Hospitals

Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesCovid-19 patients might have been flooding into emergency departments in the spring, particularly in states like New York. But for everything else -- heart attacks, strokes and other kinds of emergencies -- the numbers were down for many hospitals across the country. A new study collating data from five health systems…

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu-Simelane Zulu PHOTO: Kaveel Singh, News24 The KwaZulu-Natal health department said it will not be deterred from using a new hospital near Eshowe to treat Covid-19 patients.Parts of it were burnt down, allegedly by people unhappy over its conversion into a Covid-19 treatment facility.KZN's health MEC has said if the community didn't…

Anchorage The Providence Alaska Medical Center emergency department. (Loren Holmes / ADN file) We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. As Alaska’s coronavirus cases banked…

But he warned that there’s a limit to what Houston hospitals can do to respond to the crisis.“We are adding more capacity, but we are absolutely stretched now, and if it keeps going this way, we’re going to run out of room. We’re going to look like New York,” McCarthy said, emphasizing the need for…

People who are over the age of 50, obese or living with diabetes or high blood pressure are more likely to die from Covid-19 than those who are younger or without these conditions.One out of five registered nurses and midwives in South Africa, as of 2017, was over the age of 60.A national health department…