Public Health

Front-line workers in Wisconsin are urging communities to take the pandemic seriously as statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths hit new highs, The Post-Crescent reports. 

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, reports The New York Times.

A small but growing number of health systems are launching dedicated clinics or programs for COVID-19 patients with lingering symptoms, reports Kaiser Health News.

COVID-19 was common and mild in infants and more severe in older, healthy children, according to a study in Pediatrics.

A 19-year-old college student died Sept. 28, apparently of neurological complications tied to COVID-19, reports The New York Times. 

More than 30 medical practices and compounding pharmacies have made claims about the drug thymosin alpha-1 as a treatment for COVID-19 that are unproven, an NPR investigation found.

More than a month after Hurricane Laura hit Cameron, La., a hospital in the city will operate as a makeshift facility due to extensive damage, according to local NBC affiliate KPLC.

National daily COVID-19 cases have increased by about 25 percent since mid-September, according to an Oct. 1 newsletter from The New York Times.   

More than 4 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program between February and June of this year, CMS said Sept. 30. 

Two U.S. senators have backed bills to eliminate financial barriers that keep many pregnant women from getting vaccines, reports The 19th News.