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David Taylor, who has muscular dystrophy, relies on a ventilator to live. During the power outages across Texas in February, he had to be transported to a hospital before his ventilator's backup battery ran out.

Growing Power Outages Pose Grave Threat To People Who Need Medical Equipment To Live

May 15, 2021
Texas' power grid failure during a winter storm in February cut electricity to millions. As severe weather events become more frequent, those who use medical devices at home face a challenging future.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A shipment of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators, appears inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane Thursday at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow.

U.S. Sends Ventilators To Russia In $5.6 Million Coronavirus Aid Package

May 21, 2020
The U.S. government delivers 50 American-made ventilators on Thursday and will send another 150 next week.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White Houseon Friday. Seated from left, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr

Market And Business Ties Often Determine Where COVID-19 Supplies Go

Apr 11, 2020
Under a collaboration between the Trump administration and major corporations, the marketplace and business ties often shape decisions about who gets life-saving equipment, and who has to wait.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Trump says he's not using his authority to control production and distribution of medical supplies.

White House Not Using Defense Powers To Boost Medical Supplies

Mar 23, 2020
President Trump has issued contradictory statements about whether he's ordering private companies to ramp up production of medical goods. At the center of all this is the Defense Production Act.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Vehicles go through the assembly line at a General Motors assembly plant in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 21. GM is assessing the feasibility of converting its plants to make medical equipment.

Automakers Might Retool To Make Ventilators

Mar 19, 2020
Ford and General Motors say they are evaluating whether they could retool their factories to produce much-needed medical equipment as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.
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Nevada Medical Equipment Sales Could Become Less Taxing

Oct 08, 2018

Nevada voters have a chance in November to give a tax break to the ailing and others who purchase medical equipment.

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Nevada Passes All 4 State Ballot Questions

Nov 09, 2016

Nevada voters faced four questions on their ballots this Election Day, and all of them passed.

Question 1, which requires background checks for gun sales in the state, passed with a little more than half the vote.

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Ballot Question 4 Offers Tax Break For Home Medical Equipment Sales

Oct 24, 2016

Nevada voters have a chance this year to expand background checks on gun purchases, legalize recreational marijuana, and deregulate the electricity market

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Goats and Soda
A dumping ground for old medical equipment in Malawi.

Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines

Sep 08, 2016
Around 80 percent of medical equipment in low-income countries is donated. And most of it doesn't work.
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Shots - Health News
A "superbug" outbreak suspected in the deaths of two patients at UCLA Medical Center has raised questions at the FDA: Are the standard procedures for disinfecting a particular kind of endoscope adequate?

Why California's Superbug Outbreak Isn't As Scary As It Seems

Feb 19, 2015
The outbreak of drug-thwarting bacteria that contributed to the deaths of two patients at a UCLA hospital isn't likely to spread further, doctors say. Still, drug resistance is trouble nationwide.
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