Category: Public Health

A View From The Frontlines Of California’s COVID-19 Battle

California physicians dealing with COVID-19 offer a sobering portrait of a health care system bracing for the worst of a pandemic that could be months from peaking.

Up to 20% of millennials with COVID-19 require hospitalization, CDC says 

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What the US did — and didn’t — learn from past outbreaks

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What we’ve learned from more than 100 US coronavirus deaths

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Portland area hospitals join as unified system in coronavirus response

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COVID-19 patients, family members break quarantine orders

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Take A Deep Breath: Making Risk-Based Decisions In The Coronavirus Era

There’s an array of recommendations about how to adjust our lives to reduce the spread of the novel virus. All are motivated by the same guiding principle: The better the public does in these efforts, the better off everyone will be.

Coronavirus response: Updates from the 3 hardest-hit states

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Trump closes Canadian border to nonessential travel; coronavirus in all 50 states — 9 key updates

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As Coronavirus Testing Gears Up, Specialized Swabs Running Out

Nationwide, testing for coronavirus is ramping up. But the supply of specialty swabs needed to collect potential coronavirus specimens can’t keep up with demand, creating a bottleneck in testing capabilities. So two top manufacturers are working with U.S. and Italian governments to increase production.