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An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis
Ventilators aren ’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson, Sheri Fink, Nicholas Kulish and Katie Thomas Tags: Kidneys Shortages Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Dialysis Federal Emergency Management Agency Food and Drug Administration Ventilators (Medical) Hospitals Doctors Fresenius Medical Care AG & Company KGaA Montefiore Health System New Yor Source Type: news

All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
One of the worst symptoms of any plague is uncertainty—who it will strike, when it will end, why it began. Merely understanding a pandemic does not stop it, but an informed public can help curb its impact and slow its spread. It can also provide a certain ease of mind in a decidedly uneasy time. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic from TIME’s readers, along with the best and most current answers science can provide. A note about our sourcing: While there are many, many studies underway investigating COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes the illn...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Source Type: news