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Leading a COVID-19 Battlefield at a Border Hospital ICU 08/21/2020 12:00am • Intensive care units are somewhat like business hotels in that they have a constant turnover of patients. They were not intended for extended stays, like hotels with kitchenettes. But this spring, that changed dramatically. COVID-19 patients are landing in intensive care for as long as 28 days or m Best Lower Body Workouts 08/21/2020 12:00am • If you want to stay fit and healthy and live a longer, more mobile and enjoyable life, you must keep your lower body strong. That's because "75% of the muscle in your body is below your waist," explains Dan Daly, coach, trainer and co-creator of the Equinox Group Swim Program EQXH2O in New York Cit Home Remedies for a Stye 08/21/2020 12:00am • A stye is a bump that's usually red and forms on the margin of your eyelid. Styes are not the same as pimples, but they are often compared to pimples because of the way they look. In addition to the bump itself, a stye may also: -- Be tender to touch.-- Be painful or cause pain in the eyelid area.- 8 Companies Rapidly Pivoting Business Strategies During the Pandemic 08/21/2020 12:00am • Companies making rapid changes amid the health crisis.A global pandemic has brought about unforeseen consequences at every level of business, and even some of the biggest publicly traded companies in the world haven't been immune to its effects. In fact, many of these companies are pivoting in ways Doctor: What works to help recovery from coronavirus at home 08/20/2020 05:24pm • About 18 to 20% of COVID-19 patients become severely ill and are hospitalized, but most who are diagnosed are sent home to recover. A doctor working for a health system that has now treated around 10,000 novel coronavirus outpatients has perspective on how conditions have evolved. More recentl Reward increased in Howard County death of pregnant woman, baby 08/20/2020 10:49am • Police in Maryland's Howard County have increased the reward for information about the shooting death of a woman and her baby, who died about a week later. The reward in the killing of Rabiah and Ahja Ahmad has been increased to $15,000, the police said in a statement Thursday. Several shots w Neurologist Chases a Big Question: Does COVID-19 Damage the Brain? 08/20/2020 12:00am • Dr. Sherry Chou became a critical care neurologist in search of high-pressure, high-energy environments and difficult puzzles to solve. The past few months at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have given her plenty of both, as she works round the clock with COVID-19 patients in the intens Reasons to Study Epidemiology and How to Become an Epidemiologist 08/20/2020 12:00am • The coronavirus pandemic has underscored that the field of epidemiology, which focuses on discovering the causes of disease outbreaks and tracing the spread of illness, is an academic discipline with real-world relevance. When policymakers propose solutions to the COVID-19 outbreak, they often base Orlando Hospital Cook Honors Health Care Heroes With Portraits 08/20/2020 12:00am • It's 6 a.m. in Orlando, Florida, and Nelson Cárdenas, 47, is on his way to the Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, where he works as a prep cook. As he approaches the building, he stands outside the emergency department's entrance. There hangs a series of six 4-feet by 4-feet portraits. Each ICU Pharmacist: Watching COVID-19 Patients Suffer is 'Heartbreaking' 08/20/2020 12:00am • As a critical care clinical pharmacy specialist at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in Florida, Amanda Yassin works closely with doctors and other clinicians who treat COVID-19 patients. Unlike your neighborhood pharmacist, whom you can reliably find behind a supermarket or drug store counter, Y Tips to Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong 08/19/2020 12:00am • How to maintain your bones.When we think about overall good health, we often skip over a critical component: our bones. Our skeleton provides support and allows us to move. Our bones protect all our internal organs from injury. They also store vital minerals like calcium and phosphorous, which not o Noom vs. Mediterranean Diet: What's the Difference? 08/19/2020 12:00am • Of all the many ways there are to lose weight and maintain health, some are ancient and some are brand new. 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SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, go public strictly to raise fund Race and Risk Post-Surgery: Uncovering Disparities in Aortic Valve Replacement 08/18/2020 12:00am • According to a study by The Commonwealth Fund, America ranks last among industrialized countries in measures of health equity and access to care, and has done so each year the study has been published, starting in 2004. Despite clear advancements in technology and delivery of care, accessing these h