Health & Safety
World Hits Coronavirus Milestones Amid Fears Worse to Come
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases.
What Are the Potential Long-term Effects of Having COVID-19?
The best evidence comes from patients themselves, and some experience a variety of symptoms long after their infections have cleared.
The COVID-19 Virus Can’t Measure
Asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus appears to be worse than SARS or influenza, according to a report by MarketWatch.
Health Workers Feel the Toll of Virus Fight
Health care workers are reckoning with the psychological toll of the virus fight, coupled with fears that the disease could flare anew later this year.
What is Herd Immunity and Could it Work with COVID-19?
How long immunity lasts varies depending on the virus, and it's not yet known how long COVID-19 survivors might have that protection.
Virus Protection Adds New Wrinkle to Southwest Heat Relief
Trying to stay safe during a global pandemic is hard enough, but people in Southwest desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas are also trying to protect themselves from the brutal heat.
Cuyahoga Falls (OH) Gets Creative during Pandemic
New product and procedure safely exhausts all patient-exhaled air from the back of an ambulance.
Health Professionals Around the World Face Hostility over Virus Stigma
But medical workers, seen as possible sources of contagion, face another staggering challenge in these countries: the stigma associated with the illness.
EMS Lawline: The Hidden Pandemic
Matthew Konya on the intersection of behavioral health and emergency medical services.