After Covid-19 killed his wife, George Crouch had little spirit to fight his own battle against the disease. But he found common ground with a military visitor. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Is It Time to Stop Clapping for Health Care Workers? An Organizer Thinks So
“To maintain the positive impact that it’s had so far, it’s best to stop at its peak,” said Annemarie Plas, who started #ClapForOurCarers. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How Cubans Lost Faith in Revolution
In this election year, the key for American politicians to understanding Cuba’s politics is understanding its people and the promises of a better life that were not kept. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
After 3 Children Die, a Race to Investigate a Baffling Virus Syndrome
At least 161 children in New York have gotten sick, making the state’s caseload one of the largest publicly reported anywhere. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Adapting practices to protect expecting parents, newborns
By Emily Dawson Across Canada and around the globe, physicians and health care professionals are rapidly adapting practices as they look to find effective ways to deliver care while minimizing the risk of contracting COVID-19 for patients and health ... [Continue Reading]
What I Learned While I Was a Disease Detective at the C.D.C.
Investigations require the careful management of egos, relationships and history. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy: A paradigm shift – or even a potential cure – for oligometastatic cancer?
By Brit Cooper Jones When you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer – particularly cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to other sites – it can be a devastating diagnosis. Typically, once cancer has spread throughout the body, there are fewer ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates
The state would allow visitors at 16 hospitals, nine of them in New York City, as part of a pilot program. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
From Chaos to ‘Scary Silence’: Elmhurst Hospital After the Coronavirus Surge
Elmhurst Hospital in Queens had been inundated by patients. The Times went back to see how the staff was recovering, and planning for the possibility of another wave. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Hospitals Move Into Next Phase as New York Passes Viral Peak
A sharp drop in coronavirus patients was “like someone turned off the hose,” one doctor said. But the city’s health system faces challenges ahead. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Lo que hay que saber sobre la hidroxicloroquina
Estos son los datos sobre el medicamento que Donald Trump ha promovido para luchar contra la COVID-19, a pesar de las advertencias de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de que puede causar problemas cardíacos. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read ... [Continue Reading]
I Accept Death. I Hope Doctors and Nurses Will, Too.
A lesson from hospice care might help. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 symptoms worsen in women after giving birth: three case studies
Babies born to mothers with COVID-19 should undergo immediate testing of the nasopharynx, placenta and cord blood, as a case of a COVID-19-positive newborn illustrates in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). A mother with COVID-19 gave birth ... [Continue Reading]
What to Know About the Malaria Drug Trump Says He Is Using
Here are the facts on hydroxychloroquine, which the president has promoted to fight Covid-19 despite warnings from the F.D.A. that it can cause heart problems. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Un adolescente lucha contra un nuevo síndrome relacionado con el coronavirus
Jack McMorrow, de 14 años, despertó con dolor e insuficiencia cardíaca. Su caso puede ayudar a los médicos a entender una aterradora afección infantil relacionada con la COVID-19. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 in numbers as of May 24th 11:00 am EDT
Areas in Canada with cases of COVID-19 as of May 24, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ED Province, territory or other Number of confirmed cases Number of individuals tested Number of deaths Canada 84,070 1,454,966 6,380 Newfoundland and ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 in numbers as of May 23rd 11:00 am EDT
Areas in Canada with cases of COVID-19 as of May 23, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ED Province, territory or other Number of confirmed cases Number of individuals tested Number of deaths Canada 82,469 1,420,525 6,250 Newfoundland and ... [Continue Reading]
COMPAs: A path to person-centred communication for people living with dementia
By Arielle Townsend When one of her family members began experiencing communication challenges as a result of dementia, Dr. Ana Ines Ansaldo started using old family photos to engage and interact with them. “I began noticing an improvement in ... [Continue Reading]
Mental health services go virtual at SickKids and SickKids CCMH during COVID-19 pandemic
By Jane Kitchen The mental health teams at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health (CCMH) in Toronto have had a rapid advance into virtual care in response to COVID-19. SickKids TeleLink Mental Health ... [Continue Reading]
‘Straight-Up Fire’ in His Veins: Teen Battles New Covid Syndrome
Jack McMorrow, 14, awoke in agony, with heart failure. His case may help doctors understand a frightening new affliction in children linked to the coronavirus. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
My Cancer Doesn’t Care About the Coronavirus
I’ve seen a new layer of anxiety, and heroism, during my lonely treatment visits. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 in numbers as of May 18th 11:00 am EDT
Areas in Canada with cases of COVID-19 as of May 18, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ED Province, territory or other Number of confirmed cases Number of individuals tested Number of deaths Canada 77,295 1,312,613 5,805 Newfoundland and ... [Continue Reading]
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