by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 7, 2020 | Health News
Dr. Darria Long: I’m definitely concerned once we see that peak, we won’t have enough of the ventilators, masks, medications, doctors, any number of things, and we have to decide where to allocate those resources. Which is not a decision that I or any doctor wants to be making. Gupta: That’s Dr. Darria Long, an […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 7, 2020 | Health News
She was well aware her 90-year-old lungs were filling with fluid. She was drowning from the inside out. The coronavirus had taken hold and she had one last request. “I said to the doctor, this is the end. I’m not gonna make it and I want to see my...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 28, 2020 | Health News
But now, Duke University researchers have developed a method to clean them so they can be safely re-worn. The team at the Duke Regional Biocontainment Laboratory has already decontaminated hundreds of N95 respirators without damaging them so they can be re-worn...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 26, 2020 | Health News
Wynn, a service dog in training, is bringing joy and comfort to the medical staff on the front lines of the coronovirus fight in Denver. The one-year-old yellow Labrador serves up cuddles to health care workers who need a much needed mental break from the emergency...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 23, 2020 | Health News
“Anosmia, in particular, has been seen in patients ultimately testing positive for the coronavirus with no other symptoms,” reads to a statement on the academy’s website. Those symptoms “warrant serious consideration for self-isolation and...
