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As hospitals prepared for a surge of COVID patients, officials advised people to avoid emergency rooms if possible. But soon ER physicians noticed that even truly urgent cases were not coming in.

A new, international clinical trial is underway that assesses inhaled nitric oxide as a treatment for patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.

Nothing in this viral image is accurate. There is even a spelling error. Obama did not sign anything into law called the “medical appliance tax bill.” Our ruling is Pants on Fire.

Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms specifically tailored to ...

A surgical mask does not provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection.

Patients say doctors and insurers are charging them upfront for video appointments and phone calls, not just copays but sometimes the entire cost of the visit, even if it’s covered by insurance.

When inhaling through the nose, your nasal nitric oxide is inhaled into your lungs, where it stands a chance of meeting up with the virus particles. Inhaling through your mouth will NOT accomplish this.

Many anti-vaccine activists — who have claimed that diseases such as measles aren’t that serious — now contend the coronavirus isn’t dangerous enough to justify staying home. They agree with President Donald Trump that the “cure” for the pandemic could be worse than the disease itself.

The FDA issued a formal warning to consumers that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine -- the antimalarial drugs touted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19 -- should not be used outside of a hospital setting to treat the novel coronavirus.

President Donald Trump trumped himself last night as he gave what appeared to be the worst, and perhaps most ignorant, medical advice during a White House coronavirus press briefing.