Coronavirus

“If I hadn’t been able to have that conversation with him, I would have regretted that for the rest of my life,” Hamed added. “I’ll be thankful to her for as long as I live.” … [Read more...] about ‘I’ll Be Thankful To Her For As Long As I Live’: Nurse Helps Grandson Says Goodbye Via FaceTime As Grandfather Dies Of Coronavirus

Meanwhile, as a historic recession threatens to throw nearly 50 million Americans out of work, the prospect of mass un-insurance in the middle of a pandemic has thrown a spotlight onto the perversity of our nation’s employer-based health-care system. The deepening economic crisis has also exposed the inescapably political foundations of the market economy. For decades, the right has reconciled the public to gross inequality and wrenching economic dislocation by framing impartial market forces for the crimes of reactionary policy-makers. But it is hard to maintain the fiction of an apolitical economic sphere when the “invisible hand” is so clearly attached to Jerome Powell’s forearm. It is rare for an improbable misfortune to propel an entire economy to the verge of financial ruin. But it is quite common for such tribulations to ruin individual workers and business owners. The coronavirus crisis provides a vivid reminder that the state is perfectly capable of … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Creates an Opening for Progressivism — Also Barbarism

While Newsom said the state’s “very dynamic” models appear to indicate a coming surge in the second half, it comes in contrast to a more dire prediction from researchers at the University of Washington’s medical school, which said COVID-19 will create peak demand later this month. … [Read more...] about Newsom: Coronavirus Set To Peak In California By Late May

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home Ask Dr. Max Your Health Questions How To Avoid Psychological Isolation Talking To Your Kids About Anxiety Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer Complete Coronavirus Coverage Duffy says the average adult should get between seven and nine hours of sleep. However, many people aren’t even getting close to that number during this global pandemic. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Update: Sleep Expert Recommends Warm Showers, Reading To Help Fall Asleep At Night

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CNN) – A local professor who found fame by trying to walk every street in New York City has reportedly died of COVID-19 coronavirus-related illness at his home in Great Neck. William Helmreich, the 74-year-old sociologist and author of “The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City,” died Saturday, according to his son Jeffrey Helmreich. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: William Helmreich, Professor Who Walked All Of NYC, Dies Of COVID-19 Illness