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Is This Telemedicine's Moment?
This is telemedicine's moment. Already on the rise prior to the current public health crisis, it is fast becoming a critical tool in preventing exposures, as well as freeing health care workers and supplies to alleviate the stress on health systems.
Should You Bring a Parent Home From Assisted Living During The Pandemic?
Would Mom or Dad fare better, even with all due social distancing, in the family home?
Outpatient Surgery Centers Could Help With COVID-19 Overflow
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, a group of anesthesiologists wants to convert America's surgery centers into critical care units for infected patients.
CNN's Cuomo Says He has Coronavirus, has Shown Symptoms
CNN prime-time host Chris Cuomo announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus but promised to continue doing his show from the basement of his home.
White House Turns to Statistical Models for Virus Forecast
Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.
Europe's Hospitals Among Best, But Can't Handle Pandemic
As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world's best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.
Social Distancing May be the Chance to Get Sleep Patterns Closer to What Nature Intended
Besides the threats and challenges, this time actually provides hidden opportunities as well. When is the last time that the majority of any population stayed at home for days, often without need to use alarm clocks?
'Red Dawn Breaking Bad': Officials Warned About Safety Gear Shortfall
A high-ranking federal official in late February warned that the United States needed to plan for not having enough personal protective equipment for medical workers as they began to battle the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve.
The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has not only left many anxious about life-and-death issues, but it also has left people struggling with a host of less obvious, existential losses.
Hay Fever or Virus? For Allergy Sufferers, a Season of Worry
The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There's a whiff of paranoia in the air.
Athletic Trainers Step Up: App Aids Overworked Hospitals
The National Athletic Trainers Association has partnered with the Go4Ellis platform on an app aimed at helping trainers assist understaffed hospitals.
Ptown Select Board Member Ignites Controversy with Viral Post
Travel to Provincetown during the COVID-19 crisis became an issue this past week when Select Board member Lise King "posted a Facebook message on Thursday that she found painful to write.
California Prepares for Coronavirus Surge in Week Ahead
The mayor of the nation's second-largest city warned that the coronavirus may become so pervasive, families ought to prepare for how they will isolate themselves at home without infecting others in their households.
Sesame Workshop Enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on Hand Washing
Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.
Fit, Healthy 33-Year-Old Recounts Falling Ill to Coronavirus
Andrea Napoli didn't fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient.
Winter Party Attendee Dies of COVID-19 in Florida
A 40-year-old man, who attended the Winter Party festival, was one of the first COVID-19 related deaths in Miami-Date Country.
Trump Adds 30 Days to Distancing Guidelines as Virus Spreads
President Donald Trump is extending the voluntary national shutdown for a month as sickness and death from the coronavirus pandemic rise in the U.S.
In Virus Times, Have Americans Found a Shared Experience?
As an uneasy March unspooled, as coronavirus dread descended upon the United States, it became commonplace — and, for public figures, quite practical — to point out how, unlike most major events in the 21st century, this was an unusually communal moment.
Up to 200K Deaths Foreseen in US as Spain, Italy Demand Help
The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday.
Fauci Says Coronavirus Deaths in US Could Top 100,000
As the White House looks for ways to restore normalcy in parts of the U.S., the government's foremost infection disease expert says the country could experience more than 100,000 deaths.