hospital had to turn away a patient because it got shut down and the patient unfortunately died so it makes you realize we're living in the dystopian future that we were warned about all right joe thank you very much on packing that story for us. after some sports this sunday spanish grand prix soul 7 time world champion lewis hamilton called the 1st drive a to win from pole position this season but the britain has been given a real challenge by red bulls max 1st up in this campaign and the race proved no different. if lewis hamilton is to win a record 8th world title he's going to have to get by max pushed up in knots for the 1st time this season red bulls young dutchman roy passed hamilton at the 1st corner and held the lead despite intense pressure from the briton. phone fresh tires from a 2nd pit stop hamilton passed for a stop in with 6 laps to go mercedes pit

i'm president and ceo of university hospital in newark, new jersey. i thank the committee for the opportunity to offer insights into my institution's experiences during the covid-19. i will also say that parts would have helped my hospital better meet the care needs of my community over time. university hospital's new jersey's only state hospital and one of 962 state and local government run community hospitals in the united states. we are the level one trauma center for the densely populated northern new jersey region. we are an academic medical center and the principle teaching hospital for newark based medical education, including rut gers medical school. a training ground for the next generation of health care heroes. last year we admitted over 15,000 patients and had 200,000 outpatient visits as a nench safety hospital we serve as a health care provider for low income, black and brown residents. covid-19 brought us circumstances we had never seen before in health care and things we'll hopefully never see again. as the number of covid cases in our

shakespeare then aged 81 was the second person in the world to get the pfizerjob and at the university hospital. a friend of mr shakespeare said he died on thursday and added the best attribute to bear is to have the vaccine. nearly half of all dentists in england are considering leaving that practice if covid—19 restrictions remain in place. a survey by the british dental association suggests up over the past year most nonurgent medical appointments have been postponed or cancelled. they say staff morale has been severely damaged by a long waiting list and frustrated patients and the stress of having to use ppe. 0ver and the stress of having to use ppe. over the last year with the medical appointments and nonurgent treatments and operations i have been plagued by restrictions and dentistry also left him a hold. a study released today seem exclusively by the bbc for just almost half of all dentists surveyed are considering changing career by seeking early retirement if covid—19 restrictions remain in place of the next 12 months. now i was working with ppe covered with a strained workload has be

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pity reports now from bogota as in most health centers in critical care units at the national university hospital are close to collapse from us in the song but we have 32 beds here all covered right now 15 beds we use intermedia unit have now been converted to i.c.u. we are stretched to the limit. dr. says the latest surge in infections has been devastating affecting younger patients and overwhelming already exhausted doctors and nurses the most worrisome thing is that we see that the peak is going to last longer than expected we will lack beds we are already holding ventilated patients longer in emergency rooms a month and a half ago a patient would find in i.c.u. in 2 hours now we are looking at a day or longer. colombia's 3rd peak of infections has been the most contagious and deadliest with the average number of daily deaths close to 500 the government says it's planning to transfer patients by air to other cities outside this emergency room the relatives of the patients fear for their loved ones in need of a ventilator. it's all full not only here everywhere we are waiting for them to give u

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they are becoming increasingly common cyber analysts say that we're seeing attacks on universities schools hospitals even the covert 19 vaccination pipeline distribution system here in germany we saw the 1st case of a death due to ransomware last year when a university hospital had to turn away a patient because it got shut down and the patient unfortunately died so it makes you realize we're living in the dystopian future that we were warned about thank you very much fun in that story for us you are watching. next is out talk show shift now to find much more news and analysis on a website that. went back and the next top of the hour with more of the world news allocatable. in the light of that. report. what's in store. for their future. for 2 major cities to get insight. into. how does a virus spread. why do we have it and when will all this. just 3 of the topics covered and i weakly read your blog. if you would like to me more information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you can get your podcast you can also find us at g.

i just got off the phone with cooper university hospital. 6 adults were rushed to the hospital. this is a level 1 trauma center, the worst of the worst injuries are treated here. i'm told two have been released. the other four are being treated. i asked their condition, the hospital said, some are in surgery. initial report says this was a 90-themed party and one witness says there was gunshots from nearby woods and people running in chaos. one man got on the ground and crawled and stepped over to a dead body to get to safety. some apparently even drove themselves to local hospitals. police arrived at the scene at 11:50 last night. no arrests have been made. no motive has been given or any information yet on whether this was one shooter or multiple shooters. new jersey governor phil murphy tweeted in party, we urge anyone with information to step forward so those responsible can be brought to justice, this remains an active and submit tip anonymously. but obviously ongoing very active investigation and we probably do expect the police to speak at some point today, eric. eric: al

the allegheny health research foundation, that reverberated across the states by hahnemann university hospital in philadelphia setting it up for failure which ended up closing about 18 -- 19 years later bought by a private equity company. the weight which the staff is continue to unfold as you say very much with us. i know you are a historian but i want to close by how you speculate into the future for a little bit. the biden administration has just released this big jobs plan. it includes some substantial amounts of funding for care work mainly for home care. the report that the next installment of the infrastructure program the american family planets going have more of this. in a recent near times pc made the case even a greater focus on the care economy. can you talk first about your thoughts on what you're saying in the times peace and second and more importantly on what you think equitable care policy would look like today? >> yes. we talk a lot about industrial policy, especially from the left we often talk about policy. that's important. it includes things like generating good manufact

. >> announcement from hahnemann university hospital that it too will cease operations. >> a demonstration was held tonight for the hospital that mostly serves black, lato, and low-income people... >> i think we're on the brink of a precipice. even before the pandemic, many of these hospitals were losing money. and the pandemic is only going to make that worse. >> sullivan: over the past year, frontline and npr have been trying to understand why safety nets have been struggling so much, while other hospitals have been doing so well. you know, hca, one of the first and biggest hospital systems in the country, posted a $3.8 billion profit last year, also during covid-- what do you think is going on there? >> it is a little unfathomable to me how a hospital system could be making a huge profit in the middle of a covid pandemic, but honestly, nothing surprises me anymore. the system itself makes no sense, and when you have a system that makes no sense, there are going to be some winners and there are going to be some losers. is that how you want your healthcare to be delivered? >> frontline is

steven thomas is the chief of infectious disease at upstate university hospital.being with us. let's start with the breaking news. the significance of this recommendation from the cdc panel. >> yeah, thanks for having me. i do think it's very significant for a couple reasons. the first is that even though it doesn't occur as often as adults, kids still get sick and kids unfortunately die from covid. there's a direct benefit of vaccination to the kids. the second thing is they could still transmit to people at higher risk than themselves. and then the third, and i think it's very important, is the devastating secondary effects of covid as it relates to in-person learning and the impact it's had on kids academically and their total health and wellness, i think this is very good news that a vaccine can be made available to them. >> what do you say to parents who today say, you know, it's just come out. the cdc has just approved it. it's still emergency use authorization. i don't want to be first out of the gate. i'm feeling nervous. >> i mean, the first thing i would

askforaustedo.com eric: michigan congresswoman debbie dingell is recovering at the george washington university hospitalncy surgery on friday, the spokeswoman for the congresswoman said she had a perforated ulcer and she's expected to stay at the hospital for a week, not expected to be released fully recover until she is in good spirits telling the detroit press they have to be actually give up junk food and diet coke, are very best wishes to the congresswoman and a speedy recovery she is the widow of the legendary john dingell the longest-serving member to do or best congressman daigle, will see on tv soon. arthel: best which is for sure the national guard wrapping up a deployment in washington, d.c. today the remaining troops are heading home more than four months after the capital riot that struck them there, lauren blanchard has more. >> has a billion dollars later the national guard ending the mission in the nation's capital effective today the remaining 2200 troops will be able to return home since january 6 riot thousands of national guard troops have stood watching d.c. had the peak 26000 troops

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colleen kraft is with us from emory university hospital. good morning, dr. drkraft.idence of. dr. leana wen, we have on next hour, is really warning against calls for a booster at this point. can you explain how we know as a public? is it people start getting sick who have already been vaccinated like a year from now or six months ago or is it that these trials have extended out and in a few months we'll know what the trials say? >> it's a combination of both. we'll know more about the longevity of the immunity to the current vaccines over time as more people have testing farther away from their actual vaccine. and then i think a lot of what's going to happen this summer is going to predict really where we are as a country. so what our percent vaccine rate is going to be, even among children, and then also, you know, sort of the social norms. i think the longer that this lasts, the longer that we're perpetuating cases in transmission, the more likely we'll need a booster. >> dr. kraft, we had dr. paul offit on earlier this week who makes the point, a hopeful one, whi

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. >>> joining us how is the president and ceo of the university hospital in newark, new jersey.accinated could encourage other people who are still hesitant? >> thank you so much for having me. i sure hope it does. unfortunately, we're not seeing the success that san francisco has had right here in newark, new jersey. as a hospital leader over a majority of minority community here, particularly black and brown residents, we have nowhere near the rates of full vaccination. less than 30%. the issue is, we're seeing declines in vaccination demand similar to the rest of the country. 15% week on week decline. if that's the case, we're not going to hit 50% or surpass 50%, let alone herd immunity. you will continue to get a covid outbreak as we move forward. i hope that these stories do encourage more folks to get vaccinated. we're trying our best to do so right here in newark. >> what can you do on the ground there to persuade people who -- you are reaching people who are hard core, the people who really do not want the vaccine or got turned off by how difficult it was to get original

jonathan reiner, the director of the cardiac catheterization program at george washington university hospitalch time to talk to you as possible, not that i'm diminishing your resume. so good to have you. i want you to listen to what dr. fauci said when i asked whether it was time to start loosening mask restrictions indoors, here it is. >> as more people get vaccinated, the cdc will be almost in realtime, george, updating their recommendations and their guidelines, but yes, we do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated. as you get more people vaccinated, the number of cases per day will absolutely go down. >> that's hard for a lot of people who have been wearing masks for a long time to hear. should we be seeing looser guidelines now, doctor? >> yeah, and i'll say it very simply. we wore masks to protect us until we had vaccines, and now we have the vaccines, and they work really, really well. so if you've been vaccinated, you're protected. and what we'll see over the next probably several days is we'll see the cdc basically tell vaccinated americans that you can bas

numerous hospitals open anesthesiology departments which are today indispensable in modern medicine. the following morning at the vienna university general hospital. patient kiersten tissues ready for surgery. and we also have e.c.g. electro blood pressure cuffs oxygen saturation. general anesthesia always consists of 3 parts 1st there is a strong painkiller. to them for that you may be getting a little time a little dazed. just take nice deep breaths and think of something pleasant. commences the way the more you think about what you doing this scarier it feels to think well. it's. the 2nd step. the next step is the medication that makes you fall asleep. until. the sleep inducing drugs used are hypnotics that switch off consciousness just give breathing in and out take a deep breath. since it are you feeling sleepy already. the most commonly used anesthesia inducer is propofol. and injection works within a few seconds. the last step is muscle relaxants substances that relax muscles and immobilize the patient. without these the body's protective reflexes could cause involuntary twitching even while under. the can do to place. and

as in most health centers in bogata critical care units at the national university hospital are close to collapse family innocent we have 32 beds here all covered right now 15 beds to be used in intermediate unit have now been converted to i.c.u. we are stretched to the limit. dr spina says the latest surgeon infections has been devastating affecting younger patients and overwhelming already exhausted doctors and nurses the most worrisome thing is that we see that the peak is going to last longer than expected we will lack beds we are already holding ventilated patients longer in emergency rooms a month and a half ago a patient would find in i.c.u. in 2 hours now we are looking at a day or longer colombia's 3rd peak of infections has been the most contagious and deadliest with the average number of daily deaths close to 500 the government says it's planning to transfer patients by air to other cities outside this emergency room relatives of patients fear for their loved ones in need of a ventilator. it's all full not only here everywhere we are waiting for them to give us an answer bu

canada has universal coverage for conditions in hospitals, does not include prescription drugs as its universal coverage system. likely you have, there are people who do not have insurance coverage in canada. so australian -- australia and france have universal coverage. canada and the u.s. do not. to the color, thanks for sharing your experience. -- thanks to

at least six adults were rushed to nearby cooper university hospital, a level i trauma center.are still being treated there, ooh i'm told some requiring surgery. two adults, a man and a woman, were tragically found dead at the scene. new jersey governor phil murphy tweeted: at this time at least two people have lost their lives among numerous other shooting victims including several with injuries that are life threatening. we hold those who have died and their families in our prayers today, and we also pray for the recoveries of those injured. initial reports indicate this was a 90s theme thed birthday party when suddenly shots came out from the nearby woods with. people began running for their lives, one man stepping over a dead body for safety. the new jersey state police have made no arrests, no motive has been given, we don't even know how many shooter there were. police are on scene, are using dogs to search the area. >> we're going to look for physical evidence anything from footprints to bullet fragments, that's number one. number two, as you mentioned earlier, the polic

work from home during the pandemic so if seen an increasing number of attacks on schools universities and hospitals including one here in germany which led to the 1st known death by ransomware when a patient was turned away from a hospital in dusseldorf that had been shut down by a ransomware attack and later unfortunately died there is a big industry here of hackers you can pay to hack a company if you don't know how and on the other side of security analysts who offer to make your company more secure for a high price of course there's money to be made all round it really makes you realize that we're living in the disturb your future that we were once warned about absolutely. is reporting thank you. thousands of people have flocked to a volcano in iceland to catch a glimpse of the all inspiring eruptions foreign tourists are among the sightseers even with the country under partial lockdown due to the pen demick the volcano's one steady flow has changed to a spectacular geyser display now it's visible from the capital reykjavik around 60 kilometers away. lover spurts out of fishes in the fog does s

she was the first person to receive the pfizer/biontech jab at the university college hospital in coventry there being press everywhere. and we didn't know it was going to happen. it was incredible. it was a really magical moment and for the hospital, as well. it really lifted our spirits and our morale. ♪ ♪ >> and so ke every other european country facing similar challenges, we've come to this moment, this great global festival, a turning point. a time of year that is of immense emotional, spiritual importance. it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. >> jill and i send our prayers, as i'm sure all of you do, to all who are facing this dark winter with an empty seat at the dinner table. ♪ ♪ >> my greatest fear was that... (clears throat) ...humanity will not learn anything. this is why i'm trying to, you know, focus on the little joys. ♪ ♪ >> prakash: >> ivan (speaking russian): ♪ ♪ >> i think covid will be with us in some form or another for the rest of our lifetimes and for our our children's lifetimes. and our children children's lifet

within days, helena was referred for tests and scans, similar to this one at university college hospitaluld be operated on while still in the womb. ok, i might not go too much deeper, thanks. we might need membranes in a second. at 23 weeks pregnant, helena travelled to this specialist hospital in belgium, which is working in partnership with the nhs. a team of 25 clinicians carried out the complex operation, just like this one, to repair mila's exposed spinal cord and close the hole in her back. previously, the baby would have the repair to the spinal defect after birth but now, because we can offer it — offer surgery in the womb, what it means is that the defect is closed a lot earlier so it means there is less damage to the spine and that increases the chance the baby is going to walk and have much better control of their bladder and the bowel. 0k, mila, shall we do some gym? mila was born at 36 weeks and is doing well. it's hoped up to 30 babies across the uk could benefit from this surgery on the nhs. and while it is not a cure, it could be the difference between a child learning to

the effects of long covid is dr asad khan, a consultant respiratory physician at manchester university hospital thank you very much for talking to us today. tell us first of all how you are. what have been a long lasting impacts of contracting covid backin lasting impacts of contracting covid back in november last year? good morninu. back in november last year? good morning- as _ back in november last year? good morning- as you — back in november last year? good morning. as you said, _ back in november last year? good morning. as you said, i _ back in november last year? good morning. as you said, i have - back in november last year? (limp. morning. as you said, i have been off work for six months. there hasn't been any perceptible improvement. at the moment, i am unable to stand for a significant duration. i get dizzy, i get palpitations, i have extreme fatigue and require regular naps. the via —— virus has affected different parts of my body. skin, heart, small joints on the right hand, it's also affected the automatic nervous system which supplies the heart and the bladder, amongst other org

the cloth masks in july of 2020 oxford university found that hospital workers more likely to come downthe mask. i had a opportunity come into his office. he was complaining he could not breathe. he was wearing a bandana mask tied tight around his neck. we said take it off. he said i can't. i have been wearing for 2 weeks. we tried to take it off. we have to cut it off and throw it away. the misuse with these masks is phenomenal. it's not a reality the kids can do it right. >> laura: the utah governor is saying that the state mask mandate for schools is going to be lifted this fall. it should be lifted this second, period. it's insane that parents are okay with this. i am sorry. >> i put my job on the line for the well-being of these children. it's past time to stand up and do what is right for the kids. >> laura: thanks for being here. you have a lot of courage. and joe biden caught in another lie about what he is doing to help the american. >> i don't believe that. >> bind by the numbers next. out here, you're a landowner, a gardener, a landscaper and a hunter. that's why you need ver

canada, that famously has doe universal coverage for physicians and hospitals, did not include prescription drugs as part of its universal coverage system. so like the u.s., there are somg people that may not have insurance coverage in canada. many get coverage through their employers or purchase private plans or participate in public programs. so australia and france do have that universal coverage for drugs and the u.s. does not. and that can lead, like the caller, thanks for sharing your experience, with some high cost drugs, that can lead in the u.s. or canada to people paying rugs. either the full cost of drugs oe a high cost sharing, if they are high cost drugs that are not strong incentives by the healthr plans to have lower cost escripi sharing. >> your report at name brand prescription drugs.s. generic drugs compare overseas to the u.s.?t >> thank you, that's an estion important. question, an importaa part of this report is that it is only looking at brand name drugs. it's important to realize that brand name drugs are the presc arjority of spending for prescriptione drugs in the u

candida famously has universal coverage for physicians, for the hospitals. it does not include prescription drugs as part of its potential universal coverage system. like the u.s., there are some people that may not have insurance coverage. many get coverage through their employers or purchase private plans, or through public programs. australia and france have the universal coverage in the u.s., and that can lead like the caller, thank you for sharing your experiences with some high cost drugs. having those people paying either the full cost or the high cost sharing of drugs. if they are not as strong as the health plan to have lower caution. host: your report looked at namebrand prescription drugs. any idea how generic drugs compare overseas to the u.s.? guest: that is an important question. part of the report is only looking at brand-name drugs. generics are the majority of spending for prescription drugs in the u.s., even though they are only less than 20%, 10% to 20% of the number of drugs. generics play a very important role in the u.s. those prescribed

and over in chennai, a university has set up a hospital unit that can be set up by four people in justnder two hours. it has a electric's, a doctor's office, a award, and even an i see you but best and even an icu, that has negative pressure to stop there from flowing outside. julia: amazing. and big tech is also coming forward to help india. peter: google has pledged 12 million euros in ad grants from public health campaigns. this means local authorities can use ads for free to inform the public about covid-19. others have pledged breathing machines to be sent over from singapore to hospitals in india. the chinese electronics giant show me has also -- xiaomi has also pledged oxygen concentrators. julia: i.t. companies have had to create warm rooms. what are those about -- war rooms? peter: many workers are taking time off to care for their relatives or getting sick, and that means many companies have had to set up war rooms. these are people manning the phones and computers to make sure that their sick staff of hospital beds or oxygen or medicine where available, but also to figure ou

the early laboratory data from oxford university corroborates the provisional evidence from bolton hospitalnd the additional observational data from india that vaccines are effective against this variant. thousands take advantage of the new travel rules and head overseas in the first legal foreign holidays for months. ijust want to get to the villa. she laughs. ijust want to get out in the sun. the weather's been so awful in the uk. as fighting between israel and palestinian militants enters its second week, the us urges both sides to ensure the protection of civilians and says it's working intensively to try to bring an end to the conflict. the government condemns a series of anti—semitic incidents in london and parts of essex, describing them as "intimidatory and racist". and swapping cake and fizz for spades and saplings — prince charles is encouraging people to plant a tree for the queen's jubilee next year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has urged people to exercise a �*heavy dose of caution�* as many covid restrictions are lifted across england, wales and much of

the early laboratory data from oxford university corroborates the provisional evidence from bolton hospitall. i just want to get to the villa! she laughs. just want to get out in the sun. the weather's been so awful in the uk, so...