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Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on March 19

News  |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   March 19, 2020

Jobless claims soar to 281,000 as coronavirus hurts employment
The Washington Examiner
Coronavirus ravages 7 members of a single family, killing 3
The New York Times
'Dad, are you okay?': Doctors and nurses fighting pandemic fear infecting their families
The Washington Post
Atul Gawande: Why Americans are dying from despair
The New Yorker
Tesla's Musk offers to make ventilators amid shortage in coronavirus battle
Reuters
Sen. Burr recording sparks questions about private comments On COVID-19
NPR
Hospitals unleash huge federal money grab amid coronavirus crisis
Forbes
'We have a lot of tools at our disposal to maximize the capacity of our healthcare system' - HHS Secretary Alex Azar
KTSA
CDC analysis shows coronavirus poses serious risk for younger people
The Hill
Layoffs, shut downs; Oregon leaders face scope of virus fallout
Associated Press
200 patients at Children's Hospital tested for coronavirus after doctor tests positive
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Memphis-based nurse staffing company on call due to coronavirus
Memphis Business Journal
President Trump signs emergency coronavirus relief package
Axios
First members of U.S. Congress tests positive for coronavirus
NBC News
U.S. Air Force flew half a million coronavirus test kits from Italy to Tennessee
Defense One
Coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study
Reuters
White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to many Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses
The Washington Post
City asks New York state for use of Javits Center as 'medical surge facility'
Politico
University labs head to the front lines of coronavirus containment
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AbbVie, Allergen sign deal with FTC to preserve merger plans
MarketWatch


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