The National Nurses United (NNU) today called on the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to inspect all HCA-owned-and-operated hospitals and issue citations against the hospital giant for “willful violation” of workplace safety hazards, which NNU warns “could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm.” NNU urged OSHA to seek a federal court injunction to order HCA to immediately abate the dangerous conditions, including failing to notify workers when they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and pushing those who are or may be COVID-19 positive but not showing active symptoms to continue working. Ultimately, fines for willful…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been awarded a one-year, $34-million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a nationwide study of “convalescent plasma” as a treatment for COVID-19. The randomized, controlled trial will test whether infusions of plasma, the liquid part of blood collected from COVID-19 survivors, can help other hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The plasma contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Todd Rice, MD, MSc, and Wesley Self, MD, MPH, will lead the study, which will recruit 1,000 participants in approximately…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville CARES celebrated its 35th year of serving residents in Nashville and Middle Tennessee with a virtual Celebration of Hope Gala on Saturday, Aug. 22, live-streamed from the soon-to-open, National Museum of African American Music located in downtown Nashville. The gala, hosted by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, featured a silent auction, scholarship announcement and a virtual dinner. “Nashville CARES has continued to fight the battle against HIV/AIDS in our community, and we are excited to be able to celebrate our triumphs and successes through the Celebration of Hope Gala,” said Nashville CARES CEO Amna Osman, MPA. “We…
This article is based on a Truthout Op-Ed published August 21, 2020. NASHVILLE, TN – Medicare for All, legalizing marijuana, and ending fossil fuel subsidies didn’t make it onto the Democratic Party platform for the 2020 Election. Viewers didn’t hear about them during the recently concluded Democratic National Convention. According to one Sanders delegate to the Rules Committee, these issues are ones the majority of Democrats support. And they are the key to growing the party. But the “Old Guard” is still in control. Shana East said that a “Unity Resolution” between the Sanders and Biden campaigns forestalled any debate within…
NASHVILLE, TN – C-SPAN aired four days of the Democratic 2020 Convention. It ended Thursday night with a fireworks display outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Unlike all previous meetings that gathered delegates in one location, this convention created a virtual space of many people from different places. It was a technological marvel that featured a roll call from every state and territory in the country. Sometimes dressed in traditional garb, locals stood six feet apart from each other and delivered the vote counts via video. It was like having a ZOOM call with families from everywhere and showed…
Sixth in a series tracking the COVID-19 pandemic. NASHVILLE, TN – Twenty-one million people are infected worldwide and 750,000 have died. That’s a fatality rate of about 3.5%. The U.S. accounts for one quarter of all infections and about one third of all deaths. The U.S. response to the pandemic is on a par with Brazil. That’s the bad news. “I think it’s going to get worse. Up to 30 million more Americans will become housing insecure due to the economic impact,” said Dr. Tung Nguyen, Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Nguyen cited a recent…
NASHVILLE, TN — During its National Conclave this past weekend, Nashvillian Luvenia Harrison was resoundingly elected President of Les Gemmes, Inc. She becomes the 17th National President, and moves to the national presidency after having served as president for two years of the Nashville Chapter. Harrison has served in various positions in the Nashville Chapter, including president, chair of the annual Literary Luncheon and working with the mentoring program, which is the signature program of the chapter, Lighting the Path for Girls, called Jewels. Harrison said, “I am honored to become the 17th President of the national organization. I look…
By Journal-ism Angel Rodriguez, the highest-ranking Latino in the Los Angeles Times newsroom, is “stepping down from his Masthead position as Assistant Managing Editor responsible for the News Desk,” Executive Editor Norm Pearlstine told staff members Monday, “to work on several projects that are important to our future, and that play to his interests and strengths.” The Times has been under pressure from the News Guild’s Latino Caucus, which, following the Guild’s Black Caucus, is pressuring management for better representation. Pearlstine said of Rodriguez, “He will initially work with the staff of the Los Angeles Times en Espanol, helping it develop plans to better…
NASHVILLE, TN — In communities across the country, Bank of America has been working with local partners to provide resources to vulnerable and underserved communities hardest hit by the coronavirus. In Nashville, which has experienced a significant number of coronavirus cases, Bank of America is partnering with the Community Resource Center, Youth Encouragement Services, and Room in the Inn to provide personal protective equipment, specifically 80,000 masks. This donation is part of a nationwide effort by Bank of America to immediately distribute nearly four million PPE masks to communities disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus, including communities of color, and is…
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