Sick at home, people are together puzzling through their confounding and variable illness, and crowdsourcing their treatment and decision-making. View original article Contributor: Robin Shulman
While those with mild impairment may be able to run or lift weights, those who cannot get out of bed can still benefit from things like muscle stimulation and breathing exercises, a panel says. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
The F.D.A. has barred 30 antibody tests from the U.S. market. A Missouri hair stylist may have exposed 91 people. View original article Contributor:
Rep. Persell remains committed to supporting Minnesotans during the COVID-19 crisis as session ends Southernminn.com >View original article Contributor:
President Trump suggested that the U.S. death toll was inflated and is pushing to reopen houses of worship. South Korea is closing karaoke parlors. View original article Contributor:
Do antibodies from patients who have recovered actually help those struggling with the disease? It’s not certain, a study finds. View original article Contributor:
(SALT LAKE CITY) — Health investigator Mackenzie Bray smiles and chuckles as she chats by phone with a retired Utah man who just tested positive for the coronavirus. She’s trying to keep the mood light because she needs to find out where he’s been and who he’s been around for the past seven days. She … Read more
Public health experts can’t say it enough: If the U.S. is going to beat COVID-19, the country needs to ramp up testing. But there’s no single blueprint for cities and states to follow as they respond to that call. Some, like Los Angeles, are going big. In late April, L.A. became the first major city … Read more
In the largest observational study thus far investigating the drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, researchers found little evidence that it helps, and worrying evidence that the medication may cause harm. In a study published May 22 in the journal Lancet, scientists in the U.S. and Switzerland report on an analysis of more than … Read more
On April 20, the president calls a press conference to announce a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. It’s a new use for an old malaria treatment, he says, one that is seeing miraculous results among the country’s most ill patients. It’s so safe that even schoolchildren could take it. In fact, he urges them … Read more