Health

Chloroquine: Coronavirus savior or the Wild West of medicine?

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

BartekSzewczyk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- If drugs can be famous, chloroquine is as close as it comes.Chloroquine, and its derivative hydroxychloroquine, were touted by President Donald Trump as potential “game changers” when combined with azithromycin, and were elevated to stardom practically... Read More.

Study concludes COVID-19 ‘is not a laboratory construct’

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

BlackJack3D/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Conspiracy theories claiming COVID-19 was engineered in a lab as part of a biological attack on the United States have been gaining traction online in recent weeks, but a new study on the origins of the... Read More.

COVID-19 has been compared to the flu — Experts say that’s wrong

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

FilippoBacci/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Even with businesses closed, travel restricted and shelter-in-place orders issued around the world, many still wonder if such extremes are needed to battle the novel coronavirus.Some people, including the president of the United States, have said... Read More.

How anesthesia machines can help hospitals with ventilator shortages fight coronavirus

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

lyosha_nazarenko/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Anticipating ongoing shortages of ventilator machines as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, states and hospitals are preparing to convert anesthesia machines for use on COVID-19 patients in need of breathing assistance.The effort to... Read More.

‘Don’t bury us before we’re dead’: Sister mourns elderly sibling taken by coronavirus

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

Nancy Ann Hamilton, seen as a young girl with dark hair in the middle of this undated family photo with her kid sister, Janet, on her lap, died on March 21, 2020, in Skagit County, Wash., after contracting the... Read More.

Nurse who’s pregnant amid coronavirus outbreak shares how she’s coping

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

Heather Hodnicki(NEW YORK) -- A nurse who is pregnant during the novel coronavirus outbreak is sharing important facts for other expectant mothers who may be on-edge during these unprecedented times.Heather Hodnicki of Hamilton, New Jersey, is 26 weeks along.... Read More.

Mother to baby transmission of COVID-19 cannot be ruled out, new study finds

Friday, March 27 by ABC News

Adene Sanchez/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Early in the novel coronavirus pandemic, encouraging data suggested that infants born to mothers with COVID-19 did not acquire the virus before birth, a process called vertical transmission. However, three new reports released in The... Read More.