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The puzzling questions of the coronavirus: A doctor addresses 6 questions that are stumping physicians

The puzzling questions of the coronavirus: A doctor addresses 6 questions that are stumping physicians

BY William Petri , University of Virginia Editor's Note: As researchers try to find treatments and create a vaccine for COVID-19, doctors and others on the front lines continue to find perplexing symptoms.
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Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Spiro Devices will now increase production of its automated resuscitator, giving hospitals another tool in their toolbox
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Congresswoman Helps Deliver 1,000 Cases of Food to Local Churches in Crown Heights

Congresswoman Helps Deliver 1,000 Cases of Food to Local Churches in Crown Heights

Communities across Brooklyn are facing empty shelves. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke decided to take matters into her own hands.
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NYC's subways shut down for virus cleaning

NYC's subways shut down for virus cleaning

New York City's subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning.
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A majority of vaccine skeptics plan to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, a study suggests, and that could be a big problem

By Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Minnesota; and Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University for The Conversation .
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Farah N. Louis: 'Racial Bias Has No Place in Community Policing'

Farah N. Louis: 'Racial Bias Has No Place in Community Policing'

The Councilmember issued a public statement after video reveals excessive use of force by NYPD against a resident from her district
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With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

Dr. Mason Pimsler says many former patients from his time at Brookdale Hospital have followed him out to Long Island to get tested
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Not Exactly Everyone is Cared For under the CARES Act ...

Not Exactly Everyone is Cared For under the CARES Act ...

Undocumented immigrants and others hardest hit by Covid-19 are excluded from federal programs
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Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

The FDA spearheads a nationwide blood donation drive to test convalescent plasma.
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Brooklyn neighborhood comes together to bury a stranger

Brooklyn neighborhood comes together to bury a stranger

Funeral director Amy Cunningham, of Fitting Tribute Funerals, center left, pins an embroidered nameplate to the casket of Winifred Pardo at Sherman's Flatbush Memorial Chapel, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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