healthcare
Houston Hospitals Deleted and Changed Charts That Track ICU Capacity
The Texas city is the latest to spin the severity of the pandemic with soothing colors and words that obscure the fact that its ICUs are overloaded.
Is the Answer to Coronavirus Encasing Everyone in Plastic?
In place of adequate containment strategies, we have... designers trying to enclose us in little pods during every activity.
These Doctors Are Joining the George Floyd Protests — Despite the Pandemic
The doctors and nurses have one clear message: Racism is a public health crisis.
How to Handle COVID-19 Testing While Protesting
Here’s what experts say about how to balance fighting one public health pandemic with containing another.
As India Feels Strain of Pandemic, Private Hospitals Offer Overpriced Coronavirus Home Treatment
While some believe this will help India’s overburdened frontline workers, others cry foul as private players profit heavily off a crumbling healthcare system.
There's Something Weird About Cuomo Asking Protesters to Get COVID Tests
Protesters are risking infection, but the vast majority of them are in a city where anyone can already get tested for any reason (or no reason at all).
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What Is Contact Tracing and Why Should You Care? A Guide
The public health strategy has been key to fighting COVID-19 abroad. Can it work in the U.S. without big tech butting in?
Revealed: A UK Drugs Giant Is Campaigning Against US Health Reform
Campaigners are warning that the US serves as a warning of how lobbyists could try to undermine the NHS.
DIY Dentistry Is the Risky, Inevitable Result of For-Profit Healthcare
Dental health is expensive to maintain. But that doesn't mean you should try this at home.
What It's Like to Be a Mutual Aid Volunteer
VICE spoke to a volunteer who is helping her community full-time about the PPE shortages, her long walks, and having no time for self-care.
Telehealth Is Lifting Major Roadblocks to Trans Healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a massive shift to remote transition-related care. Despite minor setbacks, the change has made an incredible difference for patients.
The People Who Fled Their Cities Now Want to Come Back
An untold number of people left cities to "escape" COVID-19. Now, many are antsy to return. VICE asked public health experts what should happen next.
