Cancer care halted, Donor lungs on hold and kidney dialysis cutbacks: Patients left in limbo by coronavirus pandemic Jack Fetherstonhaugh, 33, Wales, has had his kidney dialysis cut by an hour Duncan Mclean, 39, Stevenage, said bladder cancer operation was cancelled Laura Beattie, 31, Manchester, is waiting for donor lungs to treat cystic fibrosis Learn […]
China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. President Xi Jinping warned the public […]
Powerful Stories Shared by Doctors and Nurses Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
Daniel Oh, a neurology resident at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Hospital, says that amid the chaos, he feels hopeful and inspired thanks to the unifying efforts being made within the Southern California medical community. “At LAC + USC hospital, we have been fortunate to have resident physicians fighting the war against […]
Bundles of Joy! See Celebrity Babies Born During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Lights in the storm! The coronavirus pandemic has put many things on hold, from tours to TV shows, but these celebrity families are still growing. Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, for instance, welcomed their baby boy, Hayes, on March 23. “Love of our lives,” the country singer, 30, captioned hospital photos at the time. The […]
Is it safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic?
To prevent spread of the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged social-distancing measures. However, airports and airplanes are not designed for maintaining the recommended six feet of space between people, and location-tracking data has shown the virus spreading along major air traffic routes. Sheldon H. Jacobson, an […]
Coronavirus: Why are so many hospitals still empty? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal
Empty hospitals, in spite of a pandemic – how do they fit together? Currently be shown in the social media, often Videos in which people in hospitals around and wonder why so little operating there, even though we are in the midst of a pandemic. Why not, in spite of the Corona-crisis as many hospitals […]
5 ways officials are enforcing coronavirus quarantines, from public humiliation to chasing people out of parks
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, countries are continuing to implement social distancing and shelter-in-place orders to prevent the spread of the virus. But as people violate these regulations, local and national governments are having to take more creative measures to keep people indoors and away from large groups of people. […]
‘Hibernating’ research studies on standby to tackle next flu pandemic
The University of Liverpool is improving the UK’s preparedness for another influenza pandemic through its involvement in an innovative network of research studies ‘hibernating’ on standby ready to be activated if an outbreak strikes, according to a newly published article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The network was established by the National Institute for Health […]