Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines
The first U.S cluster of coronavirus cases began in the Seattle area, and the case count is growing. Now nurses face shortages of protective gear, and confusion and fear about how to stay safe. (Image...
View ArticleResources For Music Businesses And Industry Workers In Need Amidst The Pandemic
Small businesses and those working behind the scenes in music have been affected dramatically by the ongoing outbreak — here are some options for help on alleviating these new financial burdens....
View ArticleHow Fans Can Support Artists And Music-Industry Workers During The Outbreak
Independent artists' bottom lines are shrinking as the coronavirus outbreak continues — here's what you can do to help. (Image credit: Dana Neibert/Getty Images)
View ArticleCountry Music Legend Kenny Rogers Dies At 81
The three-time Grammy-winning icon, whose hits included "Lucille," "Lady" and "The Gambler," died at home in Sandy Springs, Ga., his family said in a statement. (Image credit: Charley Gallay/Getty )
View ArticleCoronavirus Threatens Rural Hospitals Already At The Financial Brink
About half of U.S. rural hospitals operate in the red on a good day. Now facing a pandemic, hospital CEOs warn that, without federal help, their doors may close when the community most needs them....
View ArticleElderly Couple Uses FaceTime To Stay Connected During Coronavirus Pandemic
An 88-year-old Vermont woman is using FaceTime each day with her 92-year-old husband because his nursing home has barred visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic. She worries he'll forget her. (Image...
View Article'You Can't Put The Public In Danger': How The Coronavirus Has Changed...
When Americans from coast to coast are practicing "social distancing," how do candidates campaign? "You can't ethically go out to shopping malls, or knock on people's doors," said one candidate....
View ArticleThere's A Federal System For Signing Up Medical Volunteers — But It's Neglected
We need more doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists to fight the coronavirus. So why isn't a federal registry for medical volunteers getting the support it needs to be effective? (Image credit:...
View ArticleHow People With Weakened Immune Systems Are Navigating The Coronavirus
People with compromised or supressed immune systems are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. They are figuring out how to get by during this time of heightened concern about infections. (Image...
View ArticleFact-Checking 5 Trump Administration Claims On The Coronavirus Pandemic
The White House has announced a flurry of actions it says are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, but a closer look reveals that some aren't what they seem or remain to be executed. (Image credit:...
View ArticleMight The Experimental Drug Remdesivir Work Against COVID-19?
It's too soon to know if the antiviral compound tested in 2014 as a potential Ebola treatment will hobble the coronavirus. Lab tests show promise, but studies in people with COVID-19 have only begun....
View Article'I Wanted To Do Something,' Says Mother Of 2 Who Is First To Test Coronavirus...
The first woman to receive the experimental treatment says she was driven to volunteer for the Phase 1 trial out of a sense of helplessness. (Image credit: Ted S. Warren/AP)
View ArticleAfrican Countries Respond Quickly To Spread Of COVID-19
Countries are doing everything from closing schools to banning weddings. But there is concern about the toll on fragile health-care systems, on livelihoods and on people with diseases like TB. (Image...
View ArticleFDA Approves First Rapid COVID-19 Test
While the agency has approved about a dozen other coronavirus tests in response to the public health emergency caused by the pandemic, this is the first one that can be used at the point of care.
View ArticleIn Ohio, A Debate About Whether Abortion Counts As An 'Essential Service'
Abortion rights groups say the coronarvirus crisis is being used as a cover to restrict abortion access statewide.
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