Federal firefighter units juggle COVID-19 infection on fire lines
Federal firefighter units tasked with putting out some of the nation’s biggest wildfires are grappling with the reality of a fire season coinciding with a pandemic.
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Author: Miranda Green
What It’s Like Being Therapist When the Patient Is Miles Away
Mental-health professionals are adapting to virtual technology—and embracing its upside. Andi Lyn Kornfeld hasn’t seen a patient in person for months. Yet every morning she wakes up, puts on a professional outfit, does her hair and makeup, walks to her office down the hall, and settles in front of her computer screen for the day. […]
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Federal agency to reopen 53 Native American schools despite coronavirus fears
“Life is what is important right now. I wouldn’t take that risk. I just wouldn’t,” one Bureau of Indian Education educator told the agency in mid-July. The U.S. Department of the Interior – Indian Affairs, which oversees the Bureau of Indian Education, announced last week that it would reopen “brick and mortar schools” under its […]
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The Terrifying Illness That Paralyzes Young Children Is Back
There have already been 16 cases of acute flaccid myelitis, and health officials are bracing for more—against the backdrop of COVID-19. At first, LaMay Axton thought her 2-year-old granddaughter’s cough was simply a cold. Cambria Tate had been fighting a virus for almost three weeks, with all the typical symptoms: fever, exhaustion and chest congestion. […]
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Coronavirus Strikes Latino Families Near California’s Salton Sea
People who live near the dying lake are caught in a perfect storm of environmental neglect, poverty, and Covid-19. When Alexis Rodriguez laughs too hard, she sometimes gets such a bad cough that she needs to use her inhaler. It’s been this way for the 29-year-old since she was first diagnosed with asthma as a […]
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Is COVID-19 Creating a Generation of Heart Failure Patients?
Two new studies show some coronavirus survivors suffer long-lasting cardiac injury, possibly from the virus invading the heart. Two studies published Monday provide the strongest evidence yet that some patients who survive the respiratory ravages of COVID-19 may suffer long-lasting heart problems—the latest indication that the fallout from the pandemic goes well beyond the death […]
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Choosing an environmentally friendly mask
By Miranda Green The coronavirus has made face masks a fact of life, at least for now. So how do you choose one that will keep you safe without being too hard on the environment? There are basically four choices: N-95 respirators, surgical masks, reusable cloth face coverings and disposable paper masks. N-95 respirators, which create […]
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It Will Take Years to Undo the Damage from Trump’s Environmental Rollback
Even if Democrats win back the White House and the Senate, it will be a long struggle to restore the regulations the Republican-controlled EPA has erased. The Trump administration’s response to a pandemic that has killed more than 120,000 Americans and forced much of the country into a devastating economic slowdown has been a massive […]
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Imagery of America’s dark racial history sparks fear nationwide
Some of the ugliest, most resonant symbols of the nation’s history of racial violence have returned after more than half a century to galvanize national demonstrations in recent weeks driven by the Black Lives Matter movement.
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