
Coronavirus Update | Restarting Elective Operations in Hospitals
Hospitals and health systems shut down by the coronavirus crisis are now preparing to open back up in many states and are scheduling elective operations like knee replacements, back surgeries and other procedures...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Strokes & Heart Attacks Related to the Coronavirus
The coronavirus tends to attack the lungs but it can also cause heart attacks and strokes because of its ability to trigger the development of blood clots...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Precautions When Seeing the Doctor in Person
When telemedicine visits with doctors aren’t enough, patients must come into the office for treatments. A doctor explains several new rules that help to keep visits to doctors’ offices safe during the coronavirus crisis...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Warnings About Taking Medicines to Prevent Coronavirus
While clinical trials around the world are in progress to test drugs and potential vaccines against COVID-19, there have been reports of healthcare workers taking anti-inflammatory drugs like hydroxychloroquine without going through a trial. A doctor explains the potential dangers of that treatment...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Reevaluating Priorities
While shelter-at-home policies have severely disrupted life as we know it for many people, it has offered some the opportunity to take the time to evaluate their priorities and really concentrate on what’s important in life once those orders are lifted...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Is the Coronavirus Crisis Stressing Out Your Pet?
Forgotten among all the crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic may be the family pets. As with humans, some pets may find the drastic changes to their environments disturbing and stress-inducing. We explore ways to help them...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Covid Toes: A New Symptom?
Observations from other coronavirus hotspots around the world have led medical professionals to identify a possible new indicator of coronavirus: so-called “covid toes.” Coronavirus patients have reported red swollen areas on their feet, similar to blood blisters...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Healthcare Workers and the Coronavirus
Research shows that Healthcare workers make up 10- to-20 percent of those infected with coronavirus. Across the country, people are showing their appreciation for healthcare workers who are on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus...
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