Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
Some researchers and physicians hope the century-old technology can be recruited yet again to help disinfect high-risk indoor settings.
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Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays And Uncertainty As Coronavirus Cripples Hospitals
The federal government has encouraged health centers to delay nonessential surgeries while weighing the severity of patients’ conditions and the availability of personal protective
Response To Nation’s 1st Coronavirus Case Draws On Lessons From Measles Outbreak
When the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus spreading throughout China was confirmed last week in Washington state, public health workers were well prepared to respond, building on lessons learned during the outbreak of measles that sickened 87 people in the state in 2019.
Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate
More than two dozen states nationwide that have developed guidelines for prescribing prescription pain pills. In Oregon, two task forces are looking at tightening prescribing guidelines for acute and chronic pain patients to try to stem overdoses.
It started with a rolled ankle during a routine Army training exercise. Shannon Hubbard never imagined it was the prologue to one of the most debilitating pain conditions known to exist, called complex regional pain syndrome.
