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• Up to a HUNDRED health workers were exposed to the undiagnosed coronavirus patient
  
  As many as 100 healthcare workers at UC Davis may have been exposed to the California patient, who is now in serious condition, and who went untested for coronavirus for four days
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 28 Feb 2020.
• Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level
  
  The World Health Organization says healthcare systems are still unprepared, but containment is possible.
  BBC News.  Friday, 28 Feb 2020.
• Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH)?
  
  Sector ETF report for PSCH
  Zacks.  Friday, 28 Feb 2020.
• Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Q4 Earnings Top Mark, Improve Y/Y
  
  Acadia Healthcare's (ACHC) Q4 results reflect higher revenues, rise in patient days and lower expenses.
  Zacks.  Friday, 28 Feb 2020.
• Health Experts Say Coronavirus Could Stick Around Awhile
  
  Like the flu and other respiratory viruses, the coronavirus will never disappear and likely circulate during the winter, according to some healthcare experts.
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• NBC Poll: Third of US Worries They Can't Afford Healthcare
  
  Nearly a third of American voters are worried they will not be able to pay for their healthcare costs in the upcoming year, according to a new survey.
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• FTC challenges Jefferson-Albert Einstein hospital merger
  
  The Federal Trade Commission will challenge the proposed merger between Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network on the grounds the combination would reduce competition in Philadelphia.
  Modern Healthcare.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• How US can prepare for coronavirus: 'It takes all of us working together'
  
  What should our health care facilities be doing to prepare?
  Fox News.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• Free dental care offered at Meharry Medical College Saturday
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and health care provider Remote Area Medical are offering free dental care at an event this week. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• Robotic medicine may be the weapon the world needs to combat the coronavirus
  
  Medical experts say coronavirus COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks show that robotic medicine can help fight infectious disease, but the goal needs to be applications in everyday health care.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 27 Feb 2020.
• As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures
  
  The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted frontline medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 26 Feb 2020.
• Northwell Health launches gun violence prevention center
  
  Northwell Health created its Center for Gun Violence Prevention to give healthcare providers a model that may reduce the number of deaths caused by firearms.
  Modern Healthcare.  Wednesday, 26 Feb 2020.
• MLily owner completes Mor acquisition
  
  Healthcare Co. Ltd., the China-based owner of mattress manufacturer MLily USA, has completed the acquisition of Top 100 company Mor Furniture for Less. The post MLily owner completes Mor acquisition appeared first on Furniture Today.
  Furniture Today.  Wednesday, 26 Feb 2020.
• Attacks on Sanders and Bloomberg define the debate in South Carolina
  
  Seen as the front-runner, Bernie Sanders came under fire from his Democratic opponents over topics such as gun control and healthcare.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 26 Feb 2020.
• What issues matter most for South Carolina voters?
  
  CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell spoke exclusively to four black leaders in South Carolina. They said the top issues voters care about are health care, equal pay, climate change and access to public transportation.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020.

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