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Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for Covid

KFF Health News

Building Trust Through Relationships One major medical system operating in the Dakotas, Sanford Health , has managed more than two dozen nursing homes since a 2019 merger with the long-term care chain Good Samaritan Society. A study from the Journal of Health Economics estimates that from the start of the pandemic through Aug.

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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

medical schools now include the health effects of climate change as a topic in required courses more than double the number reported in 2019. Hopefully, future doctors can recognize and treat climate-related health issues more effectively. Identify and reduce barriers to enacting health behaviors.

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Nursing homes have fallen behind on vaccinating patients for Covid

HEALTHBEAT

Dakotas system builds trust through relationships One major medical system operating in the Dakotas, Sanford Health , has managed more than two dozen nursing homes since a 2019 merger with the long-term care chain Good Samaritan Society. Nationally, that share is 32%.