Is fear of the coronavirus causing ER avoidance? Doctors are seeing an alarming drop in cardiovascular emergency cases, They warn that delayed care can lead to brain damage or even death.
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New York Doctor Spends Yet Another Medical Crisis In The Emergency Room
For Dr. Antonio Dajer from New York, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first massive medical crisis spent in an emergency room. He was there for 9/11 and, before that, the AIDS epidemic.
Optimizing Your Pandemic Charity
Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus
Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 Share Their Experiences Of Ending An Isolation
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and Dr. Lucy McBride, a physician in Washington, D.C., about the challenges of ending isolation and returning to work.
Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 Share Their Experiences Of Returning To Work
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and Dr. Lucy McBride, a physician in Washington, D.C., about the challenges of ending isolation and returning to work.
Patients Dying Fast, And Far From Family, Challenge Practice of Palliative Care
For one family who lost both mother and father to the coronavirus, palliative care clinicians helped them face “the awful, awful truth.”
Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance
Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
California’s Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
Access to testing is still uneven in the nation’s largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.
California’s Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
Access to testing is still uneven in the nation’s largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.
Tell Your Story: Have You Lost Health Insurance During The Coronavirus Crisis?
Millions have likely lost their health insurance. If you’re one of them, we want to hear about the decisions you’re making. Go without? Find a new plan? Tell us what you’re thinking.
