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Minnesota parents still struggling to find infant formula amid shortages

May 11, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Parenting infant twins born prematurely was already a challenge before Cassandra Solberg faced a new, unexpected stressor: finding much-needed formula to feed her 3-month-old babies. “Every store I would go to would only have one or two cans,” she said. “After that then it started being non-existent. I started calling the stores … they started…

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COVID’s cost for South Dakota health care: staff shortages, burnout

January 20, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Health care workers at local hospitals are saying that as more COVID-19 patients continue to flood into their intensive care units and emergency rooms, it’s becoming increasingly harder for staff to continue on like they have for the past two years. The Argus Leader spoke to care providers at Avera Health and Sanford Health in…

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Health care plagued by new supply chain shortages

November 3, 2021 Sharika Soukup

From medications to gloves to crutches, the strains of the global supply chain are hitting U.S. health care hard. Why it matters: Shortages of health care supplies can quickly jump from a nuisance to a life-or-death proposition. They indicate serious vulnerabilities in the U.S. health care supply chain. State of play: After seeing major supply…

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GOP Doctors Caucus warns Biden healthcare vaccine mandate could worsen patient care, labor shortages

October 27, 2021 Sharika Soukup

FIRST ON FOX: The GOP Doctors Caucus sent a pair of letters to President Biden and the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warning a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers could worsen patient care and healthcare labor shortages. The congressional caucus of healthcare experts sent letters led by Rep. Andy Harris,…

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Federal government pledges $100 million to address health care worker shortages : NPR

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Federal government pledges 0 million to address health care worker shortages : NPR

A doctor stands at a walk-up coronavirus testing site at West County Health Center in San Pablo, Calif., in April 2020. Pandemic burnout has affected thousands of health care workers. Jessica Christian/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica Christian/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images A doctor stands at a walk-up coronavirus testing site…

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