Exclusive: Opioid supply crunch for U.S. coronavirus patients prompts appeal to relax limits
U.S. doctors running out of narcotics needed for COVID-19 patients on ventilators are asking the federal government to raise production limits for drugmakers, according to a letter seen by Reuters, after national quotas had been tightened to address th…
U.S. doctors on coronavirus frontline seek protection from malpractice suits
U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and physicians take on roles outside their specialties.
Why is New Orleans’ coronavirus death rate twice New York’s? Obesity is a factor
The coronavirus has been a far deadlier threat in New Orleans than the rest of the United States, with a per-capita death rate twice that of New York City. Doctors, public health officials and available data say the Big Easy’s high levels of obesity a…
New York City crematories work overtime as coronavirus brings backlog of bodies
New York City crematories are extending their hours, burning bodies into the night. The state has started a running tally of all cremations and burials. City officials are surveying upstate cemeteries for temporary interment sites.
New England Patriots team plane transporting 1.7 million masks for coronavirus relief
A call for help from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker prompted an unorthodox mission from the New England Patriots, who sent their team jet to China this week in order to retrieve 1.7 million N95 medical masks, the NFL side said on Thursday.
U.S. CDC reports 213,144 coronavirus cases, 4,513 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 213,144 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 27,043 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 910 to 4,513.
Wisconsin proceeds with U.S. presidential primary despite coronavirus fears
Wisconsin officials plowed ahead on Thursday with plans for a U.S. presidential primary next week despite a shortage of poll workers and a flurry of legal challenges amid widespread worries about the health risks from the coronavirus.
Exclusive: How elite U.S. college students brought COVID-19 home from campus
Like many American colleges, Vanderbilt University in Nashville announced last month it was closing its dormitories and putting classes online because of the growing threat of coronavirus. It said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution” after a …
Uber to start shipping car disinfectants to drivers
Uber Technologies Inc will begin shipping disinfecting car spray to selected drivers in areas most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, an executive said on Thursday.
Coronavirus-infected New York nurse finds hospital transformed as a patient
When the coronavirus struck Sylvia LeRoy, she turned to the hospital she knew best – Brooklyn’s Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center – where she has worked for seven years as a labor and delivery nurse and planned to give birth herself in just …
