Daniel Schutt says he hasn’t touched fentanyl since January, but his worries about COVID-19 have not made it any easier for him to stay away from the drug. “It’s just a smorgasbord of negative emotions that... Read more »
The union representing some front-line hospital workers at HHS is upset after a staff member who was in isolation for weeks with COVID-19, but is now asymptomatic, returned to work despite still having a positive test result.... Read more »
Three ambulances pulled up outside the Rosslyn Retirement Residence Friday evening. The paramedics who climbed out pulled on protective gear and breathing apparatuses then wheeled stretchers through the front door. Their movements were... Read more »
COVID-19 has been disruptive to all families, but the effects of school closures, medical equipment shortages and social distancing are further amplified for families of children with disabilities. As an assistant professor... Read more »
Helen Keene lay in her hospital bed on Wednesday while her mind raced. It had been 41 days since she entered the COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and she had... Read more »
Regina Henry knows how to hold a conversation — especially with no one else in the room. Her two-week wait for COVID-19 test results was full of thinking out loud. “After the... Read more »
Jay Lawrence and Tyler Wall loaded an ambulance with specialized gear Sunday morning and headed out into a city gripped by COVID-19, prepared to spend their entire shift answering Hamilton’s highest-risk calls.... Read more »
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Special Care Nursery after three healthcare workers tested positive for the new coronavirus. Public health officials, along with the hospital, confirmed the outbreak... Read more »