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You might need to find new doctor Practices have closed, changed procedures during the pandemic By Genaro C. Armas, American Heart Association News Published: March 16, 2021, 6:03am Share: Some patients looking to reschedule annual physicals, wellness visits or other routine medical appointments long delayed by COVID-19 first may need to make time to find a new doctor. Thousands of practices have closed because of the pandemic, a recent survey shows, with thousands more planning to close in 2021. Finding a new doctor means more than just making sure the provider is covered by y...

Share it This article is part of a series on what the healthcare industry looks like one year after the novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic and life in the United States began to drastically change. The U.S. has grappled with the coronavirus pandemic for one year now, a year that saw major health systems and community physicians alike scrambling to ramp up operations to care for the growing tide of COVID-19 patients. But unlike large hospitals, which have remained on relatively stable footing, the competition for scarce supplies and federal aid paired with a catastrophic plummet in pati...

Article content After a year of living with COVID-19, Postmedia is taking an in-depth look at the significant social, institutional and economic issues the pandemic has brought to light in Canada — and more importantly, how we can finally begin to solve them. You can find our complete coverage here We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Medical schools across North America seeing unprecedented number of applications amid COVID-19 pandemic Back to video Nick Taylor began medical school in 2018 having no idea that upon graduation he’d be thrown to...

Primary-care physicians have unparalleled access to older patients with chronic conditions and communities of color. What they don’t have is a supply of COVID-19 vaccines Family doctors are a trusted gateway to the health care system for scores of New Jersey residents — including many with underlying medical conditions — but they have so far played a limited role in the state’s efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. While short supply has hampered the immunization process from the start, physicians in New Jersey and elsewhere said they stand ready to assist as more doses become ava...

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