Gabrielle Emanuel
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“The only word I can come up with is gobsmacked,” said Wendy Thomas, recalling her reaction when she opened the lab report after getting her blood tested for PFAS. “Numb. Raw.”
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Many patients suffering from long-term effects can no longer work and want the Social Security Administration to provide guidance on who qualifies for disability benefits.
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It's estimated that more than 120,000 low-income Americans have missed out on payments.
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The number of applicants for Supplemental Security Income, a federal program for people in dire financial situations, has plummeted.
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Some people who survive COVID-19 have debilitating symptoms many months later. As scientists try to understand, advocates are trying to figure out if they qualify for disability benefits.
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The state is a medical hub with giant hospitals and a huge healthcare workforce. Young adults who work in that field are getting the COVID-19 vaccine while at-risk seniors wait on the sidelines.
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Young, healthy researchers in the state are getting vaccinated before seniors even become eligible. Officials have decided all hospital employees belong in the first wave of vaccinations.
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Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout.
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As hospitals and long-term care facilities roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many in private practice and those who work for staffing agencies, are struggling to get the shot.
