Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

By Katherine Macfarlane Public health in the U.S. This essay describes the cost of casting aside what is best for the public’s health in favor of individual choice, especially to those who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19. It explores how they must negotiate public health measures on their own.

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Public Health COVID-19 ADA Hospitals 339

Bill of Health

JULY 20, 2023

Following patient protests, the hospital updated its policies with an imperfect fix, announcing that “ patients can ask, but providers determine when and if masking in a particular situation is clinically necessary.” health care leaves little room for individualized accommodation and self-advocating patients vulnerable to retaliation.

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ADA COVID-19 Doctors Compliance 190

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

One study that generated a large amount of press compared the brains of several hundred adults to themselves before and after COVID (their “before” scans were part of a large databank) and found brain structure alterations as well as cognitive impairments even after mild, non-hospitalized cases. These problems are invisible, but impactful.

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COVID-19 ADA Public Health Governance 362