The smartwatch on your wrist might one day be key to containing the spread of viruses like the one behind COVID-19. Stanford, Scripps Research and Fitbit have unveiled an initiative that, if successful, would use wearables to catch the early signs of infectio…
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Stanford, Scripps and Fitbit try using wearables to detect infections
Seattle doc with COVID-19 says ECMO, tocilizumab saved him
Seattle doc with COVID-19 says ECMO, tocilizumab saved him – New York Daily News
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‘It was either ECMO or death for him’: 1st Arizona patient survives COVID-19 with rare blood treatment
Enes Dedic surrounded by his care team after recovering from COVID-19 through ECMO treatment.
(Photo: Courtesy of HonorHealth)
A Phoenix man is the first in Arizona to survive COVID-19 through a rare form of treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygena…
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When could businesses open in Tarrant County? Here’s an idea, if coronavirus flattens out -Telegram
When could businesses open in Tarrant County? Here’s an idea, if coronavirus flattens out – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Springfield-Greene County health leaders relax testing requirements for COVID-19
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is relaxing testing requirements for COVID-19.
Director Clay Goddard announced the changes Tuesday during a a virtual news conference.
The county previously asked physicians only to refer …
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Health care workers are 10%-20% of US coronavirus cases
NEW YORK (AP) Between 10% and 20% of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, though they tended to be hospitalized at lower rates than other patients, officials reported Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first natio…
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Coronavirus in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana: Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths
We’re tracking the curve of coronavirus cases and coronavirus-related deaths that have occurred in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
The data shows the total number of COVID-19 cases along with the number of COVID-19 cases per day. In addition, it includes the to…
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Coronavirus COVID-19 can spread up to 13 feet, CDC research shows WPIX Staff 2:20
Novel coronavirus can spread up to 13 feet, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To stop the spread, people have been told to stay 6 feet away from anyone who isn’t a member of their household. The new research is ba…
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Oakland County to open drive-thru coronavirus testing facility
Scenes from Detroit as residents learn to live and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and find their new normal.
Detroit Free Press
Oakland County will open a drive-thru site to test for coronavirus infections by the end of the week.
The facility at the county…
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Young ICU nurse found dead at home of suspected coronavirus after working without PPE: Report
A Florida nurse died in her home, two weeks after she began self-quarantining due to suspected coronavirus symptoms.
Danielle DiCenso’s husband told NBC Miami that the 33-year-old traveling nurse had been assigned to the intensive care unit at Palmetto Gener…
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