A physician at Montefiore Medical Center in New York claims she was handed a bag of personal protective equipment that included a plastic rain poncho in place of a medical gown, according to The New York Times. But the hospital…
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A new study conducted in China found a link between healthcare workers who tested positive for COVID-19 and working the night shift.
Nearly a quarter of respondents in a new weekly survey of primary care practices reported that their practice may need to temporarily close due to COVID-19.
Healthcare organizations and providers in New York have gained immunity from civil and criminal liability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An emergency room physician at East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital died April 1 from COVID-19 complications, according to a statement from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
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Nearly 1 in 3 licensed physicians in the U.S. are older than 60 years, placing them in the age range that is particularly vulnerable to developing severe cases of COVID-19, according to a new study.
Harvard Medical School's COVID-19 Health Literacy Project has translated essential information about COVID-19, including prevention and potential treatments, into 37 languages to reduce the risk of infection for non-English speakers in the U.S., STAT reports.
Hundreds of medical students formed a volunteer network in Minnesota to help healthcare workers with any personal needs, like child care or grocery shopping, reports STAT.
Thirteen medical schools in New York state intend to allow students to graduate early to join the fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Associated Medical Schools of New York President and CEO Jo Wiederhorn told The…
Robert Femia, MD, chair of the department of emergency medicine, advised NYU Langone's emergency department physicians they have "sole discretion" to put patients on ventilators and the system’s backing to "withhold futile intubations," according to a March 28 email reviewed…