TOPLINE New York’s most recent coronavirus patients are mainly people who were staying at home, according to a new survey Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed last week, a finding that he called “shocking”—and that sparked questions and fear about how that could be possible; public health experts have a few theories as to how the virus…
Mystery illness killing children New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday directed the state's hospitals to prioritize COVID-19 testing for children showing symptoms of "pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome," a mysterious illness affecting children that's believed to be related to COVID-19. There are already more than 50 cases of the illness in New York City alone, according…
What to KnowNearly 34,000 people in the tri-state area have died because of COVID-19, though officials admit the real toll is likely higher; other indicators like infection rate and total hospitalizations continue a slow declineNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to provide a key update on which regions may be able to reopen after…
All three children in New York showed signs of blood vessel inflammation, and also tested positive for coronavirus New York governor Andrew Cuomo says 85 cases of Covid-related illness in children were now being investigated. Two other deaths are being looked at. Photograph: John Roca/AP New York state is alerting all other parts of the…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that three young children in New York have died after being hospitalized with a rare and mysterious COVID-19 related illness.One of the deaths was a 5-year-old boy on Thursday.At his daily coronavirus briefing in Manhattan,…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him