Will Stone
Stories
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National
What An ER Nurse Learned From Ebola Outbreak And Now COVID-19
An American nurse who worked during the Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in an ER. One big difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.
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Health
Health Care Workers Confront Equipment Shortages, Infection Threat, Emotional Stress
Nurses and residents are confronting shortages of personal protective equipment and are being told to return to work soon after falling ill themselves. They worry they could make their patients sick.
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Health
Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines
The first U.S cluster of coronavirus cases began in the Seattle area, and the case count is growing. Now nurses face shortages of protective gear, and confusion and fear about how to stay safe.
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National
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Reported Coast To Coast
New York has implemented a containment zone around New Rochelle, where coronavirus cases have been diagnosed. In Washington state, employees at 10 long-term care facilities have tested positive.
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National
First Responders Are 'Trying To Stay Ahead' Of Coronavirus
Emergency service workers on the frontlines of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak are learning as they go how to keep their communities — and themselves — safe.
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Health
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself
Sarah and Andy were in love and also advocates, determined to keep drug users from dying. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy's fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.
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National
Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles
In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks.
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Health
Researchers Explore A Drug-Free Idea To Relieve Chronic Pain: Green Light
Researchers are looking into a surprisingly simple technique that shows promise in easing certain kinds of chronic pain, including migraine headaches.
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Science
Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks
Many cases of vaping-related injury seem to involve THC, health officials say. That's led some states to take another look at the safety of the regulated cannabis market, as well as the black market.
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Health
Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier
Current federal law limits scientists trying to study the health effects of marijuana to plants from one farm in Mississippi. The DEA says it will begin moving on applications for new growers.