Health Care August 2020

'Too Many Are Selfish'

Despite coronavirus cases in the U.S. nearing 5 million, people across the country continue to resist taking such recommended actions as wearing masks and not throwing large events.

Health Care August 2020

What Should Schools Do During An Outbreak?

Parents across the nation are struggling with whether or not to send their children back to school, use distance learning or a hybrid of the two as the pandemic continues to surge.

Health Care July 2020

COVID-19: Is It Safe To Go To The Gym?

While it is possible to workout from home, is it safe to return to your local gym during the novel coronavirus pandemic?

Health Care July 2020

5 Tips For Sports Safety During COVID-19

The following offers suggestions for safely opening/reopening club sports, as well as high school and college sports while dealing with the novel coronavirus.

Health Care July 2020

Military Medics Deploy In California, Texas

As several states report record numbers of COVID-19 cases, military medics have been helping hospitals with a high influx of novel coronavirus patients in California and Texas.

Health Care July 2020

Can A Woman Spread COVID-19 To Her Fetus?

Life continues during a pandemic, including new life coming into this world. But can a pregnant woman pass COVID-19 onto her unborn child? Research shows odds are low but not zero.

Health Care July 2020

Coronavirus Data Is Funneled Away From CDC

Some experts are concerned that the Trump administration having a private technology firm collect pandemic hospital data rather than the CDC will further sideline the CDC.

Health Care July 2020

Ethical Issues Of Resuming In-Person College

As schools across the nation wrestle with the logistics of reopening, the following explores the ethical challenges resuming in-person classes at colleges and universities.

Health Care July 2020

Back-To-School Plans Stress Working Parents

With President Donald Trump demanding schools reopen in the fall, parents across the country are stressing as they weigh their family’s health risks and financial needs.

Health Care July 2020

Vaccine Candidate Poised For Final Testing

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine that was first tested in the U.S. is poised to begin key final testing. Around the end of July, the vaccine will be tested in a 30,000-person study.

Health Care July 2020

Health Insurance, COVID-19 And College

If a college student has COVID-19, who should pay for their treatment? How does health insurance cover COVID-19? The following offers advice for those returning to school in the fall.

Health Care July 2020

Masks For Kids?

Should children be required to wear masks in order to return to in-person schooling in the fall? This is one of the questions under major debate across the country.