by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 25, 2020 | Health News
“I’m hopeful to have Americans working… by that Easter. That beautiful Easter Day,” Trump said, referring to April 12. “Rest assured every decision we make is grounded solely on the health, safety and well-being of our citizens.” Trump’s comments came the same day World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris said that based on a […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 18, 2020 | Health News
No discussions occurred between WHO and the CDC about providing tests to the United States, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told CNN on Tuesday, and WHO did not offer coronavirus tests to the CDC. The United States, Jasarevic confirmed, doesn’t ordinarily rely...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 17, 2020 | Health News
“We have the same number of cases that Italy had two weeks ago. We have a choice to make,” US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said. “Do we want to really lean into social distancing and mitigation strategies and flatten the curve or do we just want...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 17, 2020 | Health News
“We know the high mortality in older people, but for reasons that we don’t understand front-line health care workers are at great risk for serious illness despite their younger age,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Mar 16, 2020 | Health News
But the constant spring of information, precautions and warnings, whether it’s straight from the CDC or some recirculated, dubiously-sourced post on Facebook, can take a real toll on your mental health. The good news is, there is a happy medium between willfully...
