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Who gets a ventilator? The ‘gut-wrenching’ choices facing US health workers Under unprecedented circumstance, and in the absence of federal guidance, hospitals have formed triage committees to guide life-and-death decisions Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘I hope the public will recognize these triage plans are being developed […] More
The Guardian view on Trump and coronavirus: endangering American lives Editorial The abject failure of the administration has magnified this crisis. The president is already trying to pass the buck Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘An utter failure of leadership – the lack of will, intelligence, basic competence or even consistency […] More
Report warns of White House and states competing for supplies as president focuses on counter-narcotics operations at briefing Play Video 2:02 Trump holds ‘war on drugs’ press conference amid coronavirus pandemic – video Donald Trump has admitted the US government’s emergency stockpile of protective equipment is nearly exhausted because of the extraordinary demands of the […] More
Trump’s response has been inadequate but the system is rigged anyway. As always, the poor will be hit hardest Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dr Anthony S Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administration trusted to tell […] More
Andy Slavitt, formerly Medicare and Medicaid administrator, tweets outline of threat after ‘Trump’s months-long denial’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals in the US could be overrun by coronavirus cases in little more than a week, a former Obama administration senior health official has warned, fearing a “tsunami-like” escalation that would […] More
I haven’t gone to the doctor since 2013. When you multiply my situation by 27.5 million, that’s a scary prospect Like 27.5 million other Americans, I don’t have health insurance. It’s not for a lack of trying – I make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to buy a private health insurance […] More
Facing existential challenges, we must spend heavily on a Green New Deal, Medicare for All and similar plans In Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, the former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg charged that the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ policy proposals would cost $50tn. Holy Indiana. Related: Wisconsin’s dairy farmers see bleak future for ‘America’s Dairyland’ Continue […] More
Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to be the one to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House, setting the stage for the most crowded and fiercely competitive Democratic primaries in decades. Insurgent progressives, established moderates and everyone in between will be presenting their visions […] More
