The pandemic has made it clear: Coronavirus affects patients differently. Some recover in a matter of days, while others struggle for weeks. Many are hospitalized. The aftermath of a positive COVID test is as worrisome as the virus itself. There are those called “long haulers” who suffer long-term effects, with ongoing symptoms that last for months...
While healthcare providers, first responders, delivery drivers, grocery store clerks, and other front line workers take many precautions to prevent COVID-19 exposure, they are at risk of contracting the virus on the job. This blog looks at coronavirus exposure among the essential workforce and whether those critical employees are eligible for Nebraska workers’ compensation benefits....
While many Americans spent most of 2020 quarantined inside their homes, essential workers – including delivery drivers – are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to have food, groceries, medicines, clothes, entertainment, and other items delivered to our doors is a must in order to maintain public health and safety. We...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful time for many of us. Coupled with the fear and anxiety about the virus has been the frustration associated with job loss or furlough, the sudden change in our lifestyles, and the seemingly unanswerable questions of When will things go back to normal? Is this the new normal? ...
Healthcare workers, especially doctors and nurses, are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the rest of the world self-isolates and practices social distancing in an effort to protect ourselves from getting sick, the men and women who treat patients at local hospitals and clinics remain on the front lines of an outbreak...
There is growing concern in the medical community about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the body. Some experts say the lungs, heart, kidneys, nervous system, and brain in particular may suffer serious, life-altering and permanent consequences well after the infection itself has passed. In the coming months and years, some recovered COVID patients could...
