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	health Daily update ⋅ March 27, 2020
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	The New York Times A NY Nurse Dies. Angry Co-Workers Blame a Lack of Protective Gear. The New York Times Kious Kelly, a nurse manager at a Manhattan hospital, texted his sister on March 18 with some devastating news: He had tested positive for the coronavirus and was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit. He told her he could text but not talk. "I'm okay. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Blood Plasma From Survivors Will Be Given to Coronavirus Patients The New York Times Can blood from coronavirus survivors help other people fight the illness? Doctors in New York will soon be testing the idea in hospitalized patients who are seriously ill. Blood from people who have recovered can be a rich source of antibodies, proteins made ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'The Other Option Is Death': New York Starts Sharing of Ventilators The New York Times A New York hospital system has begun treating two patients instead of one on some ventilators, a desperate measure that could help alleviate a shortage of the critical breathing machines and help hospitals around the country respond to the surge of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times When Dementia Meets the Coronavirus Crisis The New York Times As the coronavirus advances, it is taking a particularly harsh toll on the many who are caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. According to a report by the Alzheimer's Association, more than 16 million ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What if I Need to Go on a Ventilator? The New York Times Late one recent night, I found myself on the phone with my patient's brother, trying to explain respiratory failure and Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He had been unable to sleep, he told me, after hours spent online in a futile attempt to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving NPR The coronavirus appears to be much more lethal in some countries than in others. In Italy, about 10% of people known to be infected have died. In Iran and Spain, the case fatality rate is higher than 7%. But in South Korea and the U.S. it's less than 1.5%. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Now Is the Time to Take Care of Your Lungs. Here's How. The New York Times If you are one of the millions of Americans breathing polluted air, you may be at a greater risk of catching the coronavirus and of having a more severe infection. The reasons are twofold. First, air pollution can cause or aggravate respiratory illnesses like ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International Hospitals consider changes to do-not-resuscitate situations amid coronavirus pandemic CNN International (CNN) As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the United States, some hospitals are considering whether to make changes to policies and practices when it comes to do-not-resuscitate situations. Such conversations come as hospitals brace for a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Georgia's hardest-hit hospital says its intensive care units are filled with 'critically ill' coronavirus patients CNN (CNN) A southwest Georgia hospital that's reporting about a quarter of the state's coronavirus deaths says it has reached capacity in three intensive-care units. The ICUs within Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany are filled with "critically ill Covid-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Trump pledges cooperation with China's Xi after phone call The Hill ... MORE early Friday said that he had a "very good conversation" with Chinese President Xi Jinping about efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and pledged cooperation with Beijing. "Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Do you wear contact lenses? You should switch to glasses to stop spreading the virus CNN (CNN) Focus on this, contact lens wearers of the world: To reduce the spread of the pandemic virus that causes Covid-19, experts suggest it's time to put your contact lenses on the shelf and dazzle the world with your frames. Coronavirus symptoms: A list and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Silicon Valley could face 2000 to 16000 coronavirus-related deaths, new estimates show Los Angeles Times Silicon Valley could see a coronavirus-related death toll of 2,000 to 16,000 by the end of May, depending on how seriously people take the order to stay at home as much as possible, according to projections presented at a San Jose City Council meeting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Daily: 'Tsunami'? Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Deaths. The daily number of people in the UK who died with coronavirus rose by more than 100 for the first time, taking the total to 578. The data covered a different period than usual with ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Blood tests could help battle COVID-19 in US ABC News With a limited supply of COVID-19 tests in the United States, people with mild symptoms are less likely to be tested, leaving many in the dark as to whether cold-like symptoms two weeks ago were just the sniffles or a mild case of novel coronavirus. But that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post On NYC's front lines, health workers worry they will be next Washington Post NEW YORK — One nurse died from coronavirus at a New York City hospital where staffers were so frustrated with dwindling supplies that they posed in scrub gowns made from garbage bags. An emergency room doctor believed he may have had the virus for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC The coronavirus may be deadlier than the 1918 flu: Here's how it stacks up to other pandemics CNBC Three months after the coronavirus emerged in China, it has quickly spread to nearly half a million people across the globe, killing more than 22,000 people and bringing the world economy to a near-grinding halt. Some scientists estimate that millions will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters India A daughter learns in voicemails that coronavirus has killed her mother Reuters India (Reuters) - Debbie de los Angeles woke up on March 3 to two voicemails from nurses at the Seattle-area care home that housed her 85-year-old mother, Twilla Morin. Debbie de los Angeles, holds a photograph of her mother Twilla Morin who died from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters.com Coronavirus rages on, putting strain on US doctors, nurses Reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak came under increasing stress on Friday as the number of cases skyrocketed and hospital staff were forced to ration care for an overwhelming number of patients. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 'On-the-job emergency training': Hospitals may run low on staff to run ventilators for coronavirus patients USA TODAY As the coronavirus threatens the nation's health care system, hospitals are seeking tens of thousands of ventilators to help patients breathe as the disease attacks their lungs. But someone needs to operate those breathing machines. And there aren't enough ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Colorado Reports 1430 Coronavirus Cases, 24 Deaths Across The State CBS Denver (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported 1,430 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state Thursday afternoon. So far, 10,122 people have been tested for the virus in Colorado and 24 people have died. Gov. Jared Polis ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY What we know about the coronavirus keeps changing – from who is most susceptible, to the virus' shelf-life USA TODAY Grappling with the coronavirus has been a constant learning process – for epidemiologists, doctors, patients, governments and individuals. Some things we thought we knew have changed as more data arrives and more countries study its effects. As of Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME 'You Must Wash Properly.' Newspaper Ads From the 1918 Flu Pandemic Show Some Things Never Change TIME As governments and societies across the world struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and scientists look to modelling to see how various approaches might impact the worldwide trajectory of the virus, some observers are drawing comparisons to ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News As nursing homes take a heavy toll early, companies try to erect barriers to coronavirus ABC News As officials at the nation's nursing homes began to realize their facilities and elderly populations were deeply vulnerable targets for the spread of novel coronavirus, the medical director at one of the largest chains realized he needed a new playbook to take on ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com 'There's only going to be more': NYC nurse dies after contracting coronavirus NBCNews.com An assistant nurse at a New York City hospital, who told his family he believed he had contracted the coronavirus after being exposed at work, died Tuesday evening, his sister told NBC News. The death of James Kious Kelly, 48, was confirmed by Mount Sinai ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Men are getting sicker, dying more often of covid-19, Spain data shows Washington Post MADRID — Cristian Guaman Benítez, a 33-year-old electrician who moved to Spain from Ecuador, had been sick for a week with a cough, a terrible headache and a fever as high as 104 degrees. He saw three doctors who treated his illness like a cold, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'Channel anxiety into vigilance': Tips from a top health official at the center of New York's coronavirus fight Washington Post NEW YORK — Wash your hands. Keep six feet from each other, but don't be afraid to say, "Hi." Be vigilant but not anxious. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy commissioner for the Division of Disease Control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters A daughter learns in voicemails that coronavirus has killed her mother Reuters (Reuters) - Debbie de los Angeles woke up on March 3 to two voicemails from nurses at the Seattle-area care home that housed her 85-year-old mother, Twilla Morin. Debbie de los Angeles is reflected in a mirror behind the box holding the ashes of her ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Deaths, Hospitalizations Up in Stark Sign of Virus' Reach The New York Times NEW YORK — New York once again saw a spike in the number of deaths and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, a bleak trend for the epicenter of the U.S.'s outbreak of the fast-spreading virus. there are now more than 37,000 confirmed cases. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes How Singapore And South Korea Deal With Coronavirus Quarantine Measures Forbes Other than China's draconian measures to lockdown its epicenter province of Hubei in late January, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have been the three countries that are constantly brought up as containment success stories. Taiwan moved early to ban ... Flag as irrelevant
	TODAYonline Paris Hospitals Near Coronavirus Breaking Point The New York Times PARIS/TOULOSE — A spike in coronavirus cases will put France under huge pressure in coming days, its prime minister said on Friday, after reporting its biggest daily death toll and officials fearing hospitals in and around Paris could be saturated in 48 hours. Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED The Ibuprofen Debate Reveals the Danger of Covid-19 Rumors WIRED Two weeks ago, national and world health authorities—and armchair experts and worried well-meaning people—were warning anyone concerned about Covid-19 to avoid ibuprofen. Now, facing contradictory evidence, they've backed off that claim. But the ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY NYC nurse on coronavirus front lines dies from COVID-19 after texting sister 'I'm okay' USA TODAY A nurse on the front line of battling the coronavirus pandemic in New York has died from complication from the virus. Mount Sinai West emergency room nurse Kious Kelly, 48, died Tuesday after fighting COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Coronavirus Cases Hit 2 Largest US Cities Differently The New York Times LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease. Public health officials are keeping a wary eye and warning that LA could end up being as hard ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters India INSIGHT-A daughter learns in voicemails that coronavirus has killed her mother Reuters March 26 (Reuters) - Debbie de los Angeles woke up on March 3 to two voicemails from nurses at the Seattle-area care home that housed her 85-year-old mother, Twilla Morin. In the first one, left at 4:15 a.m., a nurse asked a troubling question - whether the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News On NYC's Front Lines, Health Workers Worry They Will Be Next The New York Times NEW YORK — A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in gowns made of trash bags. An emergency room doctor fears he had the virus long before getting too sick to ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Malaria Drugs in COVID-19: Hope or Hype? MedPage Today Aminoquinoline drugs, key drugs used for treating malaria, are showing promise in the fight against COVID-19. But they shouldn't be put into widespread use at this point until more definitive research is done, and a variety of safety and efficacy concerns are ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Wuhan Study Shows Social Distancing Saves Lives WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, March 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In a lesson for what can be achieved with social distancing, researchers report that school and workplace closures in Wuhan, China, reduced the number of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Coronavirus symptoms: A list and when to seek help fox8.com (CNN) -- What are the telling signs that you may have the novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19? The main list of acute symptoms at this time is actually quite short and can appear anywhere from two to 14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times California facing perilous two weeks as coronavirus cases, deaths surge Los Angeles Times Faced with a major jump in both coronavirus deaths and cases in California over the last two days, officials warned of significantly worsening conditions over the coming weeks as the virus spreads dramatically and hospitals fill up. The number of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Italy Hopes Virus Is Easing but Fears New Onslaught in South The New York Times ROME — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Cough, Fever, Fatigue? Head to CDC's Online Coronavirus Symptom Checker HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, March 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- You went jogging and developed a cough. You did some yard work and now you're wheezing. Maybe your throat is scratchy. Your first thought is: Do I have COVID-19? Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus The New Yorker For thousands of years, a parasite with no name lived happily among horseshoe bats in southern China. The bats had evolved to the point that they did not notice; they went about their nightly flights unbothered. One day, the parasite—an ancestor of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	89.3 KPCC Prepare For Outbreaks Like New York's In Other States, Warns Anthony Fauci 89.3 KPCC Over a thousand people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, and over a third of those deaths have taken place in New York. Nearly half the confirmed cases in the United States are in New York. The state has become a coronavirus hot spot — anyone ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Video reveals lung damage in US coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously' CNN (CNN) A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier. Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are failing to function properly, said Dr. Keith Mortman, the chief of thoracic surgery at George Washington University ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP US COVID-19 cases surge past 82000, highest total in world CIDRAP Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, reached 82.404 today in the United States, giving it the most cases in the world. And yesterday was the most active day so far in the country, with 14,042 new cases reported, and the national death toll ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently ABC News There's a large difference in how hard the nation's two largest cities have been hit by the coronavirus. By. BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press. March 26, 2020, 11:06 PM. 6 min read. Image Icon. FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo, a subway customer walks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Woman denied Lupus medication, thanked for 'sacrifice' for coronavirus patients Fox News Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A 42-year-old woman from the Los Angeles area who's diagnosed with lupus said her health care provider stopped filling her prescription for chloroquine – and sent ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill What is chloroquine and will it cure coronavirus? The Hill President Trump touted hydroxychloroquine, a common malaria drug, as a potential treatment for COVID-19 during a press conference. A man and his wife took chloroquine phosphate after hearing the president's suggestion that hydroxychloroquine could be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast NYC Is on the Brink as Patients Flood Hospitals Already 'Under Siege' Daily Beast At one Queens hospital, 13 patients being treated for the novel coronavirus died in a mere 24 hours, as dozens more sick New Yorkers lined up outside in the cold waiting to get tested. Across town, construction workers in Manhattan have been working ... Flag as irrelevant
	89.3 KPCC Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive 89.3 KPCC A spate of mysterious second-time infections is calling into question the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tools even as China prepares to lift quarantine measures to allow residents to leave the epicenter of its outbreak next month. It's also raising concerns of ... Flag as irrelevant

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