The first two New Jersey residents to receive plasma transfusions for critical cases of COVID-19 -- a 63-year-old teacher and a 61-year-old old opera singer – were released from the hospital after making "remarkable" recoveries, Virtua Voorhees Health System announced. Their recoveries came as studies at several New Jersey hospitals explore whether the transfusions can…
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Throughout March, as the pandemic gained momentum in the United States, much of the preparations focused on the breathing machines that were supposed to save everyone’s lives.New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and President Trump sparred over how many ventilators the state was short. DIYers brainstormed modifications to treat more patients. And ethicists…
April 22, 2020 | 2:18am Enlarge Image Nurses at Providence Saint John's Health Center were previously suspended for refusing to treat patients without N95 masks. Lizabeth Baker Wade via AP At least 10 nurses are heading back to the COVID-19 ward this week after being suspended for demanding protective respirator masks, the National Nurses United…
The number of people in Bay Area hospitals with COVID-19 or suspected of having the illness has declined over the past few weeks, a sign that early and aggressive social restrictions in the region may have calmed the spread of the virus, public health experts said. Throughout California, however, the number of people who have…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…