As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we’re hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment ...
Read More »Nation’s Leading Cancer Hospital Is Running Out of Masks
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, is running out of masks. BuzzFeed News is reporting that ...
Read More »Children with COVID-19 Impacted Less Severely Than Adults
New research found that overall children in China infected with the novel coronavirus showed less severe symptoms of illness than adults, though infants and toddlers were vulnerable to moderate and severe infection. The study, “Epidemiological ...
Read More »COVID-19 And The Risk To Health Care Providers
Little is known about the effectiveness of personal protective equipment for health care workers who take care of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The ...
Read More »10 Tips for Parents Navigating Realities of Education During Extended Coronavirus Break
With COVID-19 causing widespread school closures, children across the country are being given alternate resources, some online, to study outside of the classroom. Temporary solutions ...
Read More »Biden And Sanders Debate With Coronavirus On Everyone’s Mind
By Emmarie Huetteman In the midst of a global health crisis that has disrupted daily life and heightened anxieties for millions of Americans, former Vice ...
Read More »AMA Commends Administration for Declaring National Emergency to Bolster Response to COVID-19
The AMA commends the Administration for declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency under the Stafford Act. This emergency declaration is necessary to help ensure ...
Read More »COVID-19 Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy From Containment to Social Distancing
Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. They’ve ...
Read More »Emergency Physicians: How Patients Can Stop Spread Of Coronavirus
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is providing guidance for patients to minimize their risk of getting or spreading the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A ...
Read More »Trump Incorrectly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment
As coronavirus cases multiply in the United States, one concern Americans have is what they can expect to pay if they seek treatment. Speaking from ...
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