Month: September 2021

In normal times, the ICU is a dreadful place. Sickness lingers like a fog. You can feel it, sense it, even hear it—the machinery pumping, the alarms ringing, the nurses scrambling. In pandemic times, the ICU is chilling. Death lives here. Medical staff members wear green biohazard suits, face shields, latex gloves and shoe coverings. … Read more

The family of Ray DeMonia, 73, is urging people to get vaccinated after dozens of hospitals in three states were too overrun with covid-19 patients to treat him. View original article Contributor: Timothy Bella

Dr. Viveck Murthy acknowledged the unhappiness the coronavirus had engendered, but added: “What we cannot allow is for this pandemic to turn us on each other. Our enemy is the virus. It is not one another.” View original article Contributor: William J. Broad

After the Taliban’s takeover, international donors withdrew funds that hospitals and clinics depended on. Now a fourth wave of Covid looms. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

People aren’t their illness. Don’t call someone “a schizophrenic,” for example, experts say. Instead say, “a person with schizophrenia.” View original article Contributor: Steven Petrow

After a long delay, the lawsuit by the FTC and N.Y. against the makers of the over-the-counter supplement is moving forward again. View original article Contributor: Martha M. Hamilton

Grapes exposed to smoke absorb chemicals that can alter — and sometimes taint — the taste and smell of resultant wines. Researchers are trying to figure how to solve this issue. View original article Contributor: Jyoti Madhusoodana

People aren’t their illness. Don’t call someone “a schizophrenic,” for example, experts say. Instead say, “a person with schizophrenia.” View original article Contributor: Steven Petrow

After a long delay, the lawsuit by the FTC and N.Y. against the makers of the over-the-counter supplement is moving forward again. View original article Contributor: Martha M. Hamilton