The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital.His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.An X-ray room is seen at a Hospital in Fairfax, …
your ad hereA Neuroscientist Idea Hopes to Make a Difference in the Battle Against COVID-19
In the middle of the deadly, worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Michael Wells, a 34-year old neuroscientist, wanted to be useful …
your ad hereCOVID-19 Renews Quest for Coronavirus Vaccine
The world crossed the one-million mark of confirmed COVID-19 cases this past week. With untold millions more possible in the months to come, scientists are committed to making a vaccine.There’s a lot about COVID-19 that scientists still don’t know. They don’t know entirely how it is spread. And without proven …
your ad hereMusicians Online Share Joy One Note at a Time
Governments both local and national increasingly have been calling on their citizens to stay home as a way to help slow the spread of novel coronavirus. Musicians have joined the campaign. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi turns up the volume on just a few performances …
your ad here‘Calling All Scientists’: Experts Volunteer for Virus Fight
Michael Wells was looking for a chance to use his scientific training to help fight the coronavirus when — on the same day the pandemic forced his lab to temporarily close — he decided to create his own opportunity. “CALLING ALL SCIENTISTS,” he tweeted on March 18. “Help me in creating a national …
your ad hereThe Show Can’t Go On: Virus Halts Circus in Netherlands
Circus Renz Berlin’s fleet of blue, red and yellow trucks have had a fresh lick of paint over the winter. But now, as coronavirus measures shut down the entertainment industry across Europe, they have no place to go.”It’s catastrophic for everybody,” said Sarina Renz, of the family circus that has …
your ad herePhysically Distant, But Socially Close: Staying Sober While Staying Home
“Meetings are huge for me,” says Mike S., a 52-year-old web content specialist who has been sober since 2012.When his community began practicing social distancing, some of his usual meetings began offering the option of attending online. Mike went in person as long as he could, but things already felt …
your ad hereTechnology Helps Doctors, Health Industry Track Patients, Treatments
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm doctors and hospitals throughout the country, medical technology firms and health centers are trying to gain “situational awareness” — giving doctors what they need to know about the sick patients filling emergency rooms.For doctors and staff, “it’s really hard to know what sorts …
your ad hereTelemedicine Offers Safe Care Options During Pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic nowhere near its end, for many patients the risk of infection has made seeking treatment in hospitals potentially dangerous. This has led to telemedicine becoming more and more routine. Andrei Dziarkach has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …
your ad hereDelivery Apps Trending as Americans Seek to Avoid Infection
With social distancing now the mantra to keep the coronavirus from spreading further, more American consumers are turning to online delivery apps to get their food and household products. Yet as VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports, not everyone can avoid going to stores and if you must go, experts advise people …
your ad hereTelemedicine Offers Safe Way to Care for Patients During Pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic nowhere near its end, for many patients the risk of infection has made seeking treatment in hospitals potentially dangerous. This has led to telemedicine becoming more and more routine. Andrei Dziarkach has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …
your ad hereSinger-Songwriter Bill Withers Dies at 81
Singer-songwriter Bill Withers has died. He wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” According to a statement released from his family to The Associated Press, the 81-year-old …
your ad hereGovernor to Take Ventilators for NYC as Hospitals Buckle
With coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to take ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them, complaining that states are competing against each other for vital equipment in eBay-like bidding wars.”If they want to …
your ad hereHow Social Distancing Can Impact Your Mental Health
Social distancing and isolation can be hard, as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently pointed out during a daily briefing on the status of COVID-19 in his state. “Don’t underestimate the personal trauma, and don’t underestimate the pain of isolation. It is real,” Cuomo said. “This is not the human condition — not to be …
your ad hereInfectious Disease Expert Anthony Fauci Immortalized With Bobblehead
The director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Health, Anthony Fauci, considered by many to the be the face of the U.S. battle against the coronavirus, will be immortalized Friday with his own bobblehead figurine.The bobblehead figures are being created and marketed by the the National Bobblehead Hall …
your ad herePrince Charles Opens Fast-Tracked London Hospital
Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London’s main exhibition and conference center, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who have contracted COVID-19. Charles said he was “enormously touched” to be asked to open the temporary facility at the ExCel …
your ad hereDolly Parton Launches Children’s Book Series Amid COVID Chaos
American country music singer Dolly Parton has launched “Good Night with Dolly,” a 10-week read-aloud series for children on YouTube and other internet platforms.“This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a while, but the timing never felt quite right,” Parton said. “I think it is pretty clear that now is the time …
your ad hereAfrican Artists Raise Coronavirus Awareness Through Songs
Medical authorities say public education will play a key role in stopping the spread of the coronavirus in Africa. VOA’s Salem Solomon has a look at how prominent figures are using music as a tool to reach people …
your ad hereOlympic Delay Adds Workload, Costs and Cash Flow Uncertainty
Postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 will make the event more costly for all parties, the International Olympic Committee acknowledged on Thursday, although it offered few details on what the final bill might be.Four directors of the Olympic body held a conference call three days after Tokyo’s new dates were …
your ad hereTwitter Deletes Egypt, Saudi Accounts Over ‘Pro-Govt Direction’
Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia and Serbia that allegedly took direction from governments or pushed pro-government content.A network of accounts associated with Saudi Arabia and operating out of multiple countries including KSA, Egypt and UAE, were amplifying content praising Saudi …
your ad hereMedics: Iraq has Confirmed Thousands More COVID-19 Cases Than Reported
Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official. The sources all spoke on condition of anonymity. Iraqi authorities have instructed …
your ad hereLassa Fever Epidemic in Nigeria Far Deadlier Than COVID-19
Along with the global coronavirus virus pandemic, Nigeria is also battling a deadly Lassa fever outbreak that so far this year has killed at least 176 people in the country. Doctors say the illness is an annual problem in Africa that deserves more attention. Ifiok Ettang reports from Jos, Nigeria. …
your ad hereIndia PM Plans Staggered Exit From Vast Coronavirus Lockdown
India will pull out of a three-week lockdown in phases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as officials battle to contain the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital, New Delhi. The shutdown, which has brought Asia’s third-largest economy to a shuddering halt, is due to …
your ad hereGoogle Boosts Support for Checking Coronavirus Facts
Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation. Fact-checking organizations, which often operate on relatively small budgets, are seeing a surge in demand for their work as mistaken or maliciously false information about the pandemic spreads, …
your ad hereCalifornia Energy Company Pivots to Refurbishing Ventilators
A California hydrogen fuel cell company is now repairing and updating old ventilators, answering a challenge by the state to address a shortage of the life-saving equipment needed to help coronavirus patients breathe. Bloom Energy manufacturing director Joe Tavi told the Associated Press news agency state officials reached out to the …
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