Category: Public Health

Does Everyone Over 60 Need To Take The Same Coronavirus Precautions?

Just how careful should older people be? Here’s what geriatricians think is reasonable.

Chicago to rent out thousands of hotel rooms for COVID-19 patients

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Italian physicians urge other nations to treat more patients at home

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How Americans are responding to coronavirus pandemic: 5 survey findings

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New York orders hospitals to boost capacity by 50%, Washington names leader of COVID-19 response team + 27 other updates from the hardest-hit states

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With Medical Safety Gear Scarce, The Public Is Stepping Up. Here’s Help On Ways To Help.

If you or your company have useful supplies and want to donate them, here are some answers to questions you might be asking.

CMS halts quality reporting; FDA takes action on ventilator shortage — 10 COVID-19 updates for Monday

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Federal government using Walmart parking lots to test healthcare workers for COVID-19

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CDC Coronavirus Testing Decision Likely To Haunt Nation For Months To Come

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave huge cities roughly the same number of test kits as some rural spots, which crippled efforts by health officials to contain the virus.

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines

As illness from the new coronavirus stresses the health care system, nurses said they are being forced to make do with less and learning to be good stewards of available equipment and protective gear.