More potential coronavirus shortages come into focus: ventilator operators, critical drugs
ugurhan/iStock(NEW YORK) — As states sound the alarm over a lack of ventilators to help hospitalized novel coronavirus patients — including a plea for 30,000 machines for New York state alone — experts warned that even if
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: Fast, but fast enough?
MarianVejcik/iStock(NEW YORK) — Dozens of scientists across the globe are expeditiously developing and testing a variety of therapeutic treatments for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, dozens more are working to protect those
As coronavirus patients surge, medical students rushed into practice to fight pandemic
utah778/iStock(NEW YORK) — The United States health care system is mobilizing to triage a public health emergency that is rapidly taking members of its workforce out of the ranks. Grim projections from the country’s leading health officials
Tornadoes hit South as new storm moves through West with heavy snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There were 10 reported tornadoes Tuesday across four states — Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Some of the worst damage was in southern Alabama and in northern Georgia, where several homes were destroyed.
Medicare and Medicaid patients get access to telemedicine, but challenges remain
fizkes/iStock(NEW YORK) — On Monday, President Donald Trump’s administration took the unprecedented step to temporarily waive rules for the nation’s largest insurer — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — giving some healthcare providers the ability
Seven apps to support your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
ponsulak/iStock(NEW YORK) — The coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing that comes with it can be isolating, anxiety-producing and stressful. State-by-state orders to stay home can also make it hard to seek mental health help in a
Despite coronavirus grocery buying spree, farmers fearful for the future
pixdeluxe/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the coronavirus crisis shut down much of the country’s workforce or forced it to make dramatic accommodations, the nation’s farmers have been hard at work, producing food supplies for the nation. But they
NBA players who've beaten COVID-19 to donate blood for new treatment
cmannphoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — At least four NBA players who have recovered from COVID-19 plan to donate blood for an experimental treatment that could help high-risk patients overcome the virus, according to Dr. Michael Joyner, a member of
Life under lockdown is brutal for India's female day laborers
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — India’s first week of a nationwide 21-day lockdown in response to the coronavirus has shined a brutal spotlight on the plight of the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Mirai Chatterjee, who is based in densely
Coronavirus live updates: China reports 1,541 asymptomatic cases under observation
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 42,000 people around the world, including over 4,000 in the United States. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness