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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…

Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He would stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He would wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous amount of handwashing.But at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica,…