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Unemployment, isolation: COVID-19’s mental health impact

sestovic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The death of a loved one. A grave personal illness. Loss of income. These traumatic events rank among the most stressful experiences a person can endure,... Read More.

Single-use plastic gloves seem like a good idea during coronavirus, but here’s the problem

WDnet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- People around the world are taking precautions to keep germs at bay amid the coronavirus pandemic, like wearing disposable gloves or masks in public, but the... Read More.

Coronavirus death toll in US likely worse than numbers say

Halfpoint/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The nation's death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000 in the last 24 hours, but even that figure belied a grim truth: the real number... Read More.

How a virus researcher makes sure she doesn’t bring coronavirus into her home

Moyo Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- After a trip to the grocery store these days, does re-entering your home leave you wondering what level of hazmat decontamination is necessary? We asked... Read More.

Calls to US helpline jump 891%, as White House is warned of mental health crisis

Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The national hotline providing emergency help to people suffering from emotional distress has received nearly nine times more calls than it did this time last... Read More.

Military 3D-printing face shields, reusable N95 masks to address hospital shortages

Peter Fitzpatrick/U.S. Navy(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to increase the supply of critical medical equipment... Read More.

DIY masks may not protect you from COVID-19. But here’s why it’s smart to wear one

Rike_/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new recommendation that Americans wear cloth face masks in public, especially in areas with significant COVID-19 spread, many... Read More.

Medical Supplies Needed in Enid

(Enid, OK) St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center are still in need of face masks. Home-made face masks can be worn by patients and most staff. Please contact... Read More.

As the US struggles with lack of coronavirus testing, researchers look to our sewage for clues

iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and devastate communities, the United States is still struggling to do enough testing to understand the true scale of... Read More.

This woman sewed face masks for 12 hours straight for hospital, grocery store employees on front lines

lisegagne/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- A California woman spent 12 hours straight sewing masks for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic -- and she's not stopping there.Hilary Cohen... Read More.