It seems surreal: Twenty seconds of handwashing with plain soap and water are powerful enough to destroy microscopic coronavirus particles…
She knew it wasn’t a good idea and her daughter would disapprove. Nonetheless, Barbara Figge Fox, 79, recently went to…
With its symptoms of high fever, cough and body aches — and its potential to be severe — the coronavirus…
A day in the life of an emergency medicine physician preparing for the coronavirus Meeta Shah, MD, is an emergency medicine…
As the caseload of patients with the new coronavirus grows, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are in short…
We Must Act Swiftly to Beat Back COVID-19 On the morning of 9/11, the trauma director of the New York…
Close down group meals for seniors. Cancel social gatherings. The directive, from the Illinois Department on Aging, sent shock waves…
Just last week, it seemed okay to have lunch out or maybe meet up with friends for a game of…
The two top makers of the highly specialized swabs used to test patients for the novel coronavirus are straining to…
Photos courtesy of Rush University Medical Center With a fever, a cough and trouble breathing, Chicago resident Deborah Lielasus, who…
Above photo: Dennis Carroll waits to be interviewed for the Netflix production of “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak.” Carroll…
Above photo: Tom Cooper, Nashville General Hospital’s supply chain director, inspects a box of N95 respirators. The hospital is among…
Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes…
Tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce your risk of infection and keep others safe, at…
Update March 9, 2020: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus…
