by William Jester | Jun 14, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Shana*, a critical care nurse in Pennsylvania, went for a 8.5-mile run two days before she tested positive for Covid-19. She was running as many as 20 miles per week before she came down with the illness that has now sickened more than 1.61 million in the United...
by William Jester | Jun 13, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
For Christopher Minick, the hardest part of being a contact tracer is talking to people about the loved ones they lost to Covid-19. The 24-year-old student at the Rutgers School of Public Health is one of roughly 400 volunteers in Newark, N.J.’s new contact-tracing...
by William Jester | Jun 12, 2020 | Community, Covid
Reynold Panettieri (RITMS/RWJMS) appears on Coronavirus Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss potential long-term health consequences after recovery. To listen on your favorite podcast app, or read the transcript.
by William Jester | Jun 12, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
For people recovering from COVID-19, home care can be both essential and elaborate, involving a health care professional who provides additional oxygen, monitors vital signs, administers medication and helps with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and getting in and...
by William Jester | Jun 11, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Catching COVID-19 isn’t all-or-nothing, says virus researcher Caroline Bartman in the latest episode of Princeton University’s “We Roar” podcast. Instead, it’s more like a poison: while a tiny amount of most toxins might just make you queasy, a heaping spoonful would...
