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Coronavirus concerns have 86% of health systems concerned about PPE shortages

The vast majority of U.S. hospitals and health systems — 86%, all told — are concerned about their supply of face masks and other personal protective equipment as the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus strains the supply chain. According to purchasing data in Premier’s survey, hospitals and health systems across the country typically buy… Read More: Coronavirus concerns have 86% of health systems concerned about PPE… »

Swine flu survivors recount terrifying pandemic as coronavirus concerns grow

As a recruiter, Emily Yeager greets a lot of people every day. But there’s one handshake she’ll never forget. It was early 2010, during the height of the swine flu outbreak — the colloquial term for what was then a novel variant of the H1N1 influenza virus — and Yeager had a meeting with a… Read More: Swine flu survivors recount terrifying pandemic as coronavirus concerns grow »

Do face masks work? Medical experts explain how to protect yourself from coronavirus

This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows workers producing face masks at a factory in Handan in China’s northern Hebei province. STR | AFP via Getty Images Medical experts have urged people to stop panic buying face masks, warning that such equipment is not an effective way to protect yourself from the fast-spreading coronavirus.… Read More: Do face masks work? Medical experts explain how to protect… »

Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic

By Debora MacKenzie Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the bodyFeng Dapeng/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images For yet another week, covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has remained poised just short of becoming a pandemic. As case counts stabilise in China, and don’t take off elsewhere, the big question is: will… Read More: Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic »