Is telehealth as good as in-person care? A telehealth researcher explains how to get the most out of remote health care
Telehealth has seen massive increases in use since the pandemic started. When done right, remote health care can be just as effective as in-person medicine.
July 22, 2020 • ~8 min
The psychological trauma of nurses started long before coronavirus
COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes within the field have been slow.
June 23, 2020 • ~8 min
How doctors' fears of getting COVID-19 can mean losing the healing power of touch: One physician's story
A give-and-take between patient and provider is essential to patient care. As the COVID-19 pandemic ushers in a new era of medicine, one doctor wonders if this connection will be lost.
June 16, 2020 • ~9 min
States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over COVID-19: Why immunity from lawsuits is a problem
Nearly half the states have reduced liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining and families can't visit loved ones for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over COVID-19, and that immunity from lawsuits is a bad idea
Nearly half the states have reduced liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining and families can't visit loved ones for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over COVID-19
Nearly half the states have limited liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining and families can't visit loved ones for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
States are making it harder to sue nursing homes over the coronavirus, and that’s a bad idea
Nearly half the states have moved to limit the liability of health care providers at a time when regulation is declining and families can't visit loved ones for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
How coronavirus contact tracing works in a state Dr. Fauci praised as a model to follow
Since the state's first coronavirus case surfaced, trained case investigators have traced the contacts of every person who tested positive. Here's what else South Carolina got right.
May 28, 2020 • ~9 min
More than 1 in 5 Americans are taking care of their elderly, ill and disabled relatives and friends
The United States has 53 million caregivers, according to the latest estimate. And COVID-19 makes what they do much harder.
May 15, 2020 • ~4 min
'I thought I could wait this out': Fearing coronavirus, patients are delaying hospital visits, putting health and lives at risk
Delaying medical care comes at a cost, both human and financial. The patients some emergency rooms have been seeing are a lot sicker and more likely to need hospitalization.
May 14, 2020 • ~6 min
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