#COVID-19

What People With Cancer Need to Know About the New Coronavirus

Here are two of the best summaries I’ve seen about the virus that causes COVID-19.

At the start of this COVID-19 pandemic, I would describe myself as concerned but not panicked. Now my concern has increased considerably.

Cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the new virus, but save medical masks and respirators for health care workers.

Being laid off during this COVID-19 pandemic is really a downer.

Scrapbooks and photo albums: For all the painful and challenging times, I have just as many awesome memories captured for easy reference.

This includes New York inmates who are older, sick, pregnant or have serious respiratory conditions or compromised immune systems.

Tests like the one approved this week can show who is likely to be immune, but it’s not yet clear how long such immunity lasts.

Experts from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance share lessons learned from early experiences treating people with cancer during COVID-19 outbreak.

This finding, which is in keeping with initial studies out of China and Italy, is preliminary as the CDC continues to gather data.

A long-term survivor of HIV urges all of us to stay connected during the COVID-19 crisis.

A person who is immunocompromised has a weakened immune system and is at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

A study of 16 patients suggests that the virus that causes COVID-19 can live inside the body for up to eight days after symptoms end.

People experiencing stress and fear from COVID-19 can learn a lot from the wisdom gained through battling cancer, writes one columnist.

Plus: Any restriction of civil and political rights must meet these five specific criteria.

The trial will enroll healthy volunteers to test the vaccine’s safety and ability to trigger an immune response.