1. 10 states with largest COVID-19 case increases in last week Full story

2. 'Give up on the idea that you've got some magic power': How a negotiation expert would reach the willfully unvaccinated Full story

3. 'We no longer have the staff, the space, or the beds': Providence Alaska Medical Center rations care Full story

4. Is virtual care hurting your staff? Click here for 3 ways to improve their health.

5. 1 in 4 ICUs near capacity, up from 1 in 10 in June Full story

6. Heart patient dies after being turned down from 43 ICUs amid COVID-19 surge Full story

7. Traditional pain management programs aren't working. Here's the new approach hospitals are taking to prevent chronic opioid use. 

8. Northwell Health's nurse choir in America's Got Talent final Full story 

9. Biden, health execs to meet on vaccination strategies Full story

10. New HHS system for distributing monoclonal antibody drugs: 3 things to know Full story

11. Learn how point-of-order advice on every test kept this Illinois system from overordering.

12. Most South Dakotans believe hand-washing is greatest COVID-19 mitigation strategy Full story

13. Global COVID-19 cases drop for 1st time in 2 months, WHO report finds Full story

14. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated 
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

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