
Coronavirus Update | Cancer Patients and the Coronavirus
As shelter-in-place orders begin to ease, people undergoing cancer treatment have to be very careful to protect themselves because they are very vulnerable to complications from the coronavirus...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Treating Chronic Pain
When orders came to cancel all non-emergency operations, many people living with intense chronic pain could only find limited relief. Now that hospitals and medical centers are opening to elective procedures these patients may finally be able to get some relief...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Finding Solutions in a Crisis
Innovations teams in hospitals can help solve all sorts of problems including finding scare PPE supplies and increasing the availability of testing...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Protecting Your Pets
There is no evidence that pets can transmit the coronavirus to humans but pets can contract the virus. The CDC offers new guidelines to help keep pets and their owners healthy...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Blood Donations Needed
There is a dire need for blood donations during this pandemic. Donations are needed across the country to maintain the blood supply but can also benefit coronavirus patients. Those who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their plasma that can be used to help people severely ill with the coronavirus...
Read MoreCoronavirus Update | Scenes from the Epicenter: A Highway Funeral Procession
During this unprecedented pandemic, there are stark reminders all around of this unusual time. A driver on the New Jersey turnpike observes a funeral procession in the age of COVID-19...
Read MoreCoronavirus 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...
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