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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by taurath on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:17PM (#23118370)
Its not that people are deferring medical service, they are being deferred. I have a friend who needs brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, and its deferred until non-emergency surgeries can open up.
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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by astronautjones on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:19PM (#23118976)
Lots of people that just lost their jobs & insurance (and can't afford COBRA) are deferring medical service.
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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by sjg007 on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:04PM (#23118863)
Weird, cancerous brain tumor should be an emergency one would think.
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