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The Grim Return of Outdoor Winter Dining

Imagine what it would be like to time-travel from 2019 to now. If you were just strolling down a city street, and not talking to anyone, would you even know that we’re in a pandemic? Sidewalks are no longer deserted,…

Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Mixture Recalled

Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Mixture Recalled Nov. 16, 2021 Kraft Heinz is recalling 82.5-ounce containers of Kool-Aid Tropical Punch mixture because the flavored powder may contain small pieces of metal or glass. Some of the Kool-Aid mix was sold at Costco.…

CMS leaders outline vision for Medicaid, CHIP

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services is developing a federal minimum standard for healthcare access and principles for Medicaid waivers and is working with states on improving eligibility redeterminations, acccording to senior agency officials. CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and…

Why Health-Care Workers Are Quitting in Droves

The moment that broke Cassie Alexander came nine months into the pandemic. As an intensive-care-unit nurse of 14 years, Alexander had seen plenty of “Hellraiser stuff,” she told me. But when COVID-19 hit her Bay Area hospital, she witnessed “death…