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COVID-19 caregiving at home
LA County now has more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases. Most of those cases probably won’t require hospitalization, so it falls on families to care for sick people in their homes. We talk about how to do that safely with Richard Jackson, MD, MPH.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenLA County now has more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases. Most of those cases probably won’t require hospitalization, so it falls on families to care for sick people in their homes. We talk about how to do that safely with Richard Jackson, MD, MPH.
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5 storiesUCLA doctor on leading Remdesivir trials as possible COVID-19 treatment
The National Institutes of Health is sponsoring 75 clinical trials across the world for a possible treatment for COVID-19. They’re all testing a drug called Remdesivir, which was originally developed as treatment for Ebola.
Read the story9 minRetired doctor jumps back into his scrubs to help COVID-19 patients in California
Dr. Chuck Wright, a family physician in San Diego, came out of retirement last month to help with the COVID-19 response. "If I get this, I'm going to have a hard time fighting it off because of my age. But the desire to help is stronger in me than my fear of getting sick," he says.
Read the story7 minHow to take care of someone with COVID-19 at home
Dr. Richard Jackson says you should have a separate room for someone to stay in if they get sick. When you deliver food and meds to them, wear gloves and a mask. Also, know their primary care physician's phone number.
Read the story7 minHollywood in virtual quarantine: What life’s like for industry workers
“Everybody is holding their breath. ... I know a lot of people that will be completely drained, if not wrecked. ... Unemployment certainly is not going to pay anyone’s rent in LA,” says freelance cinematographer Sarah Phillips.
Read the story13 min‘Slay the Dragon’ documentary: How activists beat partisan gerrymandering in US
The upside-down elephant. The snake. The seahorse. The octopus. The praying mantis. Visualize what each of those might look like. Now drop those animal shapes on a map of the United States.
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