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Nov 12, 2020

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Seniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter

Nov 5, 2020

Older adults are deliberating what to do as days and nights turn chilly and coronavirus cases rise across the country. Some are forming “bubbles” with small groups of friends who agree on pandemic precautions and will see one another in person. Others are planning to go it alone.

Testing Visual Acuity Via Telemedicine

Nov 5, 2020

“Telemedicine has been brought to the forefront of everyone’s practice during the COVID-19...

How COVID Death Counts Become the Stuff of Conspiracy Theories

Nov 4, 2020

Experts say President Trump’s claim that COVID deaths are being overcounted is inaccurate. Most agree they are undercounted. Here’s what we know about COVID death numbers so far.

Delay Cancer Tx During Covid-19? There’s an App For That

Nov 2, 2020

OncCOVID app models survival, risk:benefit of delaying cancer Tx based on individual risk factors...

For Each Critically Ill COVID Patient, a Family Is Suffering, Too

Oct 30, 2020

Because loved ones are often kept apart from critically ill COVID-19 patients, the families may be especially vulnerable to symptoms including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that can be debilitating.

Covid-19: Race Drives Increased Hospitalization Risk

Oct 27, 2020

Racial disparities persist after controlling for age, sex, socioeconomic status, or comorbidities...

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Oct 27, 2020

Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers, especially at the holidays, mean an awful lot. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has gone back and forth on whether to have his daughters fly in for Thanksgiving.

FDA Names Remdesivir First Approved Covid-19 Tx

Oct 26, 2020

Much-touted antiviral drug gains full approval following EUA WASHINGTON — The FDA granted full...

MMWR: Covid-19 Five Times More Deadly than Flu in Hospitalized Vets

Oct 26, 2020

VHA Covid-19 patients at higher risk for 17 respiratory/non-respiratory complications Patients...

Older COVID Patients Battle ‘Brain Fog,’ Weakness and Emotional Turmoil

Oct 23, 2020

Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium. Doctors recommend physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and cognitive rehabilitation.

New Wave of COVID-19 Infections Taking Hold in America

Oct 22, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A third surge of COVID-19 cases now has a firm...

Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year’s End

Oct 22, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Anthony Fauci, M.D., the leading infectious...

Can Ordinary COVID Patients Get the Trump Treatment? It’s OK to Ask

Oct 22, 2020

If you or a loved one has COVID-19, here’s what to consider before seeking experimental treatments.

Lessening the Burden of Suicide During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Oct 20, 2020

Mitigating suicide risks will require community-wide efforts The Covid-19 pandemic has had...

Living with COVID-19

Oct 19, 2020

There have been situations wherein the person has to forcefully reside inside the four walls of...

COVID Crackdowns at Work Have Saved Black and Latino Lives, LA Officials Say

Oct 16, 2020

Strict enforcement of coronavirus protocols at factories and shops where some of the worst outbreaks have occurred has reduced the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID deaths and illness, say public health officials. They want to expand the effort by creating workplace safety councils.

Making Money Off Masks, COVID-Spawned Chain Store Aims to Become Obsolete

Oct 16, 2020

A new chain of stores is spreading in malls across America, just like the disease that is giving it business. COVID-19 Essentials is selling masks and all the gear needed to stay safe — and the owner can’t wait to go out of business.