Many children undergoing chemotherapy in Lebanon now have nowhere to turn for treatment after an explosion destroyed hospitals and wiped out medicine stockpiles.
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‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Airborne virus plays a significant role in community transmission, many experts believe. A new study fills in the missing piece: Floating virus can infect cells.
Mexico’s Coronavirus Struggle Worsened by Fear of Hospitals
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
Hawa Abdi, Doctor Who Aided Thousands in Somalia, Dies at 73
Dr. Abdi turned her family’s land into a hospital and camp that treated and supported legions of people displaced during a civil war.
Beirut Explosion: ‘I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend.’
In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn’t know.
The Lebanon Explosions in Photos
Images from Beirut show the extent of the devastation from blasts that shook the Lebanese capital on Tuesday.
A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces
There’s not just one coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Now there are many, each requiring its own mix of solutions.
A Covid-19 Lesson: Some Seriously Ill Patients Can Be Treated at Home
To ease pressure on hospitals, Northwell Health brought medical workers, oxygen tanks and intravenous equipment into patients’ homes. Now Florida is taking cues.
Long Waits for U.K. Hospital Treatment as N.H.S. Fights Coronavirus
With routine operations in England curtailed, some patients have experienced a significant deterioration.
A Simple Way to Save Lives as Covid-19 Hits Poorer Nations.
Aid agencies are scrambling to get oxygen equipment to low-income countries where the coronavirus is rapidly spreading.