Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
The new shortages come as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.
Cal Guard flyover honoring frontline workers during pandemic
A Bay Area Air National Guard unit flew Monday in a salute to everyone on the frontlines of the fight against the coronavirus on this Memorial Day
New charge likely against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes: Report
Prosecutors submitted “Superseding Information” Friday and are expected to indict Holmes on an additional wire fraud charge, Law360.com reported.
Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US
An investigation has found millions of counterfeit medical masks, gloves, gowns and other supplies being used in hospitals across the country, putting lives at risk.
Lost your employer-provided health insurance? Finding new coverage is complicated
About 12.7 million Americans have lost their employer-provided health insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic, but finding new coverage can be daunting. Here's what you need to know.
Remdesivir showing promising results treating people infected with COVID-19
Foster City biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has developed the drug Remdesivir, which a member of the White House coronavirus said has shown promising results in the treatment of people with people infected with COVID-19.
FDA expected to approve Foster City based Gilead Sciences Coronavirus Drug
Andre Senior reports.
Home healthcare workers face low pay, lack of PPE amid COVID-19 pandemic
Despite being some of the most crucial workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, home healthcare workers say they're underpaid and lack enough personal protective equipment.
McDonald’s offers free Thank You Meals to health care workers, officers, firefighters, paramedics
McDonald’s will offer free Thank You Meals*, between Wednesday, April 22 and Tuesday, May 5, for health care workers and first responders.
Health care workers are 10%-20% of US coronavirus cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first national data on how the pandemic is hitting doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
Nurse shows how even when you wear gloves, coronavirus cross-contamination happens
A Michigan nurse made a video demonstrating how easily cross-contamination happens, even if you wear protective gloves.
Why health experts aren't warning about coronavirus dangers in food
Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus?
Workers demand county take over Alameda Health System as coronavirus threat intensifies
Healthcare workers at Highland Hospital in Oakland held a demonstration on Thursday morning, urging the county to take over Alameda Health System, which runs the hospital.
US hospitals fear crippling shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients
The Society of Critical Care Medicine has projected that 960,000 coronavirus patients in the U.S. may need to be put on ventilators at one point or another during the outbreak.
100 coronavirus questions answered by world-leading virologist Peter Piot
Professor Peter Piot, a world-leading virologist and the director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, answered 100 questions about the coronavirus during an interview with TEDMED Foundation Director Jay Walker.
Contra Costa Co. announces gatherings of no more than 100 people
Contra Costa County is enforcing a new order in hopes of limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Symptoms, testing and how to prepare amid growing COVID-19 outbreak
As worries over the ever-expanding COVID-19 virus multiply, a growing list of nations are bracing for the illness to breach their borders.
First coronavirus death reported in California; person had been on cruise ship to Mexico
Doctors said this patient had minimal community exposure between returning from the cruise and arriving at the hospital by ambulance on Feb. 27.
Opioid settlement still elusive as lawyers for some state and local governments criticize it
State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation's largest drug distributors.
This year’s flu shot doesn’t exactly match the virus going around, CDC report warns
The main strain of the flu virus which is circulating currently doesn’t entirely match up with the flu vaccine that is being administered this year, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.