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Pathologist Discovers Coronavirus Causes Extensive Blood Clotting 08/21/2020 12:00am • "What are you seeing on autopsy?" That's what Dr. Amy Rapkiewicz, head of pathology at NYU Long Island School of Medicine and chief of pathology at NYU Winthrop Hospital, was continually hearing from anyone taking care of the initial influx of COVID-19 patients. But she wasn't able to say, at first Skin Health When Wearing a Mask 08/17/2020 12:00am • Studies have conclusively shown that wearing face masks that cover the nose and mouth can help prevent the spread of the aerosolized droplets that can transmit viral particles from one person to the next. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that we all wear a cloth ma Association's report shows COVID-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes 08/16/2020 07:10pm • When Suzanne Wright got the phone call on last Tuesday that her 84-year-old mother, who lives in a Florida nursing home 1,600 miles away, tested positive for COVID-19, she was a little perplexed. "My first feeling was, how is this possible? I just got a call in the middle of last week that she wa Some neck gaiters may be worse than no mask at all, study shows 08/14/2020 07:19pm • Using thin, stretchy neck gaiters as a face covering might be ineffective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, and could even spread the virus further than not wearing a covering at all, according to a new study. Researchers from Duke University found that the neck gaiter they tested was " 'Too much at stake' to wait 'til January, Md. special session advocates say 08/13/2020 09:36am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Groups representing workers, tenants, immigrants, parents, students and others pledged on Wednesday to ramp up their campaign to bring the Mar Doctor Fights COVID-19 With Scientific Evidence 08/13/2020 12:00am • Dr. Adarsh Bhimraj gets out of bed at 4 a.m. and spends virtually every waking moment of the day that follows fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. As a physician in the Cleveland Clinic's Department of Infectious Diseases, he treats about 10 patients a day. Cleveland hasn't been hit as hard by COVID-19 How to Get Rid of Mask Breath 08/13/2020 12:00am • The law of unintended consequences contends that positive and purposeful actions always have unanticipated effects. This law has been made malodorously clear over the past six months. Wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus -- an unambiguously positive action -- has revealed to What to Expect as Nursing Homes Ease COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions 08/12/2020 12:00am • As COVID-19 restrictions ease in parts of the country, window visits, patio visits and even drive-thru visits are reuniting residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities with their family members. Unlike visits to nursing homes before the pandemic, however, these are carefully controlle School nurses call for more funding to battle coronavirus in new academic year 08/08/2020 04:59am • As a parent, Liz Pray accepts her 13-year-old son's return to school. As a school nurse, she doubts the Moses Lake School District in central Washington state is prepared for the challenges that come with schooling amid the coronavirus pandemic. When the pandemic bega School Nurses Strive to Protect Students and Staff as COVID-19 Surges 08/06/2020 12:00am • One way or another, Texas kids are heading back to school next week. School nurse administrator Barbara Robertson is doing her utmost to keep them safe from COVID-19. School nurses around the country work with hundreds of students in a single school. In normal times, they are there to care for sick Study: Coronavirus Response Delayed Some Childhood Cancer Treatments 08/04/2020 12:00am • BEIRUT -- The measures taken by governments and hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many cases led to delays or interruptions in treatment for children with cancer, a recently released study found. The survey conducted in April by the Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean Group -- Will schools get help from Congress to reopen? Va. educators share concerns 07/29/2020 02:05pm • School systems are struggling with critical decisions over how they should reopen, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., warned educators on Wednesday that it could be "a rocky couple of weeks" before Congress provides funding to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Warner said during a virt Mayo Clinic CEO: We Mustn't Go Back to Business as Usual After the Pandemic 07/28/2020 12:00am • The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an uninvited, but necessary, stress test on the U.S. health care system, and hospitals in particular. It has further revealed long-standing problems with fragmentation, uneven access, a fragile supply chain, misaligned payment models and health care disparities. Y Faith-based group donates PPE to local hospital ahead of potential coronavirus spike 07/24/2020 02:45pm • A faith-based humanitarian group made a large donation of personal protective equipment to a Silver Spring, Maryland, hospital as much of the country prepares for another potential wave of novel coronavirus cases. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency -- a project of the Seventh-day Adventi Coronavirus concerns dominate virtual town hall in Montgomery County 07/24/2020 04:55am • The coronavirus continues to be top of mind in Montgomery County, Maryland. Everything from mask-wearing to the impact the virus can have on schools took center stage at a virtual town hall meeting in Montgomery County Thursday night. “I’ve noted that fewer people in my neighborhood are we