Ventilators aren’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.
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How a Pandemic Rescued the Political Image of Ireland’s Leader
Leo Varadkar is winning praise after reactivating his registration as a medical doctor and heading to the coronavirus front lines.
How Doctors Are Treating Covid-19 Patients
We want to hear from the doctors, nurses and health care workers risking their lives to save us from the coronavirus pandemic. What makes you do what you do?
Eight U.K. Doctors Died From Coronavirus. All Were Immigrants.
In a country where anti-immigrant sentiment gave rise to the Brexit movement, Britain’s health care system depends heavily on foreign doctors, who are now on the front lines fighting the epidemic.
The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Scientists
Scientists in Europe are becoming household names, fulfilling societies’ emotional and practical need for the truth.
Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week’
With the coronavirus pandemic turning doctors’ offices into no-go zones, family physicians are now doing much of their consultations online or by telephone.
‘Health Care Kamikazes’: How Spain’s Workers Are Battling Coronavirus, Unprotected
Over 12,000 health care workers have contracted Covid-19 in Spain amid grave shortages in personal protective equipment. Nurses and doctors showed us how they make their own gowns, masks and shields.
Coronavirus in Europe: Thousands of Health Workers Out of Action
The thinning ranks of doctors and nurses, particularly in Spain, are hampering the ability to fight the epidemic, straining hospitals and raising fears that health workers are spreading the coronavirus.
Her Dream of Becoming a Doctor Turned Into a Nightmare, and a Movie
Dr. Amani Ballour was the manager of an underground hospital in Syria. Now her life is the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary.
Chinese Doctor, Silenced After Warning of Outbreak, Dies From Coronavirus
Dr. Li Wenliang issued a warning about a strange new virus. Then the authorities summoned him for questioning.