A New York woman with coronavirus symptoms died last week after being prescribed a drug cocktail with known cardiac side effects, and family members say she was not tested for COVID-19 or for heart problems before receiving the medication.The family’s experience suggests that at least some physicians are prescribing hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin — drugs President…
Alcohol sales are up across the country as residents adhere to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. It’s not an unexpected development and who can blame those who want to indulge a little bit during these stressful times?But the World Health Organization wants people to be aware of the dangers that can come with drinking…
Medical workers load a body into an ambulance at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center on April 16, 2020 in Andover, New Jersey.Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez (Getty Images)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed how it will officially count the number of people sickened and killed by covid-19 in the U.S. This week, the…
“I fully realize that I bear responsibility for not demanding more decisive action the moment we pulled in, but at this point my only priority is the continued well-being of the crew and embarked staff,” Crozier wrote in previously unreported comments obtained by The Washington Post. “. . . I believe if there is ever a time…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers extended the state's "Safer at Home" order from April 24 to May 26 on Thursday, in an effort to continue fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Evers instructed the state's Department of Health to carry out the directive, which will institute new…