Unemployment, isolation: COVID-19’s mental health impact
(NEW YORK) -- The death of a loved one. A grave personal illness. Loss of income. These traumatic events rank among the most stressful experiences a person can endure,
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Single-use plastic gloves seem like a good idea during coronavirus, but here’s the problem
(NEW YORK) -- People around the world are taking precautions to keep germs at bay amid the coronavirus pandemic, like wearing disposable gloves or masks in public, but the temporary solution could... Read More.
Coronavirus death toll in US likely worse than numbers say
(NEW YORK) -- The nation's death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000 in the last 24 hours, but even that figure belied a grim truth: the real number of deaths is... Read More.
How a virus researcher makes sure she doesn’t bring coronavirus into her home
(NEW YORK) -- After a trip to the grocery store these days, does re-entering your home leave you wondering what level of hazmat decontamination is necessary? We asked Dr. Angela Rasmussen of... Read More.
Military 3D-printing face shields, reusable N95 masks to address hospital shortages
(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to increase the supply of critical medical equipment as hospitals across the U.S.... Read More.
Calls to US helpline jump 891%, as White House is warned of mental health crisis
(NEW YORK) -- The national hotline providing emergency help to people suffering from emotional distress has received nearly nine times more calls than it did this time last year, with tens of... Read More.
DIY masks may not protect you from COVID-19. But here’s why it’s smart to wear one
(NEW YORK) -- Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new recommendation that Americans wear cloth face masks in public, especially in areas with significant COVID-19 spread, many are asking which... Read More.
As the US struggles with lack of coronavirus testing, researchers look to our sewage for clues
(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and devastate communities, the United States is still struggling to do enough testing to understand the true scale of the epidemic.Now, researchers... Read More.
This woman sewed face masks for 12 hours straight for hospital, grocery store employees on front lines
(LOS ANGELES) -- A California woman spent 12 hours straight sewing masks for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic -- and she's not stopping there.Hilary Cohen has always been... Read More.
With coronavirus apex still to come, some US hospitals reeling from capacity crunch
(NEW YORK) -- Already told to boost patient capacity by as much as 100%, many hospitals in New York state, the nation's top hot zone for the coronavirus, reached overcapacity on Sunday,... Read More.