To keep our patients safe and to practice social distancing guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University Health is offering “telemedicine” or virtual visits with doctors…
Now that schools are closed until the end of the school year, kids are spending a lot of time at home. And while parents are doing their best to keep…
COVID-19 has caused many of us to spend a lot more time at home, and now we're looking for constructive and creative ways to fill the hours of the day.…
Just mention that a drug may be effective in treating COVID-19, and you can expect it to immediately become scarce. That’s what happened on March 19 when President Donald Trump…
Much has changed in our lives so quickly. Jobs have been lost or reduced. Many graduation ceremonies have been cancelled, weddings postponed and other celebrations interrupted. Even in daily life,…
Kids will be attending school remotely for the rest of the year and we now have to wear masks or face coverings when we’re in public or large groups. Going…
Convalescent plasma, which is plasma derived from patients recovering from an illness, has shown promising results when used to treat patients with the coronavirus. How does plasma therapy work? The…
We’re all doing a lot more online meetings now and videoconferences can add their own challenges – and potential for embarrassment – to this often-anxious time. But there are some…
The economy wasn’t the only thing affected by the COVID-19 shelter in place or distancing rules. With the cancellation of blood drives and usual donors not going in to donate,…
According to the American Heart Association, 40% of those hospitalized with the novel coronavirus have cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease. That means you could be at greater risk for developing…