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May 06, 2020
Even if we were not commemorating National Nurses Week, National Hospital Week and National Emergency Medical Services Week this month, it would…
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May 05, 2020
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw hospitals nationwide cancel all but emergent surgeries to keep people out of the…
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May 05, 2020
Hartford HealthCare will start using the recently-approved drug remdesivir for specific, extremely ill COVID-19 patients within the next week. Eric Arlia,…
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May 05, 2020
Initial COVID-19 symptoms vary, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most people with a coronavirus infection will…
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May 04, 2020
Warm weather may beckon, but this is not the time to relax social distancing practices because national and local healthcare…
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April 29, 2020
Hartford HealthCare is opening new coronavirus testing sites in Westport and Newington, as well as launching a mobile unit. The…
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April 29, 2020
We’ve been washing our hands – to varying degrees of effectiveness – since gathering around the foot-pumped sinks in kindergarten,…
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April 27, 2020
For weeks, we’ve been eagle-eyed for fevers, coughing and trouble breathing, but doctors are now revealing additional symptoms that can…
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April 23, 2020
As predicted by tracking algorithms designed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology team, the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
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April 23, 2020
A healthcare professional wears an N95 mask for a reason. This piece of personal protective equipment filters 95 percent of…