Former NYPD Commissioner O'Neill to serve as coronavirus adviser
Former Commissioner James O'Neill will serve as a special adviser on the mayor's COVID-19 response team.
Medical students graduating early to battle coronavirus
Medical students from across Long Island are deciding to graduate early in order to get out onto the front lines of battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Medical students graduating early, heading to frontlines of coronavirus battle
Medical students from across Long Island are joining the fight against coronavirus, graduating early to help battle the pandemic.
Call for virus volunteers yields army of health care workers
The work is exhausting and dangerous, the situation bleak. But an army of health care workers heeded New York’s call for help reinforcing hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
‘We’re sure that dogs could detect COVID-19’: UK group says it’s training canines to sniff out virus
A U.K. animal charity has begun training its dogs to sniff out COVID-19.
Pink eye could be symptom of COVID-19, American Academy of Ophthalmology warns vision care providers
Researchers suggest that pink eye could be an additional symptom of COVID-19.
NJ to open more test sites as coronavirus deaths rise
New Jersey's number of positive cases is near 19,000, up from about 16,000, while the death toll climbed from 198 to 267 overnight.
Trump: 'Very painful 2 weeks' ahead as White House projects 100K to 240K total US deaths from COVID-19
The president remarked on the developments on Tuesday.
Northwell Health using modified BiPAP machines as ventilators
Northwell Health is using 3D-printed parts to turn bilevel positive airway pressure machines into ventilators.
New York virus death toll rises above 1,200
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said 6,984 new cases have brought the state's total to 66,497. More than 9,500 people have been hospitalized with more than 2,300 people under intensive care.
FDA approves face mask decontamination process to make desperately needed N95 respirators reusable
The decontamination process had initially been approved on a limited basis.
Rapid COVID-19 test that can deliver results in 15 minutes will be available Tuesday, FDA commissioner says
The president made the remarks on Monday.
Johnson & Johnson to begin human trial for COVID-19 vaccine candidate in September
Human trials for the vaccine would begin by September at the latest, according to a press release.
FDA clears rapid test that can detect coronavirus in 5 minutes
The company said it would launch the test next week to select health care facilities that deliver urgent care.
Cuomo wants FEMA, military to build more mobile hospitals
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking the Trump administration to authorize an additional 4,000 beds in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Cuomo also said schools in New York state will remain closed for another two weeks until April 15.
Confirmed COVID-19 infections top 100,000 in US, deaths at over 1,500: Johns Hopkins University
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections has topped 100,000 in the U.S. and deaths total more than 1,500, according to numbers from Johns Hopkins University. The number of infections worldwide is over 575,000.
USNS Mercy hospital ship arrives at Port of Los Angeles to bring relief to overwhelmed area hospitals
The hospital ship USNS Mercy sailed into the Port of Los Angeles Friday to provide relief for Southland hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Woman denied Lupus medication, thanked for 'sacrifice' for coronavirus patients
A 42-year-old woman from the Los Angeles area who’s diagnosed with lupus said her health care provider stopped filling her prescription for chloroquine – and sent her a message thanking her for her “sacrifice” to help treat those seriously ill with the coronavirus.
Coronavirus deaths surge in NJ; cases climb to 6,900
New Jersey's death toll from the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past two days, Gov.
Coronavirus kills 385 people in NY; cases swell to 37,000
Another 100 people have died from COVID-19-related causes in New York, according to the governor.