Coronavirus has some unlikely frontline heroes: Grocery store workers April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. While the worsening coronavirus pandemic has shuttered most businesses nationwide to promote social distancing, grocery stores have remained open, pushing their employees, whether they like it or not, to the frontlines in a public health emergency. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Science at work in the age of coronavirus: What will we learn from it? April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Dr. Anthony Fauci wants to study hydroxychloroquine in a systematic way to determine if it is safe to take for the coronavirus — and if it actually works. President Trump for his part has been excitedly talking it up, belligerently demanding of skeptics, “What do you have to lose?” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
What Andrew Cuomo knows April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. The last time New York faced a crisis of this magnitude, Andrew Cuomo almost destroyed his career. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Hospitals preparing for life-and-death decisions on who gets ventilators during coronavirus pandemic, medical ethicist says April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Many hospitals are putting together triage committees made up of doctors and ethicists who can help individual frontline doctors and nurses make on-the-spot decisions about where a needed ventilator should go, according to a leading medical ethicist. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus pandemic sparks new calls for personal surveillance, and concerns April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. As countries around the world look for ways to track coronavirus infections using people’s personal smartphones, privacy experts and technologists warn the U.S. government faces an uphill battle to put such surveillance into practice. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
One way to hold down coronavirus toll: Pretend it isn't happening April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Some conservative commentators have begun questioning the reported death tolls and hospitalizations caused by COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Liberty University students choose sides after fallout from coronavirus reporting April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. The New York Times reported this week that almost a dozen Liberty University students have come down with COVID-19 symptoms since the school reopened last week. But Liberty University officials have since pushed back on these claims, calling the Times story “fake news”. Now, students are choosing sides in who they believe is telling the truth. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Will the restaurant industry survive coronavirus? April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. The coronavirus pandemic has forced restaurants across the country to close or dramatically limit their business. Will the industry survive the outbreak? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Political realities may dilute GOP opposition to mail-in voting amid coronavirus April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Congressional Republicans have resisted allocating the billions of dollars experts say are necessary to implement nationwide mail-in voting ahead of the presidential election. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Makeshift hospitals transform NYC as it battles coronavirus pandemic April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. As cases of COVID-19 in New York City continue to climb, makeshift emergency field hospitals are popping up and transforming some of the city’s most iconic sites. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump sees 'hard days' ahead in coronavirus fight, with as many as 240,000 Americans dead April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Nearly a quarter million people in the United States could die as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Trump administration officials said Tuesday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC's 'disease detectives' are on the coronavirus case April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. While the Washington State Department of Health had prepared a plan for the arrival of the virus in January, it assumed it still had weeks before the disease would reach the U.S. “In three days, the plan was trashed. We went through every step,” Marcia Goldoft, a clinical epidemiologist with the Washington State DOH, told Yahoo News. “I don’t think anyone involved has ever seen anything go this fast.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'He must have felt like that was the only recourse': Captain of coronavirus-stricken carrier issues urgent plea to Pentagon for help April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. The letter amounts to a desperate appeal to his chain of command to get most of his sailors off the ship, where the virus is spreading out of control, and into individual quarantine lodgings that are based on federal guidelines. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Americans masking up against coronavirus — 'no harm to it,' Trump says April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. With the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surging nationwide and health officials warning that, even in a best-case scenario, deaths from the disease could top 100,000 in the U.S., the government is reviewing its guidance on the use of face masks by the general population. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
What impact will coronavirus have on climate change? April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Worldwide efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus have caused a massive drop in global emissions. Does the pandemic present an opportunity to accelerate the fight against climate change? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
First he had brain cancer. Then the coronavirus struck his city. One patient’s perilous journey. April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. When Ronnie Krensel went in for his most recent checkup following chemotherapy on March 21, it wasn’t anything like the ones he’d had before. Upon his arrival at the Southhampton Stony Brook Hospital in Long Island, N.Y., a doctor met Krensel in a hazmat suit in a large tent outside the facility, where he was asked “a series of rapid-fire questions” and then sent to a negative-pressure room, which prevents cross-contamination, for his visit. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
The view from the ER: 'We're all drowning' April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. A New York City emergency room physician compares her experience fighting COVID-19 to that of post-hurricane relief efforts as the city continues to deal with waves of patients. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
A national lockdown to stop coronavirus? Trump is 'thinking about doing that' April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. President Trump shied away Wednesday from issuing domestic travel restrictions or a national lockdown to try and beat back the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic that, in a best case scenario, is expected to kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Two years before coronavirus, CDC warned of a coming pandemic April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Long before the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, and then soon spread to nearly every country on Earth, a conference in 2018 offered proof that epidemiologists at the CDC and other institutions were aware that a new pandemic was poised to strike. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Flattening the curve on coronavirus: What California and Washington can teach the world April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. New data suggests the two West Coast states may have slowed the spread of coronavirus. How they did it. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As the scale of the coronavirus threat crystallizes, a comedian with a Trump impression takes off April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. “It’s crazy,” J-L Cauvin said during an interview on the Yahoo News "Skullduggery" podcast. “It’s like eight years of a career shot into your vein in 72 hours.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus poses special risk to millions of Americans with diabetes April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. As the worsening coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, millions of Americans living with diabetes face heightened risks from COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Confirmed coronavirus cases reach one million worldwide April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. The first reported cases came from China in December, eventually spreading to nearly every other country on earth over the ensuing three months. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
The coronavirus 'crisis found me,' says Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Last Saturday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan closed the state’s beaches, leaving the state's 7,719 miles of shoreline to piping plovers and sand crabs. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Are coronavirus statistics reliable? April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. In recents weeks, an intense amount of intention has been placed on data about of coronavirus cases and deaths. Are these numbers accurate enough to be building public policy on? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Birx warns of coming coronavirus hot spots across the U.S. April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Louisiana is poised to become the next epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, White House officials said Thursday, citing new data that shows that 26 percent of the tests for COVID-19 in that state in recent days have come back positive. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'Protective bubbles': How two Army generals stopped the spread of coronavirus among their soldiers April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Two Army generals took critical actions early to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Asia and Europe from spreading to military bases. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Schiff proposes postelection 9/11-style commission to study coronavirus response April 3, 2020, 4:42 p.m. Rep. Adam Schiff’s proposal for a 9/11-style commission to study the nation’s response to the coronavirus outbreak "is not an exercise in casting blame or scoring political points, but something that the American people should rightly expect from their government as an exercise in accountability," he said. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Chicago prepares for the coronavirus storm, hoping to stay above the surge March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. Chicago health care providers have been preparing since January for a potential surge of patients due to the increasingly wide spread of COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Cheers! Distillers do their part to fight coronavirus by bottling hand sanitizer, not gin March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. Distilleries of all shapes and sizes are now joining the fight against COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
In the coronavirus pandemic, carbon emissions have fallen, but climate change remains an existential threat March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. In a world desperate for good news about the coronavirus, a dip in global carbon emissions caused by the outbreak’s economic downturn might be seen as a silver lining. But climate scientists and policy experts aren’t encouraged. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Pelosi: Trump's downplaying of coronavirus has cost American lives March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharpened her criticism of President Trump’s early dismissal of the coronavirus, saying the delay cost American lives. She criticized the president's initial response to the virus during a Sunday morning interview on CNN. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Is $2 trillion enough to save the economy? March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. Congress approved the biggest stimulus bill in American history to counteract the economic impact of coronavirus. Is $2 trillion enough? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump touts TV ratings of coronavirus briefings March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday and repeatedly bragged about the television ratings of his near-daily coronavirus press briefings. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump to extend coronavirus distancing guidelines until April 30 March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. Abandoning his hope that the country could end its lockdown restrictions by Easter, which will be celebrated in two weeks, President Trump said on Sunday that intensive measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic would continue until the end of April. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
There are 67,000 pharmacies in the United States. Only 5 are testing for the coronavirus. March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. The promise of coronavirus testing at local pharmacies, which President Trump implied was at hand on a large scale, remains unrealized. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
No, it's not public health versus the economy March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. One of the fallacies being circulated in this pandemic is the idea that public health principles conflict with economic growth. That might be true in the very short run while economies are stalled, but the long run shows exactly the opposite. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Suspected SARS virus and flu samples found in luggage: FBI report describes China's 'biosecurity risk' March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. An FBI report about China’s involvement with scientific research in the U.S. has raised alarms. While the report refers broadly to foreign researchers, all three cases cited involve Chinese nationals. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says Democrats' push for expanded voting threatens Republicans March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. President Trump on Monday criticized attempts by Democrats in Congress to expand voting access for the presidential election in the fall, saying increased voter turnout would keep Republicans from getting elected. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Are pot and guns essential in a pandemic? March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. As states and cities shut down all nonessential businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus, pot shops and gun stores are staying open in some places. Are they really essential? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
DHS moves its National Operations Center off site after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 March 31, 2020, 7:23 a.m. The Department of Homeland Security’s National Operations Center is relocating today after a member of its team tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal DHS document obtained by Yahoo News. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll: 59 percent of Americans say Trump's Easter timeline is 'too soon' to restart economy March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. A large majority of Americans disagree with President Trump that the nation’s battle against the coronavirus is winding down and that normal economic activity should resume sooner rather than later, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Americans stranded in India fear for their safety and wonder when they can return home March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. A California couple waiting to adopt a child in India was days away from completion when the country's coronavirus lockdown brought the process to a halt. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
COVID-19 and pregnancy: What we know so far March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. Pregnant women across the United States are wondering how COVID-19 could affect them and their babies. They also want to know how health professionals are making sure they stay safe and healthy. To get some answers, Yahoo News spoke to Dr. Lance Bruck, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at Jersey City Medical Center, in New Jersey. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump tweets blame in all directions over ventilators for coronavirus, except at himself March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. Hours after a Fox News interview in which he downplayed a national shortage of hospital ventilators to treat patients infected with the coronavirus, President Trump fired off a number of tweets Friday blaming General Motors and its CEO, Mary Barra, for not manufacturing more of them. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump campaign cites report claiming suicide hotline calls have spiked 300%. The hotline says that's false. March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. An email sent by the Trump campaign this week cited a news story claiming that the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has experienced a 300 percent increase in call volume, but representatives for the organizations responsible for handling those calls say that figure is incorrect. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
The coronavirus pandemic is straining hospitals, but many medical school grads can't get jobs March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. As the need for physicians has increased, many qualified medical school seniors each year — and this year is no exception — fail to acquire a residency position in a hospital, a requirement for beginning a practice. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Nationwide mail-in voting faces major obstacles despite coronavirus pandemic, Sen. Chris Murphy warns March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says that it will be difficult for states to switch to mail-in voting in time for the presidential election in November. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump demands appreciation from governors for coronavirus response March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. President Trump used his daily coronavirus to attack Democratic governors who in his estimation had shown insufficient gratitude for his administration’s response to the pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Senator says White House turned down emergency coronavirus funding in early February March 28, 2020, 1:31 a.m. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, says that Trump administration officials declined an offer of early Congressional funding assistance that he and other senators made during a meeting to discuss the coronavirus on Feb. 5. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As hospitals plead for supplies, FEMA director has no answers on mask shipments March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. A day after he was unable to deliver specifics at a White House briefing, FEMA Director Peter Gaynor again had no answers during multiple Sunday morning interviews. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
I am a doctor, a public health expert and a mother. This is what people ask me, and what I tell them. March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. What does an expert in infectious disease get asked about coronavirus, and what does she answer? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump reassures undocumented immigrants on coronavirus tests March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. President Trump reassured undocumented immigrants that they could receive testing for the coronavirus without risking enforcement action by ICE. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Fauci on working with Trump: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down' March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. One of the nation's top doctors in the fight against coronavirus expressed frustration and some praise for his experience working with the White House in an interview with Science magazine. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Doctors at Pittsburgh medical center clash with hospital administrators over coronavirus policy March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. A Pittsburgh-based hospital system faces growing dissension from hundreds of its doctors over its controversial decision to continue routine clinic visits and certain elective surgeries in the face of COVID-19. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Joe Biden makes virtual campaign trail debut after several days of public absence March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. Former Vice President and Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden made his first video address after four days of cable news silence to address the coronavirus pandemic from his family home in Wilmington, Del. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump hints at discontent with social distancing measures as economy slides March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. The president has promoted commentary from his supporters who are ready to relax recommended guidelines to slow the virus's spread in an attempt to boost the economy. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Senators’ stock sell-off: Will there be fallout? March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. Several senators have come under scrutiny for selling stock just before the economy began to suffer. Will the transactions cost them? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump boasts of 'great early result' against coronavirus in one Florida man March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. President Trump again touted the promise of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine on Monday for use treating COVID-19, retweeting a story that appeared in the New York Post. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As coronavirus cases increase, Defense Secretary Mark Esper places new restriction on Pentagon March 27, 2020, 3:54 p.m. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he is again raising the protection condition on the Pentagon, which will further restrict access to one of the world’s largest office buildings. The Pentagon will now be at Level C, the second highest of the military’s five health protection conditions. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
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