Month: March 2020

Fashion designers and manufacturers are rebooting their operations to help with shortages of masks and gowns in the coronavirus pandemic. View original article Contributor:

As many are quarantining or socially distancing themselves to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the party has moved to social media. View original article Contributor:

In a press conference on Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state is working to set up a network in which people can speak to mental health professionals about the emotional toll of the COVID-19 crisis. He asked the professional mental health community — including psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists — to volunteer their … Read more

Sewage systems and toilets are backing up as consumers clean their homes with disinfectant wipes and turn to paper towels, napkins and baby wipes to cope with the lack of toilet paper. View original article Contributor:

As cases spike sharply, officials are bracing for an onslaught, and directing scarce resources where they are most needed to save people’s lives. The shift is further evidence that rising levels of infection and illness have begun to overwhelm the health care system. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

Health-care workers are reusing masks and switching to less effective protections, and the Department of Health and Human Services said Saturday it is updating formal guidance on how hospitals should respond if stores of protective equipment run out. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein

This is the first coronavirus test that can be completed at a hospital — and deliver results in 45 minutes. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley

He was supposed to leave in summer to go back to Oregon. We’ve debated whether he should go earlier. View original article Contributor: Marjorie Brimley

At first, a Virginia woman was more exasperated than alarmed over her head-turning problem. The unusual cause was something none of her doctors had suspected. View original article Contributor: Sandra G. Boodman

New treatments and tips are available for this “complex inflammatory disorder of the skin.” View original article Contributor: Jill U. Adams