As Omicron Surges, Here’s What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Testing and Precautions

As Omicron Surges, Here’s What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Testing and Precautions

As omicron transmission soars, it seems like Covid-19 cases are all around us. We can’t get away from them. We…

Musicians Improvise Masks for Wind Instruments to Keep the Band Together

Musicians Improvise Masks for Wind Instruments to Keep the Band Together

Above photo: Solomon Keim wears a custom-designed mask during rehearsal at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana.…

Mask Hero: Evelyn Figueroa, MD

Mask Hero: Evelyn Figueroa, MD

Figueroa Wu Family Foundation  The day Illinois’ stay-at-home order was announced, Evelyn Figueroa, MD, a family physician and professor of clinical…

Ineffective Masks Are Putting Healthcare Workers at Serious Risk

Ineffective Masks Are Putting Healthcare Workers at Serious Risk

With medical supplies in high demand, federal authorities say health workers can wear surgical masks for protection while treating COVID-19…

Seattle Nurses Scrounge for Masks to Stay Safe on Pandemic’s Front Lines

Seattle Nurses Scrounge for Masks to Stay Safe on Pandemic’s Front Lines

As the caseload of patients with the new coronavirus grows, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are in short…