Category: Coronavirus
Plasma donors sought among recovered COVID-19 patients
UW Medicine and Bloodworks Northwest are seeking volunteers who have recovered from confirmed COVID-19 infection to be considered for donation of plasma.
What’s Essential? Confusion Clouds Workers, Employers
The standards for what constitutes essential work under COVID-19 pandemic rules vary state to state, city to city, and, in some cases, hour to hour.
‘We don’t talk in terms of supply numbers, we talk in terms of days’
One of a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Will COVID-19 end the wildlife trade?
There are rumors that wildlife markets on China’s borders are collapsing as the spread of coronavirus cuts into tourism and related commerce.
Analysis: He Got Tested For Coronavirus. Then Came The Flood Of Medical Bills.
His patient responsibility, according to his insurer, is close to $2,000, and he fears there may be more bills to come.
Temperature Check: Tips For Tracking A Key Symptom Of Coronavirus Contagion
What the CDC’s guidelines don’t note: Taking your temperature is surprisingly difficult.
UW researchers need your (digital) coughs
Researchers are training an app to recognize coughs, so they need volunteers who can complete a quick 15-minute survey to submit coughs and other sounds.
UW study to ask: Does antimalarial drug prevent COVID-19?
Researchers are investigating whether hydroxychloroquine, a commonly used anti-malarial and autoimmune-disease treatment, can prevent COVID-19.
States, Hospitals Grapple With Medical Rationing
Sometimes the question is not whether to provide care for a certain patient, but when to stop it so resources can be transferred to somebody else.
What We Know — and Don’t Know — About Possible Coronavirus Treatments Promoted by Trump
There isn’t enough evidence that decades-old anti-malarial drugs work for the treatment or prevention of coronavirus, but here’s what we do know so far.
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas.
There is not a single Trilogy Evo Universal ventilator inn the U.S. stockpile. Meanwhile, Royal Philips N.V. has sold higher-priced version around the world.
Should You Bring Mom Home From Assisted Living During The Pandemic?
Would your mom or dad fare better in the family home?
Study suggests social distancing in King County is helping
New modeling reports suggest positive impact of social distancing measures on COVID-19 epidemic, but more progress needed
Mayors to Governors: Toughen Up!
While many governors hesitated to impose measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, mayors have gone ahead and acted.
Expired Respirators. Reused Masks. Nurses in the Nation’s Original Covid-19 Epicenter Offer Sobering Accounts of What Could Come.
The complaints from Washington also show the increasing sense of fear, frustration and powerlessness many nurses and other medical workers feel as COVID-19 pummels the health care system.