The minute Caitlin, 30, an intensive care unit nurse in Brooklyn, wakes up, anxiety sets in. “You feel like you’re taking your chances and you’re risking things and working underneath conditions where you’re just very fearful,” she told HuffPost over the phone, asking that we not use her last name because she doesn’t want her […]
It is “inevitable” more health workers will die from coronavirus, the UK’s largest nursing union has said. Theresa Fyffe, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, was speaking after the deaths of nurses Aimee O’Rourke and Areema Nasreen, who had both tested positive for the virus. She said the circumstances of both deaths […]
Grateful but frustrated singer Pink revealed Friday that she recently tested positive for coronavirus — and finally got the all clear just days ago. But Pink — Alecia Moore — is appalled that the test she had access to isn’t widely available — and is donating $ 1 million to two emergency funds to “support the […]
Even if you don’t experience symptoms when you first get it, chances are, if trichomoniasis goes untreated and gets bad enough, you may start to have symptoms eventually. If you have a vagina, some trichomoniasis symptoms to look out for include: Foul-smelling vaginal discharge White, gray, yellow, or green discharge Genital redness Burning and itching […]
When it comes to following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, President Donald Trump is using a “do as I say, not as I do” approach. On Friday, the CDC revised its guidelines, advising Americans to wear a mask at all times when out in public. But when the president announced the recommendation at the […]
Prosecutors at the Department of Justice have repeatedly argued in recent weeks that being incarcerated does not put individuals at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus — despite overwhelming evidence that detention facilities are among the most dangerous places to be during the current public health crisis. The federal prosecutors’ arguments came in response to […]
Staying at home this weekend is an instruction and “not a request”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, as he updated the country on the coronavirus. Speaking at the No 10 briefing, Mr Hancock said that while warm weather was forecast in some areas this weekend “the disease is still spreading”. England’s chief nursing officer […]
If you want to work your upper body at home, a dumbbell back workout is the perfect thing to add to your routine. That’s because strengthening your back muscles—think your lats, rhomboids, and traps—help improve muscle imbalances and posture. Thanks to all of the sitting we do—especially now, as we’re hunkering down at home and […]
My grandparents had a good old-fashioned bidet in their bathroom. It was an egg-shaped ceramic bowl with a shiny gold drain plug and a sturdy bronze handle. I spent most of my childhood believing it was part-bird bath, part-toilet, and all I understood was that we were not allowed to use it. When I found […]
Easy pasta recipes are a routine lifesaver even in the best of times. In the decidedly less-than-optimal times we are currently in, pasta is no less than a shelf-stable miracle—providing nourishment, comfort, convenience, and versatility for the stressed-out, hungry masses that are cooking at home more than ever. Considering the fact that trekking to the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants people to wear a mask at all times in public. New guidelines released Friday advise that the mask use is needed to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus […]
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A Delta Air Lines executive directed pilots who test positive for the coronavirus withhold the diagnosis from flight attendants and other colleagues, according to video of an internal discussion among leaders of the pilots’ union. In the nine-minute video, which appears to have been recorded in secret and posted Thursday to YouTube, a union representative […]
Jared Kushner was pilloried Thursday after telling reporters at the daily coronavirus briefing that the “federal” Strategic National Stockpile is “our stockpile,” and that, therefore, states shouldn’t rely on it for live-saving materials in the event of an emergency. It’s a flawed statement at face value, one directly contradicted by language on the Strategic National Stockpile’s […]
Part of the reason the coronavirus is so frightening is its invisibility. We can’t see where it lingers and have no idea if we’re coming into contact with it. Sure, we’re social distancing (if you’re not, you better start) but can we still encounter the virus in the air at the grocery store or outside? […]