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Coronavirus fuels abortion debate as states restrict access to procedure
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus has poured fuel on to the fire of an already raging debate surrounding abortion access as both sides discuss whether pandemic-related restrictions on medical care should apply to abortion clinics, as well. On Tuesday, a long list of […]
FDA approves new coronavirus test that can have ‘results within hours’ instead of days
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency authorization Saturday for a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test kit made by Cepheid Inc. that can yield results in a matter of hours instead of days. The new tool is called the “Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test” and will be made available to the public by the end of the month. “The […]
FDA approves new coronavirus test that can have ‘results within hours’ instead of days
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency authorization Saturday for a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test kit made by Cepheid Inc. that can yield results in a matter of hours instead of days. The new tool is called the “Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test” and will be made available to the public by the end of the month. “The […]
Tribute to essential health care workers set for 8 p.m. across the US
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), most people retreated into their homes to decrease their chances of infection. Essential health care workers, however, have done the opposite, remaining in the line of fire as they attempt to heal the sick and control the spread of the disease. Hospital networks and physicians in the U.S. are now […]
How are hospitals, US government working to protect against a potential ventilator shortage?
As the number of cases from the coronavirus continue to climb, U.S. hospitals and government officials are preparing for the possibility of a potential shortage of ventilators, a machine that has proven effective in helping the most severely ill patients breathe. The fear of a ventilator shortage grew as hospital officials nationwide have been taking […]
How are hospitals, US government working to protect against a potential ventilator shortage?
As the number of cases from the coronavirus continue to climb, U.S. hospitals and government officials are preparing for the possibility of a potential shortage of ventilators, a machine that has proven effective in helping the most severely ill patients breathe. The fear of a ventilator shortage grew as hospital officials nationwide have been taking […]
How US can prepare for coronavirus: ‘It takes all of us working together’
Amid warnings from federal health officials that “it’s not a question of if, but when” the novel coronavirus will begin to spread at the community level in the U.S, President Trump cited a report from John’ Hopkins University that said America is the most prepared country to handle an outbreak of COVID-19. But how exactly should our health care facilities […]
Docs on TLC’s ‘My Feet Are Killing Me’ deal with ‘a lot of smells, pus’ in bid to educate US about feet
From pus-filled sores and foot fungus to open ankle fractures, there isn’t much the doctors on TLC’s new hit show “My Feet Are Killing Me” haven’t seen, but that’s also the message that they want their patients to take home. “I’ve really treated everything under the sun,” Dr. Brad Schaeffer, a New Jersey-based foot surgeon […]
China opens second new hospital built for coronavirus patients
BEIJING – China on Thursday finished building a second new hospital to isolate and treat patients of a virus that has killed more than 560 people and continues to spread, disrupting travel and people’s lives and fueling economic fears. A first group of patients was expected to start testing a new antiviral drug, as China […]
