Businesses came up with affordable way to make ventilators, masks and other supplies available
Researchers throughout the world are searching for remedies to treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. There are some drugs that show promise. However, fears among the public can lead to searches for unproven therapies. VOA's Carol Pearson has more.
Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of CDC, says the faster countries can strengthen their public health systems, the sooner they can contain the coronavirus
Coronavirus is killing African-Americans at an alarmingly higher rate than it's killing white people
A prominent public health doctor likens fighting the coronavirus to fighting a world war, saying the virus must be contained before the US can return to 'business as usual'
Strategies for dealing with the coronavirus disease, as well at the stress and anxiety that accompany it
And without proven treatments or vaccines, good hygiene and staying away from other people are the only known methods of prevention
Children, both young and old, pick up on parents' fears and the news about the new coronavirus. What should children be told? Two psychologists weigh in.
Children, both young and old, pick up on parents' fears and the news about the coronavirus, psychologists say
Leading US medical and health organizations are calling on the American people to stay home to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, and limit its long-term health effect on the US
US hospitals are taking the best practices from hospitals elsewhere and tweaking their own practices
They are taking the best practices from hospitals elsewhere and tweaking their own practices
It helps to know what these terms mean and what the difference is between isolation and a quarantine - we've got you!
There's no vaccine or specialized treatment to ward off the coronavirus, but there are things you can do to keep yourself safe
COVID-19 is a coronavirus, part of a large family of viruses that include the common cold as well as more severe diseases
Would you want to be in a small, crowded airport where only 6% or 7% of the people have clean hands? One study shows that any time you travel by plane, you are in this type of environment, And that's the principal reason we have global pandemics
Would you want to be in a small, crowded airport where only 6 or 7% of the people have clean hands? One study shows that any time you travel by plane, you are in this type of environment, And that's the principal reason we have global pandemics
More patients are surviving cancer only to face financial ruin because of the high cost of cancer drugs. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on a hospital system that is helping people survived both the disease and the costs involved
A lot of people are surviving cancer because new treatments are so effective. But there's one thing that stands in the way for many people, and that's having the money to pay for the drugs to fight their cancer. This includes people in the U.S. VOA's Carol Pearson reports that at least one hospital is working to make cancer treatment more affordable.
Whether the coronavirus spreads globally or remains mostly in China, there are some well-known methods of keeping yourself safe and containing the virus
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