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Here’s how nonprofit hospitals weathered the first half of 2020

The second quarter was an important marker for the healthcare industry as it captured the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic’s drag on hospital operations. Many of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems have now disclosed either their second-quarter or six-month results via filings to bondholders. The results are mixed, but many experienced a drop… Read More »

Drug company influence on journalism

Many times through the years, HealthNewsReview.org has criticized the National Press Foundation in Washington, DC, for accepting drug company funding for journalism training.  (See articles from June 2009, July 2009, August 2010, September 2010, October 2010, March 2014, March 2015, December 2015, November 2019. I may have missed a few, but you get the picture.) They’re doing it… Read More »

287 Utah State University students quarantined after Covid-19 found in wastewater from four dorms

The school found elevated amounts of Covid-19 in wastewater samples collected from four residence halls on campus. Officials issued a safety alert on Sunday calling for mandatory testing and quarantine of all 287 students living in Rich, Jones, Morgan and Davis on-campus residence halls. Classes started Monday at the school and some of the students… Read More »