The pandemic has forced nonprofits that provide free or low-cost medical care to low-income residents to make dramatic changes.
Up for Debate
Should the lockdown end now?
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Has New York overreacted? Is it time to end the strict measures put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19? James Ryan Jr. and Kent Gardner offer different views.
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COVID-19 testing clinics slated for the inner city
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The testing and respiratory clinics will serve low-income residents, who are being disproportionately affected by the virus.
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What shapes your response to coronavirus
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How we handle the pandemic owes much to attachment style, a way of responding to stress, threats to health, and separation from loved ones, that is fixed from earliest childhood.
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Emergency medicine providers head to NYC
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The UR Medicine team is bound for the Northwell Health system, which includes hospitals in the city, Westchester County, Long Island and Hudson River valley.
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On the COVID-19 front lines
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Nurses and other health care workers here are awaiting the expected surge of coronavirus cases with a mix of anxiety and resolve.
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In chloroquine’s shadow
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Antiviral remdesivir, now in clinical trials here, could be the best hope to combat COVID-19. But statements by President Trump have put the spotlight on antimalarial drugs of unproven effectiveness against the coronavirus.
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Providers equipped to tackle rising COVID-19 cases
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For the next two weeks, Monroe County’s health care resources are adequate to deal with the still-growing number of coronavirus cases. After that, keeping the advance of the virus in check will depend on the success of social-distancing efforts.
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UR begins testing of anti-viral drug
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The University of Rochester Medical Center is evaluating the safety and efficacy of remdesivir in hospitalized adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Nursing homes’ coronavirus response
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With two COVID-19 cases already identified at area skilled nursing and senior living complexes, officials have put in place tight restrictions to protect against spread of the disease among residents and staff.
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A hopeful antidote
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An antiviral treatment effective against the new coronavirus could become available in as little as three months and tested on local patients even sooner.