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Many Dermatology Practices Stay Open, Ignoring Public Health Pleas
Despite guidelines urging telemedicine to slow the spread of coronavirus infections, a number of dermatology offices are promoting in-person visits, including with special...
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‘Alexa, help me:' Nursing home virus patient asked smart speaker for help dozens of times before death
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. - In the days leading up to LouAnn Dagen's death from COVID-19, the Metron nursing home patient repeatedly asked her Amazon Echo Show for help with her...
37 seconds ago - WGN TV - 2 articles
'We're winning this war': Ohio officials offer glimmer of hope amid coronavirus pandemic
Ohio's top health officials offered a glimmer of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying social distancing measures appear to be working across the state.
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Facebook building coronavirus ‘heat map' by asking users about symptoms
Facebook announced it would start to ask some of its U.S.-based users about their health in an effort to give researchers more information about self-reported COVID-19...
2 minutes ago - New York Post
Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges
TORONTO - The head of Ontario's registered nurses' association says she is pleading with the province to restrict the number of long-term care homes health-care staff can work...
2 minutes ago - National Post
Justice delayed: Virus crisis upends courts system across US
BOSTON - Courthouses shuttered. Thousands of trials on hold. Legal deadlines pushed. The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the U.S. legal system, creating constitutional...
8 minutes ago - My Sanantonio
Swiss plan to start lifting curbs in April to prevent ‘worst economic damage'
Switzerland plans to ease restrictions to combat the new coronavirus starting at the end of April, the government said on Wednesday. The country's death toll rose to 705 and...
12 minutes ago - RT
WHO chief calls for 'unity' after Trump funding threat
The World Health Organization pushed back on Wednesday against growing criticism from the United States and Taiwan, with top officials defending their handling of the...
12 minutes ago - Politico - 2 articles
Trump order would have cut off Canadian government's sole U.S. supplier of N95s
OTTAWA - An order by the Trump administration would have severed the Canadian government's North American supply chain of N95 respirator masks, as 3M is its sole U.S.-based...
12 minutes ago - Politico
Despite recent grim numbers, U.S. health officials see pandemic projections begin to flatten
U.S. authorities on Tuesday reported 29,000 more people infected with the novel coronavirus and more than 1,800 more deaths - the highest daily death toll so far.
14 minutes ago - National Post
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LIVE: Bernie Sanders suspends his presidential campaign
Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said.
Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 presidential race
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, his campaign announced in an email to supporters on Wednesday. Sanders built his campaign on...
GM Will Build 30,000 Ventilators For U.S. Government
The ventilators will be delivered to the national stockpile by August. The contract, worth nearly $500 million, is the first ventilator order placed using the Defense...
Teen pilot flies medical supplies to rural hospitals
He's turned his flying lessons into missions of mercy, bringing desperately needed supplies to rural hospitals in need.
JetBlue consolidating service at several major airports to reduce 'excess...
JetBlue announced Wednesday that it will temporarily consolidate operations in five major metropolitan areas for eight weeks.
22-year-old man who recently became a father dies after battle with coronavirus
One of the latest victims of the coronavirus was as 22-year-old Oklahoma man who had made multiple trips to area medical facilities before he was tested.
Tyler Perry leaves $21K in tips for Altanta servers who are out of work
There were 42 workers who each got a $500 tip from him at an Atlanta restaurant.
Group of engineers turn old breast pumps into ventilators amid shortage
Right now, they're using donated pumps. The process is quick and cheap at $250 per unit.
Bernie Sanders Ends His Bid for the Presidency
Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment swiftly lined up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential...
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard launched a virtual camp for kids. Now they are...
From story time to crafting lessons to singalongs, Camp Hello Bello - which is free - offers a variety of activities during the week.